Batteries: thermoelectric and photoelectric – Thermoelectric – Processes
Patent
1988-08-25
1991-02-05
Nelson, Peter A.
Batteries: thermoelectric and photoelectric
Thermoelectric
Processes
1362361, 136241, 136242, H01L 3534, H01L 3502
Patent
active
049901931
ABSTRACT:
The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for measuring temperature, using a thermocouple such as a ceramic thermocouple which has no compensating lead wire or has only such a compensating lead wire that is difficult to manufacture. More specifically, the invention is intended to provide a method and an apparatus for accurately measuring temperature even if a temperature difference exists between both cold junctions of the main thermocouple. An auxiliary thermocouple is connected to one leg of the main thermocouple to provide cold junction compensation. Extension lead are connected to both cold junctions to take thermo emf from the thermocouple. The leads are made from a material having a thermo-electromotive characteristic agreeing with the thermo-electromotive characteristic of the other leg at low temperatures at which the cold junction compensation is provided. The invention also provides a converter used to convert the thermo emf of the above-described composite thermocouple into temperature. The converter can set interpolation equations (1) and (2) separately. Equation (1) is used to convert the thermo emf of the auxiliary thermocouple into thermo emf of the main thermocouple. Equation (2) is used to convert the sum of the converted thermo emf and thermo emf of the main thermocouple into temperature.
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Nelson Peter A.
Yamari Industries, Limited
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