DRIVER FOR LOW POWER THERMOELECTRIC SENSOR TEMPERATURE STABILISING COOLER

Barton Zdenek, Vrba Radimir
Abstract:
A new thermoelectric cooling system (TEC) was developed based on the Peltier. The driver drives the TEC (a Peltier element) to keep the temperature of the device under test (a laser diode) at a constant value. A NTC thermistor (placed in close contact to a device under test) measures the temperature. The Peltier driver consists of an input resistance bridge, an error amplifier, a PI regulator and a driver. The long time stability and the temperature stability of the Peltier driver itself are excellent. The Peltier driver can be implemented on-chip, too. Only a few external components should be necessary to use. Also a digital setting of the temperature can be implemented easily.
Keywords:
thermoelectric cooler, TEC, Peltier element, Peltier driver, PI regulators, Steinhart-Hart equation
Download:
IMEKO-TC4-2001-066.pdf
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Event details
IMEKO TC:
TC4
Event name:
TC4 Symposium 2001
Title:

11th IMEKO TC4 Symposium on Trends in Electrical Measurements and Instrumentation (together with 6th IMEKO TC4 Workshop on ADC Modelling and Testing)

Place:
Lisbon, PORTUGAL
Time:
13 September 2001 - 14 September 2001