System and method for determining a temperature of an object

A method for determining a temperature of an object, the method comprising:

• depositing a first layer of metal material onto a substrate using a three-dimensional (3D) printer;
• positioning a first end of a first electrical conductor having a different electronegativity than the object on the first layer of material;
• depositing a second layer of material onto the first layer of material and the temperature sensor using the 3D printer, whereby a thermocouple is formed at an interface between the first end of the first electrical conductor and the object;
• embedding a first end of a second electrical conductor having substantially the same electronegativity as the object in a different portion of the object with respect to the first end of the first electrical conductor;
• connecting a second end of the first electrical conductor with a second end of the second electrical conductor;
• and
• measuring the temperature of the object at the interface between the first end of the first electrical conductor and the object using the first and second electrical conductors.

A method for determining a temperature of an object, the method comprising:

• depositing a first layer of material onto a substrate using a three-dimensional (3D) printer;
• depositing a second layer of material onto the first layer of material using the 3D printer;
• forming a recess in the second layer of material;
• positioning a first end of a first electrical conductor having a different electronegativity than the object in the recess such that the first end of the first electrical conductor is in contact with the first layer of material, the second layer of material, or both;
• depositing a third layer of material onto the second layer of material and the first end of the first electrical conductor using the 3D printer, wherein the first layer of material, the second layer of material, and the third layer of material comprise a metal, and wherein a thermocouple is formed at an interface between the first end of the first electrical conductor and the object;
• embedding a first end of a second electrical conductor having substantially the same electronegativity as the object in a different portion of the object with respect to the first end of the first electrical conductor;
• connecting a second end of the first electrical conductor with a second end of the second electrical conductor;
• and
• measuring the temperature of the object at the interface between the first end of the first electrical conductor and the object using the first and second electrical conductors.