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thermoelectric cooler [¦thər·mō·i′lek·trik ′kü·lər] (engineering) An electronic heat pump based on the Peltier effect, involving the absorption of heat when current is sent through a junction of two dissimilar metals; it can be mounted within the housing of a device to prevent overheating or to maintain a constant temperature. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Of the three variants of TWS, Light, Medium and Heavy, the Medium and Heavy versions incorporate 40 x 16-element scanning arrays of cadmium mercury telluride functioning in the medium wave IR band and employing a thermoelectric cooler. Thermoelectric coolers were expected to render ordinary mechanical refrigerators obsolete, but these semiconductor-based gadgets remain costly bit players in refrigeration. This chip-sized thermoelectric cooler offers superior performance for chip scale thermal management and fast, precise temperature control. |
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