Apparatus for measuring the temperature of a piston in an internal combustion engine

Inventors

Carl L. Anderson, Michigan Technological UniversityFollow
Glen L. Barna
Douglas B. Brumm, Michigan Technological UniversityFollow

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Abstract

An apparatus for measuring the temperature of a piston in an internal combustion engine. The apparatus includes a thermistor to sense the temperature of the piston and generate an electrical signal representative of that temperature, a transmission unit connected to the thermistor for receiving the electrical signal and for converting the signal to an infrared beam for transmission to a point remote from the piston, and a receiver to receive the beam and convert the beam to an electrical signal corresponding to the electrical signal generated by the thermistor. The first mentioned electrical signal is converted to a rectangular wave form prior to transmission of the infrared beam.

Patent Number

5,106,202

Assignee

Board of Control of Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Mich.

Application Number

629,131

Date Filed

12-18-1990

Certificate of Correction

No

Issue Date

4-21-1992

Disciplines

Automotive Engineering | Engineering

Comments

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Recommended Citation

Anderson, Carl L.; Barna, Glen L.; and Brumm, Douglas B., "Apparatus for measuring the temperature of a piston in an internal combustion engine" (1992). Michigan Tech Patents. 66.
https://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/patents/66