Abstract
This disclosure describes techniques for effective thermal management of wearable devices such as AR/VR headsets or smartglasses when used in developer mode. Per techniques of this disclosure, a charging dongle that includes a heatsink and/or a fan is provided for use of a wearable device when in developer mode. The heatsink and/or fan on the charging dongle improves heat dissipation from the wearable device and mitigates overheating of the wearable device. Optionally, a temperature sensor is provided to enable accurate measurement of the temperature of the wearable device. If the measured temperature of the heatsink is close to a threshold, an alert is transmitted to the user and/or the charging current adjusted to a lower value. Further, the fan can be automatically activated based on the sensed temperature.
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Recommended Citation
Valente, Matthew; Ugwu, Emeka; Bokides, Eric; and Holland, Lloyd, "Wearable Device Charging Dongle with Integrated Heatsink and Fan", Technical Disclosure Commons, (August 14, 2023)
https://www.tdcommons.org/dpubs_series/6134