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US721770A
US721770A US11074402A US1902110744A US721770A US 721770 A US721770 A US 721770A US 11074402 A US11074402 A US 11074402A US 1902110744 A US1902110744 A US 1902110744A US 721770 A US721770 A US 721770A
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  • My present invention has for its object to provide improved means for readily determiningat a reading-station the temperature at a distant pointor points, and relates generally to that class of devices disclosed and broadly claimed in my prior application, Serial No. 90,402, filed January 20,1902,entitled Multiplex electric thermometer.
  • the invention consists of the novel devices and combinations of devices hereinafter described, and defined in the'claims.
  • FIGS 1, 2, and 3 are views, partly in vertical section and partly indiagram, illustrating several forms of the thermoelectric ther- 3o mometer designedin accordance with my invention; and Fig. 4 is a view in vertical section, taken centrally through an incasin g pipe or tube, which tube is preferably used in connection with my improvedthermo-electric 5 thermometer.
  • thermoelectric circuits each of these thermo-electrio circuits comprises two thermo-electric junctions b 12 These thermo-electric circuits are preferably formed with one leadwire of copper and the other of iron, whichleads are twisted together at their ends and preferably soldered to form the thermo-clecperature junctions.
  • trio junctions b 11 Of course other combinations of metal may be used to form the leads and thermo-electric junctions of the thermo electric circuit or circuits.
  • the thermo-electric junctions b and b of a given circuit are of course arranged to react against each other.
  • the thermo electric junctions b in all three of the arrangements illustrated are located Within the well a below the zone of changing temperature of the earth. .
  • the junctions bare in this Way kept at a constant temperature, and hence are herein designated as the constant-temperature thermo-elect-ric junctions, or, for short,
  • the t-hermo-electric junctions b are located at different points the temperature of which or of the surrounding space is to be determined. 'In the drawings, Figs. 2 and 3, said junctions b are shown as located within diiferent compartments f, which compartments may be assumed to be grain-bins. As is evident, the temperature of the junctions b will varywith the temperature of the compartments f, and hence these junctions are herein designated as the variable-temperature thermo-electric junctions, or, for short, variable-tem-
  • the galvanometers a are located at a suitable reading-station, which may be an office or any other desired place.
  • the dials of these two galvanometers are preferabl graduated in degrees of temperature; but in some cases they might be marked or otherwise provided with means whereby theywouldsimply indicate certain limits of temperature.
  • the galvanometer may be of any desired form, and, in fact, the expression galvanometer is herein used in a very broad sense to in- 0 elude any measuring instrument which is sensitive to an electric current or to a difference of potential.
  • thermo-electric circuit with a single galvanometer incorporated thereinis illustrated. Thisis the simplest formof the device.
  • thermoelectric circuits each having incorporated therein a galvanometer
  • a common galvanometer a is by a switch 9 adapted to be connected into either of the thermo-electric circuits.
  • the constant-temperaturejunctions b are located in the same well below the zone of changing temperature of the earth.
  • the expression switch is also herein used in a broad sense to cover all devices capable of use to open and close thecircuits.
  • thermo-electric junctions of each circuit be kept at a constant temperature in order that the galvanometer maygive the proper indication of temperature of the other thermo-electricjunction.
  • the constant-temperature junctions of the several circuits be kept not only at constant temperatures, but at the same constant temperature. Otherwise stated, these conditions are necessary in order that the several variable-temperature junctions may for the same temperature always give the same deflection on the gal- Vanometer. This condition is accomplished ina most satisfactory manner by placing the several constant-temperature junctions in the same compartment, which compartment is located in the earth below the zone of changing temperature. In this way all possibility of change in temperature of the constauttemperaturejunctions is avoided and all care, trouble, and expense of maintenance of this constant temperature is avoided.
  • the constant-temperature junctions 12 are preferably placed within a metal pipe or tube 70, which may be provided at its lower end with a conical point k, which makes driving of the pipe possible without digging a hole to form the well.
  • the junctions b are preferably located in an air-chamber left in the lower end of the pipe 7t below a plug 70 Above the plug 70 the pipe 7c is preferably filled with dry sand 70 or other material which is a poor conductor of heat.
  • thermo-electric circuit having constanttemperature and variable-temperature thermo-electric junctions, the constant-temperature junction being located in the earth below the zone of changing temperature, and the variable-temperature junction being located at a point, the temperature of which is to be determined, substantially as described.
  • thermo-electric circuits each having constant-temperature and variable-temperature thermo-electric junctions, the constant-temperature junctions being contained in the same compartment and located in the earth below the zone of changing temperature, and the variable-temperature junctions being located at different points, the temperatures of which are to be determined, substantially as described.
  • thermo-electric circuits of said plurality of thermo-electric circuits haVingconstant-temperature and variable-temperature thermoelectric junctions, the constant-temperature junctions being located in the earth below the zone of changing temperature, and the said variable-temperature junctions being located at different points, the temperatures of which are to be determined, substantially as described.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE."
ANTHONY ZELENY, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO O. E. THAYER, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.
' ELECTRIC TH ERMOM ETER.
SPECIFICATION forming art a Letters Patent No. 721,770, dated March 3, 19cc.
' Application filed June 9, 1902 Serial No. 110,744. (No model.)
To all whom it rndy concern:
Be it known that I, ANTHONY. ZE ENY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Minneapolis, in the county of Hennepin and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Electric Thermome ters; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled to in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. I
My present invention has for its object to provide improved means for readily determiningat a reading-station the temperature at a distant pointor points, and relates generally to that class of devices disclosed and broadly claimed in my prior application, Serial No. 90,402, filed January 20,1902,entitled Multiplex electric thermometer.
The invention consists of the novel devices and combinations of devices hereinafter described, and defined in the'claims.
, The invention isillustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like characters indicate like parts throughout the several views. i a
Figures 1, 2, and 3 are views, partly in vertical section and partly indiagram, illustrating several forms of the thermoelectric ther- 3o mometer designedin accordance with my invention; and Fig. 4 is a view in vertical section, taken centrally through an incasin g pipe or tube, which tube is preferably used in connection with my improvedthermo-electric 5 thermometer.
' In Figs. 1, 2, and 3 the character 2 indicates the earth, the character 2 a well of small diameter bored into the earth to a point below the zone of changing temperature, the lower extremity of which zone is indicated by the dotted line marked 2 The character a indicates a galvanometer or similar instrument of any suitable construction. The character 1) indicates leads constituting thermoelectric circuits. Each of these thermo-electrio circuits comprises two thermo-electric junctions b 12 These thermo-electric circuits are preferably formed with one leadwire of copper and the other of iron, whichleads are twisted together at their ends and preferably soldered to form the thermo-clecperature junctions.
trio junctions b 11 Of course other combinations of metal may be used to form the leads and thermo-electric junctions of the thermo electric circuit or circuits. The thermo-electric junctions b and b of a given circuit are of course arranged to react against each other. The thermo electric junctions b in all three of the arrangements illustrated are located Within the well a below the zone of changing temperature of the earth. .The junctions bare in this Way kept at a constant temperature, and hence are herein designated as the constant-temperature thermo-elect-ric junctions, or, for short,
. constant temperature junctions.
The t-hermo-electric junctions b are located at different points the temperature of which or of the surrounding space is to be determined. 'In the drawings, Figs. 2 and 3, said junctions b are shown as located within diiferent compartments f, which compartments may be assumed to be grain-bins. As is evident, the temperature of the junctions b will varywith the temperature of the compartments f, and hence these junctions are herein designated as the variable-temperature thermo-electric junctions, or, for short, variable-tem- The galvanometers a are located at a suitable reading-station, which may be an office or any other desired place. The dials of these two galvanometers are preferabl graduated in degrees of temperature; but in some cases they might be marked or otherwise provided with means whereby theywouldsimply indicate certain limits of temperature. As already indicated, the galvanometer may be of any desired form, and, in fact, the expression galvanometer is herein used in a very broad sense to in- 0 elude any measuring instrument which is sensitive to an electric current or to a difference of potential. v j
In Fig. 1 a single thermo-electric circuit with a single galvanometer incorporated thereinis illustrated. Thisis the simplest formof the device. A
In Fig. 2 two thermoelectric circuits, each having incorporated therein a galvanometer,
are illustrated. In this arrangement, however, the constant-temperature junctions of the several circuits are contained within the same well or compartment and are located in the earth below the zone of changing temperature.
In Fig. 3 a common galvanometer a is by a switch 9 adapted to be connected into either of the thermo-electric circuits. In this construction the constant-temperaturejunctions b are located in the same well below the zone of changing temperature of the earth. The expression switch is also herein used in a broad sense to cover all devices capable of use to open and close thecircuits.
In a device of this character it is of great importance that one of the thermo-electric junctions of each circuit be kept ata constant temperature in order that the galvanometer maygive the proper indication of temperature of the other thermo-electricjunction. Where several thermo-electric circuits are employed with a common galvanometer, it is even of greater importance that the constant-temperature junctions of the several circuits be kept not only at constant temperatures, but at the same constant temperature. Otherwise stated, these conditions are necessary in order that the several variable-temperature junctions may for the same temperature always give the same deflection on the gal- Vanometer. This condition is accomplished ina most satisfactory manner by placing the several constant-temperature junctions in the same compartment, which compartment is located in the earth below the zone of changing temperature. In this way all possibility of change in temperature of the constauttemperaturejunctions is avoided and all care, trouble, and expense of maintenance of this constant temperature is avoided.
To locate the constant-temperature junctions 12 as above described, they are preferably placed within a metal pipe or tube 70, which may be provided at its lower end with a conical point k, which makes driving of the pipe possible without digging a hole to form the well. The junctions b are preferably located in an air-chamber left in the lower end of the pipe 7t below a plug 70 Above the plug 70 the pipe 7c is preferably filled with dry sand 70 or other material which is a poor conductor of heat.
What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is as follows:
1. The combination with a galvanometer, of a thermo-electric circuit having constanttemperature and variable-temperature thermo-electric junctions, the constant-temperature junction being located in the earth below the zone of changing temperature, and the variable-temperature junction being located at a point, the temperature of which is to be determined, substantially as described.
2. The combination with a galvanometer, of several thermo-electric circuits, each having constant-temperature and variable-temperature thermo-electric junctions, the constant-temperature junctions being contained in the same compartment and located in the earth below the zone of changing temperature, and the variable-temperature junctions being located at different points, the temperatures of which are to be determined, substantially as described.
3. The combination with a galvanometer and a switch constructed to connect the galvanometer with any one of a plurality of thermo-electric circuits, of said plurality of thermo-electric circuits haVingconstant-temperature and variable-temperature thermoelectric junctions, the constant-temperature junctions being located in the earth below the zone of changing temperature, and the said variable-temperature junctions being located at different points, the temperatures of which are to be determined, substantially as described.
In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.
ANTHONY ZELENY.
Witnesses:
ELIZABETH H. KELIHER, F. D. MERCHANT.
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US2463944A (en) * 1943-10-25 1949-03-08 Bristol Company Constant potential source of the thermocouple type
US2473627A (en) * 1944-09-21 1949-06-21 Rca Corp Thermocouple with radiating fins
US3244005A (en) * 1961-10-30 1966-04-05 Honeywell Inc Temperature measuring apparatus
US4573805A (en) * 1983-03-28 1986-03-04 Texaco Inc. Method for measuring temperature of a hydrocarbon stratum subjected to RF electromagnetic energy
US20030016730A1 (en) * 2001-04-26 2003-01-23 Daily Jeffrey N. Multipoint thermocouple
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US2463944A (en) * 1943-10-25 1949-03-08 Bristol Company Constant potential source of the thermocouple type
US2473627A (en) * 1944-09-21 1949-06-21 Rca Corp Thermocouple with radiating fins
US3244005A (en) * 1961-10-30 1966-04-05 Honeywell Inc Temperature measuring apparatus
US4573805A (en) * 1983-03-28 1986-03-04 Texaco Inc. Method for measuring temperature of a hydrocarbon stratum subjected to RF electromagnetic energy
US20030016730A1 (en) * 2001-04-26 2003-01-23 Daily Jeffrey N. Multipoint thermocouple
US6550963B2 (en) * 2001-04-26 2003-04-22 Daily Instruments Multipoint thermocouple
US11408779B2 (en) 2019-06-03 2022-08-09 Daily Thermetrics Corporation Temperature sensor and methods of use
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