Provided is an electroconductive film having a metal thin-film on a resin film base; and a temperature sensor film which is obtained by patterning the metal thin-film on the resin film base. An electroconductive film (101) which is used for the production of a temperature sensor film comprises a metal thin-film (10) on one principal surface of a resin film base (50), with a chromium oxide thin-film (21) serving as an underlying layer interposed therebetween. A temperature sensor film is obtained by patterning the metal thin-film so as to form a thermometric resistor part and a lead part that is connected to the thermometric resistor part.

A display system includes: a transmissive liquid crystal display panel; a light control panel having an active area with a light control area; a temperature detector provided in the liquid crystal display panel and having a detection area with a resistive element; a backlight; and a controller. A display area of the liquid crystal display panel, the active area, and the detection area overlap on an optical path of a projection light. The light control panel is disposed at such an angle that, when the light control area is in a light reflection state, the light control panel reflects external light to a position out of the optical path and different from a position of the liquid crystal display panel. The controller causes the light control area to reflect light when an output indicating that the resistive element has a predetermined temperature or higher is obtained.

Systems and methods are provided for protecting solar panels from damage due to overheating. A system comprises a solar panel and a control system. The solar panel comprises a plurality of solar cells, and a plurality of thermochromic temperature sensors thermally coupled to different areas of the solar panel. The thermochromic temperature sensors are configured to change color in response to heat generated by the solar cells in the different areas of the solar panel. The control system is configured to detect colors of the thermochromic temperature sensors, determine a temperature of each area of the solar panel based on the detected colors of the thermochromic temperature sensors, and cause the solar panel to shut down in response to determining that the temperature of at least one area of the solar panel exceeds a predetermined temperature threshold.

Disclosed herein is a method, comprising: for i=1, . . . , N, exposing a pixel (i) of a same radiation detector to a radiation (i) thereby causing an apparent signal (i) in the pixel (i), wherein the pixel (i) is at a temperature (i) at the time the pixel (i) is exposed to the radiation (i); for i=1, . . . , N, determining the temperature (i) of the pixel (i); and for i=1, . . . , N, determining an actual value (i) of a same radiation characteristic of the radiation (i) based on the apparent signal (i) and the temperature (i), wherein N is a positive integer. The radiation characteristic may be radiation intensity, radiation phase, or radiation polarization.

A method for determining a temperature of an object includes contacting the object with a first electrical conductor. A difference in electronegativity between the object and the first electrical conductor is greater than a predetermined value. The method also includes contacting the object or a substrate on which the object is positioned with a second electrical conductor. A difference in electronegativity between the object or the substrate and the second electrical conductor is less than the predetermined value. The method also includes connecting the first and second electrical conductors together. The method also includes measuring the temperature of the object using the first and second electrical conductors. The first and second electrical conductors form at least a portion of a thermocouple.

A gradient sensing probe system, and method of using same, including a sensing segment which includes a plurality of sensors, a support structure, and an electrical interface having first and second faces. The system further includes a housing, a power source, and an electronics package including a controller and disposed within the housing. The sensing segment is configured to measure external gradients and to exchange data with the controller. The power source is connected energetically to provide power to the sensing segment and the electronics package, and is controlled by the controller.

A sensor sheet includes unit sensor sheets configured to detect a physical property value at multiple points on a sensor layer, each unit sensor sheet including a first substrate, and an electrode layer and the sensor layer sequentially formed on one side of the first substrate; and a wiring substrate to which the unit sensor sheets are configured to be coupled, the wiring substrate including a second substrate, and a plurality of wirings provided on one side of the second substrate. One side of the wiring substrate and one side of each unit sensor sheet are facing each other. A conductive bonding member configured to electrically couple each unit sensor sheet and the wiring substrate with each other, is included between the electrode layer of each unit sensor sheet and at least one of the wirings of the wiring substrate.

An intelligent meat thermometer with the possibility of performing temperature measurements at three or more points in the meat, where at least one is measured on the far side of the center of the meat opposite the point of insertion, so that the center is between two points of measurement after insertion, so that the center temperature can be estimated, the meat thermometer, furthermore, being designed to be cheap to manufacture, and it can include an external unit for doing calculations, possibly via wireless connection, on received measurement data, and displaying of these calculations, and setting of parameters for use with the calculations.

A system that detects temperature and current events in a power grid is provided. The system includes at least one sensor associated with an electric meter; a plurality of bus bars connected to the electric meter; at least one temperature sensor uniquely associated with each of the plurality of bus bars; and at least one current sensor uniquely associated with each of the plurality of bus bars. The system detects a plurality of temperatures and/or currents and compares the detected plurality of temperatures and/or currents to expected thresholds or threshold ranges for temperatures and/or currents in the system to provide a comparison result and determines if a notification related to temperature and/or current events in the system should be sent based on the comparison result.

A heat flux temperature sensor probe includes a first mineral-insulated cable portion and a second mineral-insulated cable portion. The first mineral-insulated cable portion has a first metallic sheath, a first plurality of thermocouple conductors extending therein, and an inorganic insulative material insulating the first plurality of thermocouple conductors from one another and from the first metallic sheath. The second mineral-insulated cable portion has a second metallic sheath, a second plurality of thermocouple conductors extending therein, and an inorganic insulative material insulating the second plurality of thermocouple conductors from one another and from the second metallic sheath. A first thermocouple is formed between at least one of the first plurality of thermocouple conductors and one of the second plurality of thermocouple conductors proximate a first end of the second mineral-insulated cable portion. A second thermocouple is formed between at least two of the second plurality of thermocouple conductors proximate a second end of the second mineral-insulated cable. A sheath is operably couped to and connects the first and second mineral insulated cable portions, a portion of an interior of the sheath is filled with a non-conductive material.