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Heat Flux Sensors for OEM Applications
Introduction to Heat Flux Sensors for OEM Applications
Heat Flux Sensors for OEM Applications: This short article presents a broad overview of the various OEM applications where heat flux measurements are currently performed.
Brief Introduction to heat flux sensing solutions
Heat Flux is the rate of heat energy that passes through a surface. Depending on its exact definition, its unit can be expressed as either W/mgt or W. Temperature gradient in a given environment results in the creation of a heat that flows from the hot to the cold side of the given system. The thermal transfer coefficient of the given system is also important. Heat flux can be estimated with two different methods:
- Directly with Heat Flux Sensors
- Indirectly using Temperature Sensors.
A Heat Flux Sensor is a Seebeck sensor: When heat passes through the sensor, the sensor generates a voltage signal. This voltage signal is proportional to the heat passing through the sensor. Thus, they can be used for many industrial or research applications implying a temperature gradient throughout a surface.
What are greenTEG’s heat flux sensing solutions ?
For more R&D and Building applications, the following off-the-shelves solutions are available:
- gSKIN® XM 26 9C : Size of 4.4mm x 4.4mm & it resolves 0.41 W/m2 – 7.9 µW – 140 µK. More information here.
- gSKIN® XP 26 9C : Size of 10mm x 10m and it resolves 0.09 W/m2 – 9 µW – 30 µK. More information here.
- gSKIN® XI 26 9C : Size of 18mm x 18m and it resolves 0.03 W/m2 – 9 µW – 10 µK. More information here.
For wearable technologies integration project, the following solutions are available:
- calera Development Kit suited for MedTech and Wearable applications. More information available here.
- calera Research suited for a broad range of application that required higher-resolution heat flux or temperature data and who are looking to connect data in a logging mode (without any server connections). More information available here.
To learn more about the full product line for OEM applications, click here.
For any of those solutions, our team of experts will accompany your project through a package of consultancy hours. See below the schematic of our development and industrialization process:
Interested? Contact us to tell us more about your integration project!
Which OEM applications require heat flux sensors ?
Research Applications
Brief overview of the various heat flux sensor applications employed in Research:
Industrial Applications
The following paragraph demonstrates the versatility of heat flux sensor technology through various industrial applications:
