Load cell having compensation of temperature differences

A load cell for a scale, the load cell having

• a measuring device for generating a temperature-dependent weight measurement signal corresponding to an acting weight and
• at least one temperature sensor for measuring a temperature of the load cell, wherein a temperature-compensated weight can be calculated from the generated weight measurement signal and from the measured temperature by means of an evaluation unit, and
• wherein the temperature sensor is configured as a temperature sensor measuring a temperature difference between a first point of the load cell and a second point of the load cell.

A scale having a load cell, the load cell comprising

• a measuring device for generating a temperature-dependent weight measurement signal corresponding to an acting weight and
• at least one temperature sensor for measuring a temperature of the load cell, wherein a temperature-compensated weight can be calculated from the generated weight measurement signal and from the measured temperature by means of an evaluation unit, and
• wherein the temperature sensor is configured as a temperature sensor measuring a temperature difference between a first point of the load cell and a second point of the load cell.

A method relating to the operation of a scale having a load cell in which a temperature-dependent weight measurement signal is generated that corresponds to an acting weight and a temperature difference is measured between a first point of the load cell and a second point of the load cell, with a temperature-compensated weight being calculated from the generated weight measurement signal and from the measured temperature.