SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF DETERMINING LOAD TEMPERATURES

摘要

Systems and computer-implemented methods of determining a temperature of a load introduced into a chamber are provided. The computer-implemented method includes applying a power output to a medium in at least a portion of a chamber at a level to modify the temperature of the medium to achieve a predetermined medium temperature. A steady state power output level to achieve the predetermined medium temperature is determined using a computer processor. A load having a load temperature other than the predetermined medium temperature is received into the at least a portion of the chamber. The method includes determining that the load temperature is substantially at the predetermined medium temperature using the computer processor when the power output level reaches the determined steady state power output level and without any direct temperature measurement of the load.

主权项

1. A system, comprising:
a chamber comprising a surrounding medium disposed therein; a temperature modifying device configured to modify the temperature of the surrounding medium; a power output level determining device configured to determine the power output level applied to the temperature modifying device; and a non-transient, computer readable storage medium having program instructions stored thereon, the instructions, when executed by a computer processor, cause the computer processor to: determine a power output level applied to the temperature modifying device to maintain the temperature of the surrounding medium substantially constant about a predetermined surrounding medium temperature; and determine that a load temperature of a load received into the surrounding medium is substantially at the predetermined surrounding medium temperature when the power output level applied to the temperature modifying device reaches the determined power output level and without any direct temperature measurement of the load.