Optical temperature sensor using thermochromic semiconductors

Patent · 31 December 1995

OSTI ID:870566

Kronberg, James W ^[1]

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1. 108 Independent Blvd., Aiken, SC 29801

An optical temperature measuring device utilizes thermochromic semiconductors which vary in color in response to changes in temperature. The thermochromic material is sealed in a glass matrix which allows the temperature sensor to detect high temperatures without breakdown. Cuprous oxide and cadmium sulfide are among the semiconductor materials which provide the best results. The changes in color may be detected visually or by utilizing an optical fiber and an electrical sensing circuit.

• Research Organization: WESTINGHOUSE SAVANNAH RIVER CO
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-89SR18035
• Assignee: Kronberg, James W. (108 Independent Blvd., Aiken, SC 29801)
• Patent Number(s): US 5547283
• OSTI ID: 870566
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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