Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a temperature measurement device, comprising: a housing having, formed therein, a space through which a power line and an optical cable penetrate, wherein the housing extends in one direction in which the power line extends; and a cable winding part which is disposed in the space of the housing and supports the power line penetrating through the housing. The cable winding part is composed of: a column member which is connected to the inner surface of the housing and extends in the space such that the optical cable penetrating through the housing is wound thereon; and a support member for at least partially supporting the outer circumference of the power line penetrating through the housing. Accordingly, a temperature measurement device having a structure that is easy to install on and separate from a power line can be provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a system for determining a series of at least two temperature values of a molten metal bath with a device comprising an optical cored wire and a detector. The method according to the invention has been proven to be especially suitable for multiple repeated measurements, wherein the temperature of the molten metal bath changes between the measurements.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a control device for a food thermometer and a system comprising an electric food thermometer and the control device. By means of the control device, the energy consumption of the food thermometer can be kept low. The control device for a food thermometer, which can control the measurement of temperatures by the food thermometer, is configured such that intervals between temperature measurements by the food thermometer depending on the preparation of a food are controlled by the food thermometer.

Abstract: Provided is a temperature calibration method that makes it possible to efficiently calibrate temperature in a short time and enhance temperature calibration accuracy. This temperature calibration method uses a temperature calibration device (10) comprising a temperature calibration block (2) having formed therein a placement part (25) for a reference temperature sensor (5) and a temperature sensor (T) to be calibrated. In this temperature calibration method, a temperature state in a gradual temperature variation transition process of the temperature calibration block (2) is taken to be a calibration temperature. The temperature calibration device (10) comprises: a vacuum-insulated container (1) comprising a vacuum region (Va) surrounding the temperature calibration block (2) and an accommodation part for accommodating the temperature calibration block (2); and a Peltier module (3) that is thermally coupled to the temperature calibration block (2).

Abstract: A weighing system and method for refillable containers. A control system includes one or more processors and at least one memory configured to store user data associated with a user, the user data includes biometric data indicative of a biometric identifier of the user and container data indicative of an empty container weight. The control system is configured to: receive a request to weigh a product in a container; receive captured data indicative of the biometric identifier from a biometric capture device; output a control signal to control a scale to weigh the product in the container; receive, from the scale, weight data indicative of the weight measured by the scale; identify the container data associated with the user by comparing the captured data to the biometric data stored in the memory; and determine a corrected weight of the product in dependence on the weight data and the container data.

Abstract: Described herein are sensing arrangements for a camera module that include a position sensor, a temperature sensor, a driver chip, and a multiplexer. The position sensor has a first bias input and a first set of terminals. The temperature sensor has a temperature-sensitive resistor, a second bias input, and a second set of terminals. The driver chip includes a bias output connected to a bias current source and a set of inputs for receiving a voltage signal. The multiplexer is configured to selectively connect the position sensor or the temperature sensor to the driver chip, such that, the bias output is connected to the first or the second bias input, respectively, and the set of inputs is connected to the first or the second set of terminals, respectively, thereby causing the voltage signal received by the set of inputs to indicate a position or a temperature of the camera module, respectively.

Abstract: A method for estimating the temperature of a steel product including a calibration step wherein the intensities at 5 wavelengths ranging from 0.9 to 2.1 ?m are recorded for several measurement condition and spectral attenuation coefficients are computed, a measurement step wherein the intensities at said 5 wavelengths are recorded and spectral attenuation coefficients are computed for several temperatures and a comparison step wherein a probability test is performed to estimate the steel product temperature.

Abstract: A room operating unit (ROU) which is integral part of a HVAC system has an operating unit providing different functionalities, a device terminal and an analog sensor unit including an electrical circuit for determining room temperature. Depending on the construction of the device, self-heating effects caused by the heat generating components of the device may affect the result of the temperature measurement, i.e., the ambient temperature of the sensor unit may be higher than room temperature. Therefore, the sensor unit comprises a compensation circuit for correcting the temperature output by the sensor unit by eliminating self-heating effects.

Abstract: A system for calculating a temperature of a fluid inside a pipe by using a heat flux, an outer surface temperature of the pipe, and a flow velocity of the fluid includes a flow meter to measure the flow velocity of the fluid flowing inside the pipe, a heat flux meter to measure the heat flux passing through an outer surface of the pipe, a thermometer to measure the outer surface temperature of the pipe, and a calculator configured to calculate an internal fluid temperature, which is the temperature of the fluid flowing inside the pipe, by using the flow velocity of the fluid measured by the flow meter, the heat flux measured by the heat flux meter, and the outer surface temperature of the pipe measured by the thermometer.

Abstract: A temperature measurement and a method for measuring the temperature of a semiconductor substrate, or semiconductor substrate, of a power switch assembly, which is delay free. The power switch assembly includes a circuit and a printed circuit board (PCB), where the circuit is mounted to the PCB. A lead frame is part of the circuit, at least one semiconductor substrate is part of the circuit and mounted to the lead frame, and a sensor is part of the circuit and mounted to the lead frame. A chamber is located between the sensor and the semiconductor substrate, such that the chamber galvanically isolates the sensor from the semiconductor substrate. The sensor detects the temperature of the semiconductor substrate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a system for determining a series of at least two temperature values of a molten metal bath with a device comprising an optical cored wire and a detector. The method according to the invention has been proven to be especially suitable for multiple repeated measurements, wherein a final end temperature of the molten metal bath shall be reached.

Abstract: In an embodiment is provided a method for measuring a vapor-liquid transition of a substance, the method including introducing a substance into a sample cell of a calorimetric block of a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) at a first initial pressure, the system volume being constant; maintaining the substance in a vapor phase; cooling the substance at a cooling rate; and generating a thermogram. In another embodiment is provided a method for measuring a vapor-liquid transition of a substance, the method including introducing a substance into a sample cell of a calorimetric block of a DSC at a first initial pressure, the system volume being constant; maintaining the substance in a liquid phase; heating the substance at a heating rate; and generating a thermogram. In another embodiment is provided a method for measuring a vapor-liquid transition of a substance in the presence of an adsorbent.

Abstract: A power module. The power module includes a substrate and at least one power transistor arranged on a bottom side of the substrate. The power module includes at least one power connection connected to the substrate. A conductor loop for measuring temperature is arranged on an inner or outer substrate layer or a top side opposite the power transistor.

Abstract: Provided is a sensor element capable of obtaining a wide sensing region, suppressing unevenness of a temperature distribution in the sensing region, and obtaining substantially constant sensor sensitivity. A sensor element according to the present invention includes: a base; a temperature-sensitive film formed on an entire surface of the base and having an electric resistance value that changes due to a change in temperature; and wiring members connected to both ends of the temperature-sensitive film. The temperature-sensitive film includes connection regions connected to the wiring members and a pattern extending from each of the connection regions toward a center of the base, and a cross-sectional area of the pattern is smaller on the connection region sides than at the center of the base.

Abstract: A wiring component with physical quantity sensor is provided with an electric wire, a physical quantity sensor to detect a physical quantity of the electric wire, a holding member that is composed of a molded body covering a portion in a longitudinal direction of the electric wire and has a holding hole to house the physical quantity sensor, and an attachment member attached to the holding member. The physical quantity sensor is prevented from coming out of the holding hole by the attachment member.

Abstract: Provided are a temperature sensor that performs high-speed sensing, whose cost is low, and whose layout is freely designed, the temperature sensor eliminating the need for complicated operations, and a method for manufacturing the temperature sensor. In a temperature sensor 1, terminal portions 9 of a connector portion 7 are exposed to an outside of a pipe section 2, a connector-side embedded portion 8 of the connector portion 7 is embedded in an embedding portion 4 of a side wall portion 3, an exposed portion 12 of a housing portion 11 is disposed in the pipe section 2, and an embedded base 13 of the housing portion 11 is embedded in the embedding portion 4. The housing portion 11 is made of a metal.

Abstract: A system and method provide on-line, wafer-level, die-level, or package-level thermal calibration of an integrated measurement resistor with a single temperature insertion. The system includes a measurement resistor integrated on a substrate with an unknown temperature coefficient and a temperature reference sensor thermally coupled to the measurement resistor. A measurement circuit measures an indication of a resistance of the measurement resistor. An electrically-controllable integrated heat source is operated by a controller to change a temperature of the measurement resistor and the temperature reference sensor and stores values of the resistance indication and the sensed temperature corresponding to multiple temperatures of the temperature of the measurement resistor and the temperature reference sensor.

Abstract: There is provided a radiation temperature measurement device that accurately measures a temperature of an object being measured, and that includes two infrared detection units that detect mutually different infrared wavelength bands, a spectral characteristics data storage unit that stores spectral characteristics data showing a transmittance and a reflectance of each of the objects being measured, and a temperature calculation unit that, based on infrared ray quantities detected by each of the two infrared detection units, and on the transmittance and reflectance of each of the objects being measured, calculates the temperature of each of the objects being measured.

Abstract: An optical sensor includes a support layer, a thermoelectric conversion material portion including a first material layer and a second material layer, and a light-absorbing film. The first material layer includes a first region and a second region overlapping the light-absorbing film. The second material layer includes a third region and a fourth region overlapping the light-absorbing film. The thermoelectric conversion material portion includes transition regions electrically connecting the first region and the third region, and the second region and the fourth region, respectively, and including a halogen.

Abstract: Each of heat quantity measurement apparatuses 20a to 20c includes a snow receiving plate 22 configured that falling snow piles up thereon, a heater device 25 configured to heat the snow receiving plate until a temperature of the snow receiving plate 22 becomes predetermined target temperature exceeding 0 degrees Celsius, and a heat flux density measurement apparatus (24a to 24d) configured to measure heat flux density transmitted from below to the snow receiving plate 22. A piling snow depth measurement apparatus 14 measures a piling snow depth of snow piling up at a first location 13. A control apparatus 15 computes a quantity of heat spent to melt the snow falling on the snow receiving plate 22, and estimates a piling snow depth at second locations 12a to 12d, based on the computed quantity of heat and the piling snow depth measured by the piling snow depth measurement apparatus 14.