title: Design and construction of Thermoelectric Footwear Heating System for illness feet.
abstract: In this study, a Thermoelectric Footwear Heating System is developed to use in cold weather conditions. The temperature is controlled by an analog electronic control system. Thermoelectric module is used to heat the bottom of the foot. A negative temperature coefficient (NTC) temperature sensor is used to sense the temperature and the temperature is controlled by an electronic circuit proportionally. A 3.5 V, 5000 mAh rechargeable battery is used as the power source. The temperature range of the system is between +15 degrees C and +50 degrees C. Developed footwear heating system is tested against various temperature conditions, and offer better results in the case of heating the illness feet.
authors.affiliation: Electronic Department, Technical Education Faculty, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey. hisik@selcuk.edu.tr
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Işik
mesh_terms: D001831:Body Temperature; D003080:Cold Temperature; D005528:Foot; D006361:Heating / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D012775:Shoes