Patent ID: 9393581
Filing Date: 2016-07-19
CPC Classification: B05B,B41J

Claim Text:
1. A method for controlling a temperature of a jetting device, the jetting device being configured to jet droplets of a fluid at a high temperature, the fluid comprising an electrically conductive fluid, wherein at least a part of the fluid is positioned in a magnetic field, the method comprising the steps of: a. heating the jetting device to an operating temperature, being defined as the temperature suitable for jetting droplets, using a primary heater; b. jetting droplets by providing an electrical actuation current in the part of the fluid positioned in the magnetic field, thereby generating a force in the conductive fluid; c. determining upcoming jetting conditions, the upcoming jetting conditions being defined as the jetting conditions corresponding to droplets to be jetted at a time (t d. determining settings for the primary heater, based on the determined upcoming jetting conditions and anticipation of a future Joule heating effect which will occur; and e. controlling the heating of the jetting device using the primary heater in accordance with the determined settings.