Testing the Temperature Sensors

• When I began testing the TMP36 analog temperature sensors, I noticed a large variance in temperature readings. It was something that I couldn't ignore because of the large discrepancy between the values.

• As seen in the Temperature Readings Without Loops picture, the readings consistently jumped between different values. The difference between two subsequent values was as big as 9 degrees Celsius.

• I fixed this by implementing loops in my code for the temperature readings. Instead of directly taking readings from the temperature sensors, the loop would take 10 readings and then return the average of those 10 readings, this would correspond to 1 temperature reading.

• The result of this was a much more consistent graph of temperature. Instead of the range of values being between 26 degrees and 17 degrees, I was able to reduce it down to between 21 and 23 degrees Celsius. This is seen in the Temperature Readings With Loops picture. Both of these graphs were produced by testing the sensors at room temperature.

Testing the Effectivity of the Cooling Pad

• There were two goals that I wanted to accomplish with this project. I wanted to develop a laptop cooler that could reduce the surface temperature of the laptop as well as the internal (CPU) temperature.

• I tested both of these capabilities using the Aida64 software. It is a program that performs a stress test on the computer, ramping up the usage on various components of the computer like the CPU, GPU, and memory. I used this to simulate a heavy load on the computer and increase the heat.

• The rest of the testing section will be split into two parts: one where I test the cooling pad's ability to reduce the surface temperature, and another where I test the cooling pad's ability to reduce the internal temperature.

Reducing the Surface Temperature

Reducing the Internal Temperature