Accurate prediction of smartphones' skin temperature by considering exothermic components

Jihoon Park, Seokjun Lee, Hojung Cha

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Abstract

Smartphones' surface temperature, also called skin temperature, can rapidly heat up in certain cases, and this causes a variety of safety problems. Therefore, the thermal management of smartphones should consider the skin temperature, and its accurate prediction is important. However, due to the complicated relationship among the many exothermic components in the device, predicting skin temperature is extremely difficult. In this paper, we develop a thermal prediction model that accurately predicts the skin temperature of a mobile device. In an experiment with smartphones, we show that the proposed model achieves an accuracy of 98%, with a ±0.4 °C margin of error. To the best of our knowledge, our work is the first to reveal the complex relationship between the various components inside of a smartphone and its skin temperature.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 2018 Design, Automation and Test in Europe Conference and Exhibition, DATE 2018
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages1500-1503
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9783981926316
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018 Apr 19
Event2018 Design, Automation and Test in Europe Conference and Exhibition, DATE 2018 - Dresden, Germany
Duration: 2018 Mar 192018 Mar 23

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 2018 Design, Automation and Test in Europe Conference and Exhibition, DATE 2018
Volume2018-January

Other

Other2018 Design, Automation and Test in Europe Conference and Exhibition, DATE 2018
Country/TerritoryGermany
CityDresden
Period18/3/1918/3/23

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 EDAA.

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
  • Hardware and Architecture
  • Software
  • Information Systems and Management

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