HTU2x humidity and temperature combination sensor for energy efficiency

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Today’s energy efficient industrial, appliance and consumer applications require optimal system performance to meet environmental and end-user expectations. TE Connectivity’s (TE) 20+ years of engineering experience provides humidity and temperature combination sensors with leading response time, precision in measurement and sustained performance even when exposed to extreme changes and conditions. TE’s HTU2x senses the true relative humidity and temperature to provide best in class performance and superior value to competitive solutions for OEMs such as HVAC, refrigerators/freezers, printers, dryers, dishwashers and smart homes.

The role of humidity sensors

Humidity is the amount of water vapor present in the air. While invisible to the human eye, we can feel it. It may even seem hotter than the actual temperature. And for those who have traveled to different regions of the globe — particularly near the equator — the air will feel hot and heavy, giving you that muggy and steam-rolling feeling. The discomfort is not due to the temperature alone but the ‘relative humidity.’ It can be 75 F (or 23 C) with relative humidity at 80%, and yet we’ll feel like it is 80 F (or 26.6 C) out. Humidity plays an important role in our day-to-day activities. Whether it’s related directly to your personal comfort (keeping food fresh and running the HVAC system in hot weather) or more critical, life-threatening situations such as ensuring a premature baby has the right added humidity for neonatal care and growth.

The ability to precisely control our environment is a standard expectation in much of the world today, and that simply wouldn’t be possible without sensors.

At TE Connectivity, our humidity and temperature combination sensors offer leading response time, precision in measurement, and sustained performance even when exposed to extreme changes and conditions. We’ve been at the forefront of pushing advances in sensor technology into digital, wireless and combination solutions that help make applications smarter and more efficient.

The right sensor solution can dramatically optimize your applications. Whether you’re working on a new engineering design or optimizing an existing one in automotive to consumer applications, TE’s humidity and temperature sensors offer high-quality, readily connected solutions that deliver the precise, reliable performance you require.