Various examples are provided related to high-resolution sediment sensing including, e.g., water depth and/or water velocity sensing. In one example, a sediment dynamics monitoring system for scour, erosion or deposition detection includes a fiber-optic distributed temperature sensing (FO-DTS) sediment dynamics monitoring device including a support structure; a FO cable providing continuous sensing along a length of the support structure; and a heating element collocated along the FO cable; a power controller configured to control heating of the heating element; and a DTS system that can measure a temperature profile along a length of the FO cable. An anomaly in the measured temperature profile indicates an interface surrounding the FO-DTS sediment dynamics monitoring device. interface can be a sediment-water interface or a water-air interface.

A temperature determination device includes: a temperature sensor; a mount; and at least one connection sensor. The temperature sensor is connectable to a process device via the mount. The temperature sensor acquires temperature data. The at least one connection sensor acquires connection status data relating to connection of the temperature sensor to the process device. The temperature determination device utilizes the temperature data and the connection status data with respect to a determination of a temperature of the process device.

A system and method for measuring powerline temperature based on self-powered power sensors (SPPS), including: retrieving a powerline current reading and an SPPS temperature reading from an SPPS; determining a powerline temperature based on an isothermal curve of the powerline current reading and the SPPS temperature reading; and generating an alert when the powerline temperature exceeds a predetermined threshold.

A nonintrusive temperature measuring apparatus for measuring the fluid temperature in at least partially thermally insulated tubes of installations in the processing industry, has the tube is completely sheathed by a thermal insulation layer at least at the measurement point, wherein a sensor electronics system with a temperature sensor is mounted onto the tube within the thermal insulation layer, a connecting electronics system is arranged outside the thermal insulation layer, and wherein the sensor electronics system and the connecting electronics system have one or more energy transmitters for wireless energy transmission for supplying the sensor electronics system and one or more temperature transmitters for wireless communication for transmitting the temperature measurement values from the sensor electronics system to the connecting electronics system.

A method and system for the wireless interrogation of a body immersed in a circulatory bath or a tank for heating. More specifically, the system may include a probe having multiple sensors for gauging a core temperature associated with the immersed body in combination with one or more wireless connections leading to a controller (on a circulator or a user interface) such that the user can determine temperature information (e.g., core temperature) of the body being immersed.

A self-powered thermal probe for cooking comprises a fixing cover, a mounting shell, a probe tube, a first heat conducting block, a temperature-difference power generation piece, a second heat conducting block, a PCB, a temperature sensor and a battery. One end of the mounting shell is connected to the fixing cover, and the other end of the mounting shell is connected to the probe tube. The first heat conducting block and the second heat conducting block are respectively arranged on a hot surface and a cold surface of the temperature-difference power generation piece. The temperature-difference power generation piece, the temperature sensor and the battery are all electrically connected to the PCB.

A temperature measurement device includes: a temperature sensor designed to measure a temperature, a thermo-generator forming, with the temperature sensor, what is known as a measurement surface, the thermo-generator being configured to convert thermal energy of the measurement surface into electrical energy, and the sensor being designed to measure a temperature of a sample in contact with the measurement surface, and an electronic board designed to receive the electrical energy converted by the thermo-generator and supply the temperature sensor, the device including the electronic board is positioned a non-zero distance away from the measurement surface in a direction perpendicular to the measurement surface.

A thermal cycle detector includes a first temperature reservoir, a second first temperature reservoir, first thermal barrier, and a plurality of first electrical conductors spanning the first thermal barrier. The first temperature reservoir includes a first transistor, and the second temperature reservoir includes a second transistor. The first thermal barrier is disposed between the first temperature reservoir and the second temperature reservoir. The plurality of first electrical conductors is configured to provide an electrical power source for the thermal cycle detector in response to a thermal gradient across the plurality of first electrical conductors.

The present disclosure provides a temperature detection system arranged in a temperature detection device, and a charging device thereof. The temperature detection system includes a power supply, a Bluetooth chip configured to detect a temperature of an object to be measured, output detection pulses and including a thermistor module that is configured to detect an ambient temperature of the object to be measured to obtain an intermediate temperature value, and a pulse temperature sensor arranged around the Bluetooth chip. The Bluetooth chip is configured to receive the detection pulses, determine a final temperature value according to the intermediate temperature value and number of the detection pulses per unit time, and convert the final temperature value into Bluetooth signals to output. The present disclosure can ensure detection redundancy and improve detection accuracy, by providing two temperature detections to calculate the final temperature value according to a preset software program.

A charging structure configured to charge a food thermometer is provided. The charging structure includes a housing, a first electrode component, a second electrode component, and an energy storage element. The housing includes a storage groove for storing the food thermometer. The first electrode component and the second electrode component are disposed on opposite ends of the storage groove, and the first electrode component and the second electrode component are configured to abut against a third electrode and a fourth electrode that are disposed on opposite ends of the food thermometer, respectively. The energy storage element is disposed inside the housing and is electrically connected to the first electrode component and the second electrode component.