New thin-film multijunction thermal converter design for improved high-frequency performance

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1243-1247

  Fujiki, Hiroyuki ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

AC voltage standard; Ac dc transfer difference; Electromagnetic coupling; Thermal converter; Thermocouple

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTROMAGNETIC COUPLING; GROUNDING ELECTRODES; POLYIMIDES; RESISTORS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMOCOUPLES; THIN FILMS;

HIGH FREQUENCY PERFORMANCE; PLANAR MULTIJUNCTION THERMAL CONVERTERS (PMJTC); VOLTAGE STANDARDS;

POWER CONVERTERS;

EID: 34547473505     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2007.897966     Document Type: Article

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