Thomson effect

(General Physics) physics the phenomenon in which a temperature gradient along a metallic (or semiconductor) wire or strip causes an electric potential gradient to form along its length

[named after Sir William Thomson, Lord Kelvin]

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The influence of the Thomson effect on the performance of a thermoelectric cooler.

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The thermoelectric effect or thermoelectricity encompasses three separately identified effects: the Seebeck effect, the Peltier effect and the Thomson effect. The thermoelectric effect is the direct conversion of temperature differences from the cutting area to electric voltage.

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Thomson Effect. The Thomson effect describes the heating or cooling of a current-carrying material subject to a temperature gradient and was discovered by William Thomson (Lord Kelvin) in 1851 (11).

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