An optimal control of a two dimensional time dependent thermistor problem is considered. The problem consists of two nonlinear partial differential equations coupled with appropriate boundary conditions which model the coupling of the thermistor to its surroundings. Based on physical considerations, an objective functional to be minimized is introduced and the convective boundary coefficient is...

In this paper, we describe an infrared thermopile sensor comprising of single crystal silicon p+ and n+ elements, with an integrated diode temperature sensor fabricated using a commercial SOI-CMOS process followed by Deep Reactive Ion Etching (DRIE). The chip area is 1.16 mm × 1.06 mm. The integrated diode, being on the same substrate, allows a more localized measurement of the cold junction te...

Conductive flexible hydrogel composites were printed on paper substrates using a functional ink, whichwas designed and formulated for screen-printing. The inkswere prepared using abundant and eco-friendlymaterials by blending carbon fibers into thematrix of a water-soluble cellulose derivative, carboxymethyl cellulose. For an optimal concentration of carbon fibers (10wt.%), the printed patterns...

In this paper we propose a new family of temperature distribution sensors based on the magnetostrictive delay line technique. An array of parallel conductors is set orthogonal to the delay line and used for pulsed current transmission. coil is set around the one end of the delay line in order to receive the magneto-elastic pulses. A platinum wire or a thermistor is electrically connected to the...