Soldering system controlled power supply apparatus and method of using same
US5260548A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 23, 1990 |
| Grant date | Nov 9, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 23, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB23K3/033
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus which provides selectively either constant power, constant current or constant voltage to the heating elements of the thermods. The soldering system power supply apparatus includes devices for monitoring and controlling individual temperature profiles of each soldering thermod heating element. A computerized arrangement controls the power to each thermod in a very accurate manner. For the purpose of adjusting the power to each thermod element as a function of its temperature and the desired temperature profile, a set of temperature sensors are coupled to each of the thermod elements for measuring its temperature. Similarly, a set of energy sensors are also coupled to each of the thermod elements for detecting the amount of electrical energy supplied to each thermod.
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