Temperature Distribution Optimization for Multichannel Sensor System for Thermal Testing of Protective Gloves

This paper deals with temperature distribution optimization in flexible printed circuit boards (FPCBs) with assembled temperature sensors. They are a part of a testing system, which is intended to be used for testing of the thermal protection level of protective gloves. In total 28 individual FPCBs with totally 272 temperature sensors TMP-05 will be integrated into a grooves on the human hand model and attached in the grooves by UV-curable adhesive. The main goal is heat localization in the area of the temperature sensor and thus increasing reliability in identifying critical areas of the glove. The FPCBs with different types of ground pours were locally exposed to the radiant heat source and results of the measurements were compared to the temperature distribution simulations.