Assembly for determining the temperature of a surface
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsChristoph Armschat, Uwe Weigt
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Abstract
An assembly for determining the temperature of a surface includes a first sensor unit which has a first temperature sensor. Furthermore, the assembly includes a first thermally conductive component, which connects the first sensor unit to the surface, and a second thermally conductive component, which connects the first sensor unit to a reference point spaced apart from the surface. A method for determining the temperature of a surface is also provided.
Claims20
An assembly for determining a temperature of a surface, the assembly comprising:
- a first sensor unit having a first temperature sensor;
- a first thermally conductive element connecting said first sensor unit to the surface;
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- a second thermally conductive element connecting said first sensor unit to a reference point spaced from the surface;
- said first thermally conductive element and said second thermally conductive element being configured to set a steady-state temperature of said first sensor unit in degrees Celsius between 20% and 70% of a temperature of the surface.
A method for determining a temperature of a surface, the method comprising:
- providing a first sensor unit having a first temperature sensor, a first thermally conductive element connecting the first sensor unit to the surface, and a second thermally conductive element connecting the first sensor unit to a reference point spaced from the surface;
- using the first thermally conductive element and the second thermally conductive element to set a steady-state temperature of the first sensor unit in degrees Celsius between 20% and 70% of a temperature of the surface;
- using the first temperature sensor to measure a first temperature arising at a location of the first temperature sensor, the first temperature being between the temperature of the surface and a temperature of the reference point;
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- determining the temperature of the surface from the measured first temperature and the temperature of the reference point.
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