Title :
Rapid method of defining the quality of multistage thermoelectric cooler based on measurements of voltage from every stage
Author :
Drabkin, Igor ; Jouranlev, Oleg
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Chem. Problems for Microelectron., Moscow, Russia
Abstract :
A method for defining the quality of multistage thermoelectric coolers is proposed. This method is based on measurements of voltage from every stage of the cooler with the current on and at the first moment after switching it off. Heat transfer with ambient environment is taken into consideration. This method also takes into account the thermal load for the lower stage received from the upper one. The causes which can lead to the wrong results are also investigated
Keywords :
Seebeck effect; cooling; modules; thermoelectric conversion; thermoelectric devices; voltage measurement; Harman method; Seebeck voltage; ambient environment; cooler modules; figure of merit; heat transfer; multistage thermoelectric cooler; quality definition; rapid method; thermal load; voltage measurements; Chemicals; Current measurement; Difference equations; Heat transfer; Microelectronics; Quality control; Temperature; Thermal loading; Thermoelectricity; Voltage measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Thermoelectrics, 1997. Proceedings ICT '97. XVI International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Dresden
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4057-4
DOI :
10.1109/ICT.1997.667620
