couple thermoélectrique
- Domaine
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- électricité centrale thermique
- Date
Terme :
- couple thermoélectrique n. m.
Traductions
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anglais
Date :Définition
A comparatively inefficient device, which operates on the principle of the Seebeck effect, to convert heat energy directly into electrical energy. A thermocouple comprises a pair of dissimilar, conducting materials joined by a hot and a cold junction. If the two junctions formed between these materials are kept at different temperatures, an electric current flows in the circuit. A collection of two or more thermocouples connected together in series or parallel is known as a thermopile.
Terme :
- thermocouple