THE EFFECT OF SINUSOIDAL RIPPLE CURRENT UPON THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE ACROSS A THERMOELECTRIC COOLING DEVICE.

Abstract

This paper is an examination of the effect of supply current ripple upon thermoelectric cooling device performance. A theoretical equation is derived that relates cooling device performance as a function of the driving electrical current. This equation is then verified with data obtained in tests on a practical cooling device. The effect of ripple was determined to be a decrease in the attainable temperature drop across the device. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0612506

Entities

People

  • Thomas R. Mcknight

Organizations

  • Naval Ordnance Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cooling
  • Thermoelectric Cooling

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Electrical Engineering