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A thin-film dual heater AC-DC converter with infrared sensor

Conference ·
OSTI ID:125844
 [1];  [2]
  1. Montclair Scientific Instruments, Cedar Grove, NJ (United States)
  2. Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Braunschweig (Germany)

A dual heater isothermal converter for precise ac-dc transfer is realized by using thin-film heaters on a thin sandwich membrane, and by sensing their temperature with an infrared pyrometer. This reduces diversion of heat from the heaters, the thermal time-constant and the ac-dc transfer differences due to thermoelectric effects, shunt capacitances and dielectric losses.

OSTI ID:
125844
Report Number(s):
CONF-940603--
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English