Is it possible to identify the heating point when several PTC thermistors are connected?

It is not possible to identify the heating point when several PTC thermistors are connected.

Fig. 1 Internal block diagram of Thermoflagger™ (TCTH0xAE series)
Fig. 1 Internal block diagram of Thermoflagger™ (TCTH0xAE series)

The TCTH0 Series IC supplies a small amount of constant current to PTC thermistor, detects changes in resistance/temperature, and generates a FLAG (Hi/Low).
When several PTC thermistors are connected, the change in the combined resistance of several PTC thermistors is detected, making it impossible to identify the specific heat generation point.

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