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The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for measuring the contact resistance of a thermoelectric element that can precisely measure the contact resistance of a thermoelectric element as a premise for developing a high-efficiency thermoelectric power generating module with reduced contact resistance. A second conductor arranged in alignment with the first conductor; A digital current source connected between the first conductor and the second conductor to supply a pulse current to the first conductor and the second conductor; And a measuring unit that receives a voltage for resistance measurement and scans the surface of the measured thermoelectric element interposed between the first conductor and the second conductor to measure the contact resistance.
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The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for measuring the contact resistance of a thermoelectric element, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for measuring a contact resistance of a thermoelectric element which can precisely measure the contact resistance of the thermoelectric element as a premise for developing a high- And more particularly, to a resistance measuring apparatus and method.
Thermoelectric power generation technology, known as low-efficiency energy conversion technology for several decades, has been reported to be capable of efficiency of more than 10% in the mid-temperature range (300 to 700 ° C) and has been actively studied at home and abroad. In the process of manufacturing the thermoelectric module, the thermoelectric material and the electrode are bonded to each other. Reducing the contact resistance here is an essential technology for manufacturing the high-efficiency thermoelectric module.
Therefore, it is important to precisely measure the contact resistance of the thermoelectric element as a precondition for manufacturing a module with high efficiency. As shown in Fig. 1, the contact resistance measuring method by the extrapolation of the prior art is a method in which a sintered body of Mo- Element-in
A predetermined voltage V is applied between the reference point D on the thermoelectric element where titanium (Ti, Titanium) is used and the contact point C of the probe between the one side B of the electrode sintered body and one side (R) by measuring the contact resistance (R) according to the equation of V = IR by applying a predetermined current so that a current flows between the probe (A) and increasing the position value (x) . Thereafter, a continuous resistance value can be extrapolated according to a trend line obtained by approximating the obtained result values as described above.However, according to the conventional method described above, the resistance of the bonded interface is obtained by measuring the resistance while increasing the position value x at predetermined intervals, and using a trend line approximately corresponding to the measured value, Since the contact resistance is very small, there is a problem that when the resistance measurement frequency is small, even if one of the measurement values for calculating the trend line is slightly changed, the error is very large.
In addition, according to the conventional method, there is a temperature difference between both ends of a sample to be measured due to the Peltier effect of the thermoelectric element depending on the current used for measuring the resistance, which causes an error in the measurement of the contact resistance.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a contact resistance measuring system of a direct measuring method for measuring the contact resistance of a thermoelectric element to reduce the error of the extrapolation method and reduce the temperature difference across the thermoelectric elements The present invention provides an apparatus and method for measuring the contact resistance of a thermoelectric element that reduces the error of contact resistance measurement by eliminating the Peltier effect.
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for measuring a contact resistance of a thermoelectric device, comprising: a first conductor; A second conductor arranged in alignment with the first conductor; A digital current source connected between the first conductor and the second conductor to supply a pulse current to the first conductor and the second conductor; And a measuring unit that receives a voltage for resistance measurement and scans the surface of the measured thermoelectric element interposed between the first conductor and the second conductor to measure the contact resistance.
Here, the measuring unit may include a spring probe having pins that contact the surface of the thermoelectric element to be measured.
The measurement unit may further include a micro-positioner for controlling the spring probe to be tilted with respect to the surface of the measured thermoelectric element.
In order to achieve the above object, the apparatus for measuring the contact resistance of a thermoelectric transducer of the present invention further includes a drive stage for moving the first conductor and the second conductor with the measured thermoelectric element in a scanning direction of the measurement unit .
Here, the first conductor and the second conductor may be copper (Cu).
The size of each vertical section of the first conductor and the second conductor may be 4 to 19 times the size of the vertical section of the thermoelectric element to be measured.
According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for measuring a contact resistance of a thermoelectric device, the apparatus further comprising a metal housing accommodating the first conductor, the second conductor, the digital current source, the measurement unit, and the driving stage .
According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of measuring a contact resistance of a thermoelectric element to be measured interposed between a first conductor and a second conductor using a spring probe, Interposing the measured thermoelectric element between the first conductor and the second conductor; Supplying a pulse current between the first conductor and the second conductor; Contacting the spring probe with the surface of the to-be-measured thermoelectric element tilted; And moving the first conductor and the second conductor with the measured thermoelectric element in a scanning direction, and measuring a contact resistance through the spring probe.
In the present invention, a contact resistance measurement system of a direct measurement type is used to measure a contact resistance of a thermoelectric device, and a trend line approximation process is not required. An error occurring when an extrapolation method is applied, that is, It is possible to eliminate the error generated in the process of using the trend line obtained by approximating the resistance value and to accurately grasp the position and thickness where the interface is formed.
Meanwhile, the present invention has the effect of reducing the error of the contact resistance measurement by reducing the temperature difference across the thermoelectric elements and eliminating the Peltier effect, by using the pulse current during resistance measurement.
In addition, the present invention provides a thermoelectric transducing device in which the size of a conductor for applying a current to a thermoelectric element sample is made larger than the size of a sample, thereby facilitating heat absorption and heating through the conductor, thereby reducing a temperature difference between both ends of the thermoelectric element, So that the error of the contact resistance measurement can be reduced.
1 is a view showing a conventional apparatus for measuring contact resistance of a thermoelectric element.
2 is a view illustrating an apparatus for measuring the contact resistance of a thermoelectric device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3A to 3D are graphs showing examples of pulse currents applied to the device of the present invention.
4A and 4B are diagrams showing a temperature difference generated between both ends of a thermoelectric element to be measured in a conventional apparatus for measuring a contact resistance of a thermoelectric element by a thermal imager.
FIGS. 5A and 5B are views showing a temperature difference generated between both ends of a thermoelectric element to be measured in a device for measuring the contact resistance of the thermoelectric element according to an embodiment of the present invention, using a thermal imager.
6A to 6D are graphs showing contact resistance measurement results when a DC current is supplied to a thermoelectric element.
7A and 7B are graphs showing contact resistance measurement results when a pulsed current is supplied to a thermoelectric element.
8 is a flowchart illustrating a method of measuring a contact resistance of a thermoelectric device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
The description of the disclosed technique is merely an example for structural or functional explanation and the scope of the disclosed technology should not be construed as being limited by the embodiments described in the text. That is, the embodiments are to be construed as being variously embodied and having various forms, so that the scope of the disclosed technology should be understood to include equivalents capable of realizing technical ideas.
Meanwhile, the meaning of the terms described in the present application should be understood as follows.
The terms " first ", " second ", and the like are used to distinguish one element from another and should not be limited by these terms. For example, the first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as a first component.
It is to be understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it may be directly connected to the other element, but there may be other elements in between. On the other hand, when an element is referred to as being "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that there are no other elements in between. On the other hand, other expressions that describe the relationship between components, such as "between" and "between" or "neighboring to" and "directly adjacent to" should be interpreted as well.
It is to be understood that the singular " include " or "have" are to be construed as including the stated feature, number, step, operation, It is to be understood that the combination is intended to specify that it is present and not to preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts or combinations thereof.
Each step may take place differently from the stated order unless explicitly stated in a specific order in the context. That is, each step may occur in the same order as described, may be performed substantially concurrently, or may be performed in reverse order.
All terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which the disclosed technology belongs, unless otherwise defined. Terms defined in commonly used dictionaries should be interpreted to be consistent with meaning in the context of the relevant art and can not be construed as having ideal or overly formal meaning unless expressly defined in the present application.
FIG. 2 is a view showing an apparatus for measuring the contact resistance of a thermoelectric transducer according to an embodiment of the present invention. The apparatus for measuring the contact resistance of a thermoelectric transducer according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a
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For example, when the size of the vertical cross section of the measured
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On the other hand, the
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On the other hand, a camera (not shown) may be installed near the
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The entire equipment is connected to a metal shield (not shown) through a metal housing (not shown) that accommodates the
3A to 3D are graphs showing an example of a pulse current applied to the device of the present invention. The pulse current applied by the digital
3A, the time at which the pulse current applied by the digital
3B, the pulsed current shown in FIG. 3A is similar to other characteristics such as the pulse width. However, unlike the pulse-like current shown in FIG. 3A, the maximum value of the current is doubled and the lowest value of the current is set to 0 . ≪ / RTI >
3C, the time at which the pulse current applied to the digital
3C, the pulse current applied by the digital
FIGS. 4A and 5B are diagrams illustrating a case where a current is supplied to the measured thermoelectric element by electric wires as in the conventional case, and when current is supplied using the
FIGS. 6A to 6D are graphs showing contact resistance measurement results when a DC current is supplied to a thermoelectric element, FIGS. 7A and 7B are graphs showing contact resistance measurement results when a pulse current is supplied to the thermoelectric element, This will be described as follows.
At this time, the nonmetal portion is made of a bismuth telluride (BiTe) system, and the metal portion to be bonded is a copper (Cu) thermoelectric element.
6A is a graph showing the relationship between the distance from the thermoelectric element to the
6B shows the resistance at both ends of the thermoelectric elements of each current size of 40 mA to 100 mA when the contact resistance is measured under the same conditions as in Fig.
, ) And the resistance difference (? R). It can be seen that the resistance difference between both ends greatly changes as the current intensity increases.6C and 6D are measurement results after applying a current in the opposite direction to FIGS. 6A and 6B. As can be seen from FIG. 6D, it can be seen that the resistance difference at both ends greatly changes.
7A is a graph showing the relationship between the distance from the thermoelectric element to the
Fig. 7B is a graph showing the relationship between the resistance at both ends of a thermoelectric element of each current size of 40 mA to 100 mA when the contact resistance is measured under the same conditions as Fig. 7A
, ) And the resistance difference [Delta] R, it can be seen that the resistance difference at both ends is constant despite the increase of the current intensity.FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a method of measuring a contact resistance of a thermoelectric device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIGS. 2 to 8, a method of measuring a contact resistance of the thermoelectric device of the present invention will be described below.
First, the measured
Thereafter, the digital
Next, the micro-positioner 320 is controlled to contact the
The driving
Although the disclosed method and apparatus have been described with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings for the sake of understanding, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications and equivalent embodiments are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention. I will understand that. Accordingly, the true scope of protection of the disclosed technology should be determined by the appended claims.
10: Thermoelectric element to be measured
110: first conductor
120: second conductor
200: Digital current source
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310: Spring probe
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A second conductor arranged in alignment with the first conductor;
A digital current source connected between the first conductor and the second conductor to supply a pulse current to the first conductor and the second conductor; And
And a measuring section which receives a voltage for resistance measurement and scans the surface of the measured thermoelectric element interposed between the first conductor and the second conductor to measure the contact resistance.
Wherein the measuring section includes a spring probe having a pin that contacts a surface of the measured thermoelectric element.
Wherein the measuring unit further comprises a micro-positioner for controlling the spring probe to be tilted with respect to the surface of the measured thermoelectric element.
And a driving stage for moving the first conductor and the second conductor with the measured thermoelectric element in a scanning direction of the measurement unit.
Wherein the first conductor and the second conductor are copper (Cu).
Wherein each of the first conductor and the second conductor has a size of a vertical cross section of 4 to 19 times the size of a vertical cross section of the thermoelectric element to be measured.
Further comprising a metal housing for receiving the first conductor, the second conductor, the digital current source, the measurement unit, and the driving stage.
Interposing the measured thermoelectric element between the first conductor and the second conductor;
Supplying a pulse current between the first conductor and the second conductor;
Contacting the spring probe with the surface of the to-be-measured thermoelectric element tilted; And
And measuring a contact resistance through the spring probe while moving the first conductor and the second conductor with the measured thermoelectric element in a scanning direction.
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