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Patent US6542846 - Thermal management system for a portable ultrasound imaging device - Google PatentenZoeken Afbeeldingen Maps Play YouTube Nieuws Gmail Drive Meer »Inloggen Geavanceerd zoeken naar patenten PatentenA thermal management system for a portable battery powered electronic device, and particularly, a portable battery powered ultrasound device, which controls the temperature of the device such that the external surface temperature satisfies medical safety regulatory requirements, and such that the heat...http://www.google.nl/patents/US6542846?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6542846 - Thermal management system for a portable ultrasound imaging device Geavanceerd zoeken naar patenten PublicatienummerUS6542846 B1PublicatietypeVerlening AanvraagnummerUS 09/710,600 Publicatiedatum1 april 2003 Aanvraagdatum9 nov 2000 Prioriteitsdatum9 nov 2000Status van betalingVerlopen Publicatienummer09710600, 710600, US 6542846 B1, US 6542846B1, US-B1-6542846, US6542846 B1, US6542846B1 UitvindersDavid G Miller, Joseph R Fallon, Dennis J. Buckley, Michael Hoar, Daniel Gerard Maier Oorspronkelijke patenteigenaarKoninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.Citatie exporterenBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatentcitaties (34), Niet-patentcitaties (3), Verwijzingen naar dit patent (25), Classificaties (22), Juridische gebeurtenissen (5) Externe links: USPTO, USPTO-toewijzing, EspacenetThermal management system for a portable ultrasound imaging deviceUS 6542846 B1 Samenvatting A thermal management system for a portable battery powered electronic device, and particularly, a portable battery powered ultrasound device, which controls the temperature of the device such that the external surface temperature satisfies medical safety regulatory requirements, and such that the heat generated by the device does not reduce battery life, reduce component life, decrease reliability of the device, or cause device shutdown because of overheating. A thermal management system monitors the respective temperatures of various system components, and, based on the monitored temperatures, performs control to cool the ultrasound system, maintaining the external surface temperature below the safety regulated temperatures and ensuring reliability of system components. The thermal management system controls the system temperature and external surface temperature by various measures, including controlling operation of a cooling fan; modifying system parameters to change an operating mode of the ultrasound system; controlling clocking of the system circuitry by selectively enabling or disabling circuitry; and modifying a charging profile of the battery.
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