Temperature monitor for bus structure flex connector

A method of monitoring temperature at plural locations on an electrical bus structure including an electrical conductor, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing a temperature sensor at a location in spaced relation to the electrical conductor;
• providing a mask structure between said electrical conductor and said sensor, said mask structure comprising a first mask and a second mask;
• defining a plurality of lines of sight from said sensor to said electrical conductor by moving said second mask relative to said first mask;
• and
• determining a temperature at each of a plurality of laterally spaced locations on said electrical conductor, where each of said locations corresponds to a distinct angle defined by a single unobstructed line-of-sight extending from said sensor and passing through said mask structure to said electrical conductor, and wherein each temperature measurement is obtained from enemy transmitted from a single corresponding location while blocking said sensor from receiving enemy from all other ones of said laterally spaced locations.

A temperature monitor for monitoring plural locations on a structure, said temperature monitor comprising:

• a sensor for receiving energy indicative of a temperature of a plurality of locations spaced from said sensor, said plurality of locations comprising a plurality of laterally spaced members;
• a first member located between said sensor and said plurality of locations, said first member defining a first aperture;
• a second member located between said sensor and said plurality of locations, said second member defining a second aperture;
• at least one of said first and second members being movable relative to the other of said first and second members to produce relative movement between said first and second apertures;
• a position indicating member providing an indication of a position of a line-of-sight between each of said laterally spaced members and said sensor;
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• wherein said relative movement between said first and second apertures provides an unobstructed first line-of-sight between said sensor and at least a first location of said plurality of locations, permitting said sensor to receive energy indicative of a temperature of said first location, and said sensor providing a line-of-sight between said sensor and at least one location spaced from said laterally spaced members to receive energy indicative of a background temperature.