[미국특허]
Methods and apparatus for a variable resistor configured to compensate for non-linearities in a heating element circuit
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United States(US) Patent
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국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H05B-001/02
H01C-010/44
H01C-010/00
출원번호
US-0648571
(2003-08-26)
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/ 주소
He,Mengtao Pete
Triplett,Carl
Conway,Mary J.
Rinaldis,David
Strasser,Michael
출원인 / 주소
The Dial Corporation
대리인 / 주소
Snell &
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An improved variable resistor at least partially compensates for non-linearities in an electrical circuit containing a heating element, for example, a thin-film heating element. A controllable heater includes a heating element, a voltage source (for example, a standard AC electrical outlet) coupled
An improved variable resistor at least partially compensates for non-linearities in an electrical circuit containing a heating element, for example, a thin-film heating element. A controllable heater includes a heating element, a voltage source (for example, a standard AC electrical outlet) coupled to the heating element, and a variable resistor coupled to the heating element and voltage source. The variable resistor includes a fixed resistive element (for example, one or more thin-film resistors) and a moveable element such as a slider control. The moveable element adjustably contacts the fixed resistive element at a contact point associated with the position such that the variable resistor has a resistance that is at least partially non-linearly related to the position, but wherein the heating element has a dissipated power that is at least partially linearly related to the position of the variable resistor. Such a system may be used in conjunction with a vapor-delivery device to provide more linear control over the intensity of fragrance provided within an environment.
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What is claimed is: 1. A vapor delivery system for dispensing a vaporized material having a controllable heating apparatus comprising: a heating element; a voltage source coupled to said heating element; a variable resistor coupled to said heating element and said voltage source, said variable resi
What is claimed is: 1. A vapor delivery system for dispensing a vaporized material having a controllable heating apparatus comprising: a heating element; a voltage source coupled to said heating element; a variable resistor coupled to said heating element and said voltage source, said variable resistor including a fixed resistive element and a moveable element, said moveable element having a position and adjustably contacting said fixed resistive element at a contact point associated with said position; said fixed resistive element having a length and comprising a first thin film resistor and a second thin film resistor substantially parallel to said first thin film resistor, said first and second thin film resistors having a width that varies non-linearly over said length said variable resistor having a resistance that is at least partially non-linearly related to said position; said heating element having a dissipated power that is at least partially linearly related to said position, said dissipated power at least partially linearly related to a temperature of said heating element. 2. The controllable heating apparatus of claim 1, wherein said heating element comprises a thin-film resistor. 3. The controllable heating apparatus of claim 2, wherein said heating element comprises a thin-film resistor having a serpentine pattern. 4. The controllable heating apparatus of claim 1, wherein said voltage source comprises an AC power source. 5. The controllable heating apparatus of claim 1, further including a vapor dispensing device thermally coupled to said heating element, said vapor dispensing device configured to release vapor into an environment at a rate that is a function of said dissipated power. 6. The controllable heating apparatus of claim 1, wherein said moveable element comprises a component selected from the group consisting of a slider switch, a dial, a knob, a screw, and a thumbwheel. 7. The controllable heating apparatus of claim 1, wherein said fixed resistive element comprises at least one thin film resistor. 8. The controllable heating apparatus of claim 7, wherein said at least one thin film resistor has a first end, a second end, and an attribute that varies non-linearly between said first end and second end, said attribute selected from the group consisting of width, thickness, material, and sheet resistance. 9. The controllable heating apparatus of claim 1, wherein said width varies continuously over said length in accordance with a geometric function selected from the group consisting of a square-root function, a logarithmic function, and a polynomial function. 10. The controllable heating apparatus of claim 1, wherein said width varies in accordance with a period of discrete steps. 11. The controllable heating apparatus of claim 1, wherein said moveable element has a high position, a low position, and at least one intermediate position between said high and low positions, and wherein said dissipated power at said high, low, and intermediate position define a substantially linear curve. 12. A variable resistor for controlling a heating element in a vapor delivery system for dispensing a vaporized material coupled in series with a voltage source V, the heating element being of the type characterized by a resistance RH and a dissipated power PH=IVH, wherein I is the current through the heating element and VH is the voltage across the heating clement, said variable resistor comprising: a fixed resistive element having a length L; a moveable element having a position x adjustably contacting said fixed resistive element at a contact point associated with said position x; said fixed resistive element having a resistance RS(x); wherein the dissipated power PH is related to RS(x) by the equation: where C1=V2RH, C2=2R H, and C3=RH2; said dissipated power linearly related to a temperature of said heating element; and wherein RS(x) is a non-linear function and PH(x) is at least partially linear. 13. The variable resistor of claim 12, wherein RS(x) ∝√{square root over (x/L)}. 14. The variable resistor of claim 12, wherein said fixed resistive element comprises two substantially parallel thin film resistors having widths w which vary non-linearly as a function of x. 15. The variable resistor of claim 12, wherein w(x)∝ √{square root over (x/L)}. 16. The variable resistor of claim 12, wherein said moveable element has a high position Xhigh, a low position Xlow, and at least one intermediate position, wherein said dissipated power PH has a curve which substantially intersects a line defined by (Xhigh, PH(Xhigh)) and (Xlow, P H(Xlow)) at three points along said curve.
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