Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an interior temperature sensor for a vehicle. The sensor includes a sensor casing disposed to expose a sensing surface to a space that is the subject of temperature measurement, a substrate extending in a direction from an inside of the sensing surface toward an outside while at least a part of the substrate bisects an inside of the sensor casing into upper and lower sections, an upper temperature sensing element provided on an upper surface of the substrate at a position inside the sensor casing, a lower temperature sensing element provided on a lower surface of the substrate at a position inside the sensor casing, and a compensation temperature sensing element provided on the substrate to be placed outside the sensor casing. Furthermore, a microcomputer determines an interior temperature of the vehicle based on the measured values.

Abstract: A bearing temperature detector of a railcar bogie includes: a temperature sensor unit passing through an opening of an axle box accommodating a bearing supporting an axle and configured to detect a temperature of an outer ring of the bearing; an elastic body configured to bias the temperature sensor unit toward the outer ring; and a temperature sensor unit support seat including a substrate portion to which the temperature sensor unit is attached via the elastic body, the temperature sensor unit support seat being detachably fixed to the axle box from an outside of the axle box.

Abstract: An integrated circuit comprises a power switch comprising a current path and a current sense node; and a temperature sense circuit internally coupled between the current path and the current sense node.

Abstract: A sensor element, a sensor arrangement, and a method for manufacturing a sensor element and a sensor arrangement are disclosed. In an embodiment, a sensor element includes a ceramic main body having at least one electrode arranged at the main body and having at least one contact piece for the electrical contacting of the electrode, wherein the contact piece is fastened to the electrode by welding or bonding.

Abstract: A sensor mounting structure includes an insulator and a temperature sensor. The insulator is attached to a wall of a case of an electric storage component to hold an electrode terminal projecting from the case and insulating the electrode terminal from the case. The temperature sensor includes a temperature sensing portion, a locking portion, and a spring portion. The temperature sensing portion holds a temperature sensing component and includes a temperature sensing surface that contacts the wall of the case. The locking portion is locked to the insulator. The spring portion presses the temperature sensing portion to hold the temperature sensing surface in close contact with the wall of the case.

Abstract: A vapor deposition system fixture comprises an arm, a rake, a crown gear bearing assembly, a workpiece holder, a thermocouple, and a contact ring assembly. The crown gear bearing assembly is attached to and rotatably engaged with the rake and includes stationary portion and rotating portions. The workpiece holder is configured to rotate with the rotating portion. The thermocouple is configured to rotate with the workpiece holder. The contact ring assembly comprises a housing, a cover, first and second rotating contact rings, and first and second stationary contact rings. The housing is attached to at least one of the arm and the rake. The first and second rotating contact rings are electrically connected to the thermocouple. The first and second stationary contact rings surround the rotating ring. The first and second stationary contact rings are configured to receive an electrical signal from the first and second rotating contact rings.

Abstract: According to one example, a cookware apparatus includes a vessel. The vessel includes a bottom, and a sidewall surrounding the bottom and extending upward from the bottom so as to form a fluid retaining interior region. The sidewall terminates at a rim. The vessel also includes a channel extending through a portion of the bottom and further extending upward into and through a portion of the sidewall. The channel has an opening positioned in an external surface of the sidewall. The cookware apparatus further includes a thermal sensor positioned within the channel. The thermal sensor extends through the portion of the bottom and further extends upward into and through the portion of the sidewall.

Abstract: A method of distributed fibre optic sensing is described. In an example, a series of interrogations are launched into an optical fibre, each interrogation comprising interrogating radiation in at least one pulse pair, wherein the pulses of a pulse pair are introduced to the optical fibre with a time interval therebetween. Radiation backscattered therefrom is sampled, so as to obtain at least one sample from each interrogation. Phase modulation in the samples is determined and components of the phase modulation which are below a threshold frequency are isolated. Such a method of sensing could be used, for example, to monitor changes in temperature of the optical fibre.

Abstract: A temperature measurement footprint device, a mobile temperature measurement device, and a method for determining a temperature measurement footprint are described. In an implementation, a temperature measurement footprint device includes a thermopile configured to measure a temperature of an object; a camera configured to capture an image of the object, the camera disposed proximate to and in communication with the thermopile; and a light source configured to illuminate the object, the light source disposed proximate to and in communication with the thermopile and the camera.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided to detect a failed thermocouple. A temperature in a gas path of a gas turbine engine may be measured, where the temperature is based on a signal generated by a thermocouple during a startup of the gas turbine engine and/or during an idle period that immediately follows the startup, and the thermocouple protrudes into the gas path. A failure of the thermocouple may be detected if the temperature is determined to be less than a threshold temperature.

Abstract: Disclosed are embodiments of an electrical plug, in particular a medium voltage plug or a high voltage plug, for a power cable including at least one housing configured to receive at least one electrical plug module. The plug includes at least one fiber optic cable arranged in the housing as a temperature sensor of a temperature measuring arrangement.

Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, a device includes an interface configured for obtaining at least one measurement signal from a temperature sensor. In a first time interval the at least one measurement signal comprises information about a temperature-dependent voltage difference between a first temperature-dependent voltage at a first diode of the temperature sensor and a second temperature-dependent voltage at a second diode of the temperature sensor. In a second time interval the at least one measurement signal comprises information about a measurement value of a temperature-dependent voltage at a temperature-dependent electrical component of the temperature sensor.

Abstract: According to one example, a cookware apparatus includes a vessel. The vessel includes a bottom, and a sidewall surrounding the bottom and extending upward from the bottom so as to form a fluid retaining interior region. The sidewall terminates at a rim. The vessel also includes a channel extending through a portion of the bottom and further extending upward into and through a portion of the sidewall. The channel has an opening positioned in an external surface of the sidewall. The cookware apparatus further includes a thermal sensor positioned within the channel. The thermal sensor extends through the portion of the bottom and further extends upward into and through the portion of the sidewall.

Abstract: A sensor substrate includes an insulating substrate including a plurality of inorganic particles formed of an insulator in contact with each other and glass, and a wiring conductor disposed on the insulating substrate. The plurality of inorganic particles and the glass are in contact with the wiring conductor, and the glass is disposed at a position between the plurality of inorganic particles and the wiring conductor, and a contact portion between the plurality of inorganic particles and the wiring conductor is larger than a contact portion between the glass and the wiring conductor in a longitudinal sectional view.

Abstract: A temperature-controlled electronic apparatus, comprises: a circuit board; a plurality of electronic components, mounted on the circuit board in an arrangement to form at least one electronic circuit; a temperature sensor, configured to measure a temperature of the at least one electronic circuit; and a heat-generating component, configured to be controlled by a temperature control circuit, the temperature control circuit being configured to control an amount of heat generated by the heat-generating component in response to the temperature measured by the temperature sensor. The plurality of electronic components are arranged on the circuit board to lie on one of one or more paths, each path of the one or more paths being defined by a respective circle having a radius.

Abstract: A method of monitoring smoke, fire, and temperature conditions includes transmitting light through a first fiber optic cable, the fiber optic cable terminating at a node disposed to monitor a smoke or fire condition at one or more predetermined areas, transmitting light along a second fiber optic cable, the second fiber optic cable arranged to monitor a temperature condition at one or more predetermined areas, receiving scattered light from the first fiber optic cable and/or the second fiber optic cable at a control system, and analyzing the scattered light to determine at least one of the presence and magnitude of smoke, fire and/or a temperature condition along the fiber harness or at the node.

Abstract: A temperature measurement device having a thermopile temperature sensor and a proximity sensor, a mobile temperature measurement device, and a method for determining a corrected temperature with a temperature measurement device are described. In an implementation, a temperature measurement device includes a semiconductor device; a thermopile temperature sensor disposed on the semiconductor device, where the thermopile temperature sensor is configured to receive radiation from an object; a proximity sensor disposed on the semiconductor device, the proximity sensor configured to detect a distance between the thermopile temperature sensor and the object; and a controller configured determine a corrected temperature measurement using at least an indication of received radiation and an indication of distance between the thermopile temperature sensor and the object.

Abstract: A heating system includes a power source connected to a heater to heat a workpiece via the heater and a controller. The controller is configured to receive the first temperature measurement signal, the first temperature measurement signal corresponding to a first temperature of the workpiece. The controller is to turn on the power source to activate the heater to heat the workpiece, receive the second temperature measurement signal in response to heating the workpiece, the second temperature measurement signal corresponding to a second temperature of the workpiece. The controller calculates a change in temperature of the workpiece based on the first and second temperatures, and determines a physical characteristic of the workpiece based on the change in temperature.

Abstract: A nondestructive multispectral vibrothermography inspection system includes a fixture to retain a component, an ultrasonic excitation source directed toward the component retained within the fixture, a laser Doppler vibrometer directed toward the component retained within the fixture, and a multispectral thermography system directed toward the component retained within the fixture. A method for nondestructive multispectral vibrothermography inspection of a component, includes generating ultrasonic excitations in a component over a broad range of frequencies; determining a spectral signature in the component from the excitations; comparing the spectral energy signature against database 270 of correlations between vibrational frequencies of a multiple of components and the spectral energy distribution thereof, and classifying the component based on the database data.

Abstract: Apparatus and associated methods relate to measuring temperature of a fluid within a hydraulic vessel using a temperature probe that has an annular recess circumscribing a projecting sensor tip. The annular recess is configured to permit fluid flow into an aperture region of a vessel wall through which the temperature probe contacts the fluid within the hydraulic vessel. Because the temperature probe projects from the annular recess within the aperture, a net projection dimension, as measured in a projection direction from an interior surface of the vessel wall proximate the aperture to a sensor, is less than a gross projection dimension, as measured in the projection direction from a bottom of the annular recess to the sensor tip. In some embodiments, this configuration advantageously improves a ratio of thermal conductivity between the fluid and the temperature probe and thermal conductivity between the temperature probe and a sensor housing.