The mini-chamber is controlled using a programmed Telegram bot. It was developed by Danil Spitsyn, a 4th-year student at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Automation of St. Petersburg Electrotechnical University "LETI". So far, this is only a prototype, but the inventor says that he will refine the parameters of his climatic chamber, and then in the future it can be produced for industrial partners.
The chamber for testing electronic and technical devices is a structure in the form of a rectangular sealed box with a size of 30 cm3. Its walls are covered with a special heat-insulating material. Inside the working space there is laboratory equipment for which special electronic components were developed, recreating climatic conditions.
Currently, the prototype of the chamber is capable of recreating temperatures from +40 to -1 degrees Celsius. At the same time, to control the conditions inside the working space of the device, only a programmed Telegram bot is enough. The bot can not only set a specific temperature, but also receive, upon request, the necessary information for the recent time: minimum, maximum and average temperature and humidity. But this is not the limit of technical capabilities: in particular, it is planned to reduce the working space of the chamber in order to increase the temperature in it.
After improving the characteristics of the climatic chamber, it will be possible to test samples of various devices, for example, electronic components for aviation communication equipment. This will allow creating more reliable and durable domestic developments that can work in critical conditions.
However, Spitsyn's invention may be in demand not only among aircraft manufacturers, but also among automobile manufacturers, representatives of the oil and gas and space industries, mechanical engineering and the defense industry. Technical devices in these industries are tested in climatic chambers similar to his development, which recreate the frosts of the Far North, sandstorms, squally winds, rains, exposure to chemicals and other extreme operating conditions. But, as noted in St. Petersburg Electrotechnical University "LETI", usually such climatic chambers have a working space of 1 m3 or more, and Spitsyn's development is much more compact.
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