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The development of a temperature sensor with a non-linear behaviour is described in this work. The device acts like a thermal switch with hysteresis and is able to return to the initial conditions. Its on-off settings are the passage on fixed temperature that corresponds to the critical temperature (Tc) of thermocromic materials, in this case vanadium dioxide. The final aim is to modify the device switching temperature by changing the thermocromic material critical temperature, following the needs of the specific application.
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Boscolo, A., Menosso, E., Piuzzi, B., Toppano, M. (2006). Thermocromic Materials for Temperature Sensors in New Applications. In: Baglio, S., Bulsara, A. (eds) Device Applications of Nonlinear Dynamics. Understanding Complex Systems. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-33878-0_11
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