The invention relates to a
system (30) having at least one
heating element (8, 12, 36, 38, 40, 52) and having at least one
thermocouple (10, 54), wherein the at least one
heating element (8, 12, 36, 38, 40, 52) is designed to heat a fluid (4, 32) that flows through past the at least one
heating element (8, 12, 36, 38, 40, 52), the
system being characterized in that the at least one
thermocouple (10, 54) is electrically conductively connected to the at least one heating element (8, 12, 36, 38, 40, 52). Also described are a device (2) for heating a fluid (4, 32) and a use of a
thermocouple (10, 54) for monitoring the temperature of a heating element (8, 12, 36, 38, 40, 52).