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Thermal Sensors: Elex 85: Sensors and Interfa Cing

Thermal sensors measure temperature and rely on the dependence of a sensor material's physical properties on temperature. There are two primary types of temperature sensors: contact sensors, which must touch the object being measured, and non-contact sensors, which determine temperature from a distance by measuring thermal radiation. Common contact sensors include thermocouples, RTDs, thermistors, and thermometers, while common non-contact sensors are thermal imaging and infrared sensors. Temperature sensors have applications across many industries for temperature measurement and monitoring.

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Thermal Sensors: Elex 85: Sensors and Interfa Cing

Thermal sensors measure temperature and rely on the dependence of a sensor material's physical properties on temperature. There are two primary types of temperature sensors: contact sensors, which must touch the object being measured, and non-contact sensors, which determine temperature from a distance by measuring thermal radiation. Common contact sensors include thermocouples, RTDs, thermistors, and thermometers, while common non-contact sensors are thermal imaging and infrared sensors. Temperature sensors have applications across many industries for temperature measurement and monitoring.

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THERMAL S EN S O R S

ORS AND INT ERF AC ING


ELEX 85: SENS
THERMAL SENSORS
TEMPERATURE SENSORS ARE CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS FOR
MEASURING TEMPERATURE AND EMPLOY THE FUNCTIONAL
DEPENDENCE OF A CERTAIN PHYSICAL PROPERTY OF THE SENSOR
MATERIAL ON TEMPERATURE, WHICH IS CUSTOMARILY
RECOGNIZED AND WELL DEFINED FROM: SCIENCE OF HEAT AND
THERMOPHYSICAL STUDIES, 2005.
WHAT ARE THERMAL SENSORS USED FOR?

• TEMPERATURE SENSORS ARE EMPLOYED FOR A BROAD VARIETY OF PRACTICAL PURPOSES ACROSS


MANY INDUSTRIES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. ESSENTIALLY, THESE SENSORS PROVIDE INPUT TO A
SYSTEM IN ORDER TO EITHER APPROXIMATELY OR ACCURATELY DETERMINE THE TEMPERATURE OF A
PARTICULAR OBJECT OR ENVIRONMENT

• FROM FOOD PROCESSING TO MEDICAL APPLICATIONS, TO PETROCHEMICAL HANDLING AND AUTOMOTIVE


MONITORING, TO BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH AND GEOLOGICAL STUDIES, TO HVAC SYSTEMS AND OTHER
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS, TEMPERATURE SENSORS ARE A CRUCIAL TOOL IN COUNTLESS FIELDS. IN FACT,
THEY’RE ALSO USED THROUGHOUT OUR OWN HOMES AND OFFICES, WITHIN THE TRANSPORT WE TRAVEL
IN, AND EVEN IN DEVICES, WE USE EVERY DAY!
KEY TYPES OF TEMPERATURE SENSORS
THERE ARE TWO PRIMARY TYPES OF TEMPERATURE
SENSORS IN USE TODAY:
CONTACT NON-CONTACT
• THESE TYPES NEED TO TOUCH THE OBJECT THAT • THESE DETERMINE TEMPERATURES FROM A
THEY’RE MEASURING THE TEMPERATURE OF, DISTANCE, BY MEASURING THE THERMAL
WHETHER IT’S A SOLID, LIQUID, OR GAS. THEY RADIATION EMITTED BY AN OBJECT OR HEAT
ACTUALLY JUST MEASURE THEIR OWN TEMPERATURE, SOURCE. THE APPLICATIONS FOR THESE ARE
BUT WE INFER THAT THE TEMPERATURE OF OFTEN IN HIGH TEMPERATURES OR HAZARDOUS
WHATEVER IT’S IN CONTACT WITH IS IN THERMAL ENVIRONMENTS WHERE YOU NEED TO MAINTAIN
EQUILIBRIUM (I.E. ARE THE SAME TEMPERATURE). A SAFE DISTANCE AWAY FROM A PARTICULAR
BODY.
CONTACT TEMPERATURE SENSORS

• COMMON TYPES OF CONTACT TEMPERATURES SENSORS INCLUDE 


THERMOCOUPLES, RTD’S, THERMISTORS, THERMOSTATS, AND
SEMICONDUCTOR TEMPERATURE SENSORS. THEY SHOULD BE USED WHEN
YOU ARE ABLE TO MAKE GOOD THERMAL CONTACT BETWEEN THE DEVICE
AND WHAT YOU’RE MEASURING. IT’S ALSO EASIER TO ATTAIN CONTINUOUS
MONITORING AND DATA COLLECTION WITH CONTACT THERMOMETERS.
NON-CONTACT TEMPERATURE SENSORS
• THERMAL IMAGING AND INFRARED SENSORS ARE THE MOST COMMON
TYPE OF NON-CONTACT TEMPERATURE SENSORS, AND ARE USED IN THE
FOLLOWING CIRCUMSTANCES: WHEN THE TARGET OBJECT IS MOVING
(SUCH AS ON A CONVEYOR BELT OR WITHIN MOVING MACHINERY), IF IT’S A
GREAT DISTANCE AWAY IF THERE’S A DANGEROUS SURROUNDING
ENVIRONMENT (SUCH AS HIGH VOLTAGES) OR AT EXTREMELY HIGH
TEMPERATURES WHERE A CONTACT SENSOR WOULD NOT FUNCTION
APPROPRIATELY.
CONTACT TEMPERATURE SENSOR
THERMOCOUPLE THERMISTOR THERMOSTATS
NON-CONTACT TEMPERATURE SENSORS
THERMAL IMAGING INFRARED SENSORS
•THERE ARE TEMPERATURE SENSOR
APPLICATIONS IN MANY INDUSTRIES
INCLUDING MEDICAL, MOTORSPORT, HVAC,
AGRICULTURE, INDUSTRIAL, AEROSPACE AND
AUTOMOTIVE.

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