• DocumentCode
    2185349
  • Title

    Design and optimization of range resistors for a multijunction thermal converter

  • Author

    Sipola, H. ; Seppa, H. ; Mansten, T.

  • Author_Institution
    VTT Autom., Tech. Res. Centre of Finland, Finland
  • fYear
    1994
  • fDate
    June 27 1994-July 1 1994
  • Firstpage
    411
  • Lastpage
    412
  • Abstract
    The range resistors to be used with a multijunction thermal converter (MJTC) have been developed. Based on the measured frequency dependence of the impedance of the PTB-type VJTCC an appropriate model for the converter has been developed. Range resistors have been designed in such a way that the voltage across the thermal converter remains unchanged from dc to 1 MHz within a few ppm. The stray capacitance of the resistors is blocked with active guards and the skin effect is compensated with a family of the RC-circuits set in parallel with the range resistor.<>
  • Keywords
    electric variables measurement; measurement standards; resistors; skin effect; 0 Hz to 1 MHz; PTB; active guards; design; frequency dependence; impedance dependence; multijunction thermal converter; optimization; parallel RCs; range resistors; skin effect; stray capacitance; Capacitance; Design optimization; Frequency; Heat transfer; Impedance; Resistance heating; Resistors; Skin effect; Thermal resistance; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Precision Electromagnetic Measurements, 1994. Digest., 1994 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Boulder, CO, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-1984-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CPEM.1994.333332
  • Filename
    333332