Short-circuit measurement by Seebeck current detection of a single thermocouple and its application

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 139, Issue 1-2 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 104-110

  Lee, Seung Seoup ^a   Kimura, Mitsuteru ^a  

^a TOHOKU GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cantilever; Infrared (IR) sensor; Seebeck current; Temperature difference measurement; Thermocouple; Thermopile

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; INFRARED ABSORPTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEEBECK EFFECT; SENSORS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMOCOUPLES;

CANTILEVERS; INFRARED (IR) SENSORS; SEEBECK CURRENT DETECTION;

SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENTS;

EID: 34548177102     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2007.04.045     Document Type: Article

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