ABSTRACT
This chapter aims to acquaint the reader with the different methods commonly used to measure temperature in electronics systems. It discusses general concepts of heat transfer and the temperature measurement problem. The chapter reviews specific types of temperature sensors. For each sensor, the initial general discussion covers the theory of operation of the specific sensor. The chapter presents one or more examples of the use of the sensor in actual measurements. It discusses specific measurement problems in electronic cooling. The chapter provides some specific recommendations for specific techniques or sensors which can be used for various temperature measurement problems. It considers the temperature to be a well-defined system property which may be a function of time and vary from point to point in the system. The chapter summarizes the relevant characteristics and parameters of the transducers or sensors commonly used in electronic cooling experiments.
