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List of temperature sensors1. Mechanical temperature sensorsThermometer [θ?m?m?t?] n. 温度计；体温计Bimetal [ba?metl] 双金属材料；双金属器件, 复合钢材2. Electrical temperature sensorsThermistor- Thermistors are thermally sensitive resistors whose prime function is to exhibit a large, predictable and precise change in electrical resistance when subjected to a corresponding change in body temperature. Negative Temperature Coefficient (NTC) thermistors exhibit a decrease in electrical resistance when subjected to an increase in body temperature and Positive Temperature Coefficient (PTC) thermistors exhibit an increase in electrical resistance when subjected to an increase in body temperature.[1]Thermocouple n. [电] 热电偶Resistance thermometerSilicon bandgap temperature sensorTemperature Sensor TypesThe most commonly used type of all the sensors are those which detect?Temperature?or heat. These types of temperature sensor vary from simple ON/OFF thermostatic devices which control a domestic hot water heating system to highly sensitive semiconductor types that can control complex process control furnace plants.We remember from our school science classes that the movement of molecules and atoms produces heat (kinetic energy) and the greater the movement, the more heat that is generated. Temperature Sensors?measure the amount of heat energy or even coldness that is generated by an object or system, allowing us to “sense” or detect any physical change to that temperature producing either an analogue or digital output.There are many different types of?Temperature Sensor?available and all have different characteristics depending upon their actual application. A?/s/?field-keywords=Temperature%20TransducerTemperature Sensor?consists of two basic physical types:??Contact Temperature Sensor Types?– These types of temperature sensor are required to be in physical contact with the object being sensed and use conduction to monitor changes in temperature. They can be used to detect solids, liquids or gases o