Thermopile having reduced thermal noise
US5087312A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 11, 1990 |
| Grant date | Feb 11, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 11, 2010 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10N10/17
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Thermopile has a plurality of reference junctions and a plurality of measurement thermocouple junctions connected electrically alternately in series on a dielectric support. Each reference junction has thereover a first medium which is nonthermally responsive and each measurement junction has thereover a second medium which is thermally responsive. The first and second mediums occupy areas which are arranged in a checkerboard pattern, the reference junctions under areas occupied by said first medium each being electrically connected directly to a measurement thermocouple under an area occupied by said second medium.
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