Equipment for determining the thermal conductivity of thermoelectric materials and the thermal resistance of contact structures using the absolute method
Keywords:
thermal contact resistance, thermal conductivity, measurement, thermoelectric energy converters, absolute methodAbstract
The paper presents a methodology for determining the thermal resistance of contact structures in thermoelectric energy converters based on the absolute method of thermal conductivity measurement. A modified design of the "ALTEC-10001" equipment, developed at the Institute of Thermoelectricity (Ukraine), is described for implementing this methodology. An example of research results on the thermal resistance of a contact structure consisting of a thermoelectric material with an anti-diffusion nickel coating, a copper plate, and a ceramic plate is provided. Bibl. 19, Fig. 6, Tab. 1.
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