温度传感器资料(一).doc

题目：温度传感器的发展现状，论述检测的重要性 目录： 温度传感器及特性介绍 温度传感器的发展趋势?Temperature sensors are used to measure temperature in circuits which control a wide variety of equipment. Various processes require temperature monitoring for effective control. Such processes include manufacturing processes, transportation, security, maintenance, and other types of processes during which monitoring the thermal characteristics of devices is necessary or advisable. Temperature sensors are widely used in many fields, such as household electrical appliances and medical appliances. They are also used in mobile communication equipment, for example, cellular phones. Many different types of temperature sensors are commercially available. Temperature sensors having temperature-dependent properties which can be measured electrically include resistors, semiconductor devices such as diodes, and thermocouples. A resistance thermometer has a sensing resistor having an electrical resistance varying with temperature. The temperature sensor is driven by a constant current source in order to develop voltages across the changing resistance of the sensing resistor. The thermistor is a temperature sensitive resistor and is generally composed of semi-conductor materials. The integrated circuit temperature sensor has also been used to measure temperatures. The integrated circuit sensor typically employs an integrated diode whose output characteristics are dependent upon temperature. Temperature sensing in high temperature environments such as automotive vehicle exhaust systems, is typically done using thermistors constructed of materials capable of withstanding the high temperature environment.A thermistor is an electronic device which utilizes the change of resistance when the temperature changes, and is widely used as a temperature sensor and a compensator for an electronic circuit. Thermistors are ceramic semiconductors which exhibit large changes in electrical resistance with corresponding changes in temperature. Ther