Patent ID: 7768338
Filing Date: 2010-08-03
Classification: H03K

Abstract:
1. A method for the electronic processing of analog signals in thermaltronic device, the method comprising; accepting an analog input signal at a thermal electric (TE) input interface; in response to conducting the analog input signal through the TE input interface to a source/sink interface, generating a thermal electric (TE) temperature at a TE thermal output interface having a first transfer function responsive to the input signal, selected from a group consisting of linear and logarithmic; accepting a first reference voltage at a thermopile source interface; accepting the generated TE temperature at a thermopile thermal input interface; in response to the generated TE temperature being accepted at the thermopile thermal input interface, varying a voltage in a thermopile conduction path between the thermopile source interface and a thermopile sink interface connected to a second reference voltage; and, generating an analog output signal having a second transfer function responsive to the variation of the voltage in the thermopile. conduction path the second transfer function being selected from the group consisting of linear and logarithmic.