CPC A61L 2/10 (2013.01) [A61L 9/20 (2013.01); F21V 23/02 (2013.01); G21H 1/00 (2013.01); H05B 47/19 (2020.01); H05B 47/28 (2020.01); A61L 2202/11 (2013.01); A61L 2202/25 (2013.01); A61L 2209/12 (2013.01); B64D 11/02 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A system for monitoring an excimer bulb, the system comprising:
a thermoelectric energy harvester configured to be located adjacent to the excimer bulb and to convert thermal energy from the excimer bulb into electrical energy having a voltage; and
a controller in electrical communication with the thermoelectric energy harvester and configured to calculate at least one of a remaining useful life of the excimer bulb or a current temperature of the excimer bulb based on the voltage of the electrical energy converted by the thermoelectric energy harvester.
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