Implementation of remote temperature-measuring by using a thermopile for Wireless Sensor Network
Chin-Fu Tsai, Wei‐Sheng Huang · 2012
Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) is an important platform to build an intelligent house in the future. This paper describes a non-contact thermometer by detecting an object's radiant power. We attempt to design a portable device for remote measuring temperature, and then the device will be developed as a sensing node for WSN. A thermopile equipped with a lens was used to implement the performance. The detection range is from 0°C to 300°C. The average error is within ±3°C. In this study, LabVIEW software was used to perform the design of a thermistor linearization and data logging. This study may provide a useful reference for researchers attempting to increase quality of remote radiometry.