Electrical network method for the thermal or structural characterization of a conducting material sample or structure
Marcos German Ortiz · OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information) · 2023
A method for modeling a conducting material sample or structure system, as an electrical network of resistances in which each resistance of the network is representative of a specific physical region of the system. The method encompasses measuring a resistance between two external leads and using this measurement in a series of equations describing the network to solve for the network resistances for a specified region and temperature. A calibration system is then developed using the calculated resistances at specified temperatures. This allows for the translation of the calculated resistances to a region temperature. The method can also be used to detect and quantify structural defects in the system.