Feasibility Assessment of Thermally Stabilizing the Photodetector for Earth Remote Sensing with Thermoelectrical Cooler

This paper estimates whether thermoelectrical cooler can be used as a component of thermal control system of infrared photodetector for earth remote sensing. The article offers a method to maintain thermal stability of the photodetector. The authors calculated coefficient of performance for thermoelectrical cooler and maximal temperature drop, and estimated its mass-dimensional parameters as applied to proposed method of thermal stability maintenance. The paper shows the analysis of a curve behavior of theoretical coefficient of performance for termoelectrical cooler under cryogenic temperatures.

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