A cooktop appliance or heating element, as provided herein, may include a thermostat within the heating zone of the heating element. The thermostat may include a base and a top cap held on the base. The heat transfer disk may be joined to the thermostat at the top cap.

A first supporting member supports a third supporting member of an image sensor unit that includes an image sensor supported by a second supporting member, and an adjusting member is provided between the image sensor unit and the first supporting member, and adjusts an imaging surface of the image sensor and a reference plane of the first supporting member so as to be parallel to each other at a first distance. A shaft portion of the image sensor unit fits into a hole provided in the second supporting member so as to be slidable in a direction perpendicular to the imaging surface and supports the second supporting member with respect to the third supporting member. A thermally deformable member is provided between the shaft portion and the hole and deforms to suppress a change in the first distance due to a change in temperature.

A first supporting member supports a third supporting member of an image sensor unit that includes an image sensor supported by a second supporting member, and an adjusting member is provided between the image sensor unit and the first supporting member, and adjusts an imaging surface of the image sensor and a reference plane of the first supporting member so as to be parallel to each other at a first distance. A shaft portion of the image sensor unit fits into a hole provided in the second supporting member so as to be slidable in a direction perpendicular to the imaging surface and supports the second supporting member with respect to the third supporting member. A thermally deformable member is provided between the shaft portion and the hole and deforms to suppress a change in the first distance due to a change in temperature.

A system and method for remotely monitoring, measuring and controlling power to an electrically powered device with the use of a temperature sensor is disclosed herein. The temperature sensor is configured to transmit temperature readings for room temperatures to the central command computer to prevent harm to equipment within the facility, wherein the central computer is configured to perform reactive operations for other equipment in order to prevent damage to the other equipment based on the temperature readings received from the temperature sensor.

An electrical power distribution system includes an electrical connector, an electrical conductor and a temperature monitoring system. The electrical conductor is secured to the electrical connector to form an electrical connection. The temperature monitoring system includes a temperature monitoring device. The temperature monitoring device includes a temperature sensor coupled to the connector to detect a temperature of the connection.

A method for determining the temperature of a heat source and an electronic unit, including a printed-circuit board equipped with a sensor and a heat sink, the sensor being connected to the heat sink in a heat-conducting manner.

A monitoring circuit for a photovoltaic module includes a measurement conditioning circuit, a microcontroller circuit, and a transmitter circuit. The measurement conditioning circuit includes a voltage sense terminal, a voltage reference terminal, and a digital measurement data output. The microcontroller circuit includes a digital measurement data input coupled with the digital measurement data output, a modulation clock input, a measurement data stream output, and a transmit select output. The transmitter circuit includes a measurement data stream input coupled with the measurement data stream output, a modulation clock output coupled with the modulation clock input, a transmit select input coupled with the transmit select output, and positive and negative output communication terminals.

A computer-implemented method for food safety mapping. The method includes acquiring, via a wireless receiver, an encoded unique identifier from a label positioned proximate to a food item. The encoded unique identifier is saved in a food item record of a database. Current food temperature data for the food item is acquired via a temperature sensor and saved in the food item record.