A device that opens and closes a switch in response to changes in the temperature. This device might be a metal contact, or a thermocouple which generates a minute electrical current proportional to the difference in heat, or a variable resistor whose value changes in response to changes in temperature. Also called a TEMPERATURE SENSOR.
HEAT SENSOR
Meaning of HEAT SENSOR in English
Environmental engineering English vocabulary. Английский словарь экологического инжиниринга. 2012