IT1179170B - Thermopile using conductor elements of dissimilar materials
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Thermopile using conductor elements of dissimilar materials
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IT1179170B
IT1179170BIT47841/84AIT4784184AIT1179170BIT 1179170 BIT1179170 BIT 1179170BIT 47841/84 AIT47841/84 AIT 47841/84AIT 4784184 AIT4784184 AIT 4784184AIT 1179170 BIT1179170 BIT 1179170B
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If the thermopile is used to generate electricity, the heated junctions will be much larger in cross-section than the normal cross-sectional area of the conductor elements. They will also be much larger in cross-section than the junctions in the cooler zone. If the thermopile is to be used as a cooling device rather than an electric generating device and electricity is applied to the thermopile, then the cold junctions will be much larger in cross-section than the warm junctions. The cold junction cross-sectional area will also be much larger than the cross-sectional area of conductor elements of the thermopile. In a variation of the thermopile the conductor elements are made of materials which are dissimilar to the larger cross-sectional area junctions and to each other. Also, the junctions having a smaller cross-sectional area may be made of materials dissimilar to the materials from which the conductor elements are made.
IT47841/84A1984-03-121984-03-12Thermopile using conductor elements of dissimilar materials
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