The invention concerns a device (1) for measuring at least one parameter of a motor vehicle, the device (1) comprising at least one reference resistor (R.sub.0) of a predetermined value and at least two measuring branches (K1, K2), each of the two measuring branches comprising at least a first element comprising a resistor (R.sub.0) or a resistive sensor (R.sub.2), capable of being connected to a voltage supply (Vcc), and a second element comprising a resistor or a resistive sensor (R.sub.1, R.sub.3) capable of being connected to earth (M), the first element and the second element being connected together at a mid-point (A, B), the mid-points (A, B) of the at least two measuring branches (K1, K2) being connected together in pairs by a third element comprising a resistor or a resistive sensor (R.sub.4).

Presented and described is a hose system, having a hose (1) that extends between a first and a second end (3, 7), wherein the hose (1) has a wall (9), wherein a conductor element (11) is recessed in the wall (9) and extends between the first and the second end (3, 7), wherein the conductor element (11) is formed from an electrically conductive material having a temperature-dependent specific resistance, and wherein the conductor element (11) has a first electrical connection (19) and a second electrical connection (21) that are spaced apart along the conductor element (11), and having a measuring device (23) that is connected to the first and to the second electrical connection (19, 21) and is designed to generate an output signal from an electrical signal that is detected between the first and the second electrical connection (19, 21), which output signal is a measure of the electrical resistance of the conductor element (11) between the first electrical connection (19) and the second electrical connection (21).

Presented and described is a hose system, having a hose (1) that extends between a first and a second end (3, 7), wherein the hose (1) has a wall (9), wherein a conductor element (11) is recessed in the wall (9) and extends between the first and the second end (3, 7), wherein the conductor element (11) is formed from an electrically conductive material having a temperature-dependent specific resistance, and wherein the conductor element (11) has a first electrical connection (19) and a second electrical connection (21) that are spaced apart along the conductor element (11), and having a measuring device (23) that is connected to the first and to the second electrical connection (19, 21) and is designed to generate an output signal from an electrical signal that is detected between the first and the second electrical connection (19, 21), which output signal is a measure of the electrical resistance of the conductor element (11) between the first electrical connection (19) and the second electrical connection (21).

A novel high temperature thermal sensing method and device is disclosed that can employ a dual-sensing platinum resistor encased in a mono-crystalline alpha-alumina (sapphire) substrate. The device can comprise four platinum trace elements, oriented with 90° rotational symmetry atop a 1120 oriented crystal lattice substrate. The resistance temperature detectors (RTD) temperature measurement calibration can then be monitored for drift and corrected by comparing the differential strain-derived measurement of temperature to the temperature derived from the RTD measurement. This can allow the device to self-calibrate via comparison of two functionally independent measures of electron mobility and operate in extreme environments which have previously caused RTD sensors to drift from their initial calibration and introduce an undefined measurement error.

The inventive concept provides a substrate treating apparatus. The substrate treating apparatus includes a chamber having a treating space; and a support unit configured to support and heat a substrate in the treating space, and wherein the support unit includes: at least one heating element for adjusting a temperature of the substrate; a power source for generating a power applied to at least one heating element; a power supply line for transmitting the power generated by the power source to the at least one heating element; a power return line for grounding the at least one heating element; and a current measuring resistor provided on the power supply line or the power return line and used for estimating a temperature of the at least one heating element.

A cooktop appliance defines a vertical direction, a lateral direction, and a transverse direction. The vertical direction, the lateral direction, and the transverse direction are mutually perpendicular. The cooktop appliance includes a top panel with a gas burner disposed on the top panel. A terminal block is positioned on the top panel adjacent to the burner. The cooktop appliance also includes a grate with a plurality of fingers removably positioned above the gas burner. The plurality of fingers include a sensor finger. A temperature sensor is rotatably mounted to the sensor finger of the plurality of fingers of the grate whereby the temperature sensor is movable along the vertical direction between an elevated position and a lowered position.

A temperature sensor circuits includes a temperature sensing module, a current generator, a current controlled oscillator, and a counter. The temperature sensing module is sensitive to temperature changes. The current generator respectively generates a positive temperature coefficient current positively related to temperature and a negative temperature coefficient current negatively related to temperature according to the temperature sensed by the temperature induction module. The current controlled oscillator oscillates according to the positive and the negative temperature coefficient currents respectively and outputs a positive and negative temperature coefficient oscillation signals. The counter receives a clock signal and calculates a first period accumulation number of the negative temperature coefficient oscillation signal and a second period accumulation number of the positive temperature coefficient oscillation signal in the same number of clock periods respectively, and acquires a temperature value based on the period accumulation numbers.

A temperature sensor circuits includes a temperature sensing module, a current generator, a current controlled oscillator, and a counter. The temperature sensing module is sensitive to temperature changes. The current generator respectively generates a positive temperature coefficient current positively related to temperature and a negative temperature coefficient current negatively related to temperature according to the temperature sensed by the temperature induction module. The current controlled oscillator oscillates according to the positive and the negative temperature coefficient currents respectively and outputs a positive and negative temperature coefficient oscillation signals. The counter receives a clock signal and calculates a first period accumulation number of the negative temperature coefficient oscillation signal and a second period accumulation number of the positive temperature coefficient oscillation signal in the same number of clock periods respectively, and acquires a temperature value based on the period accumulation numbers.

A joystick for operating utility vehicles is provided. The joystick has a handle area, and the handle area has a substance-to-substance connection to a support element. At least three conductor elements are arranged on the support element. At least one conductor element is designed as a heating element, one conductor element is designed as a temperature sensor element, and one conductor element is designed as a touch-sensing element.

An electronic device may include a printed circuit with a surface-mounted component. The component may produce resistive heating within the printed circuit. Resistive thermal devices (RTDs) may be embedded within the printed circuit. An RTD may at least partially overlap the electrical component. The RTD may include contact pads on a flexible substrate and a meandering conductive trace between the contact pads. The trace may have a resistance varying linearly as a function of temperature. A data acquisition system (DAQ) may measure the resistance of the RTD. Control circuitry may identify the temperature of the printed circuit based on the resistance of the RTD measured by the DAQ and may reduce power consumption by the component when the temperature exceeds a threshold. This may serve to prevent overheating in the printed circuit over time, thereby maximizing the operating life of the printed circuit.