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thermopile

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thermopile: see thermoelectricity thermoelectricity, direct conversion of heat into electric energy, or vice versa. The term is generally restricted to the irreversible conversion of electricity into heat described by the English physicist James P.
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thermopile [′thər·mə‚pīl]
(engineering)
An array of thermocouples connected either in series to give higher voltage output or in parallel to give higher current output, used for measuring temperature or radiant energy or for converting radiant energy into electric power.
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[FIGURE 3 OMITTED] To measure the power delivered to the weld, a thermopile power meter (Coherent Lab-Master) was used to measure the power at various diode current settings (0-1000 mA) with the laser beam passing through the same materials and interfaces used in an actual welding setup.
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