Patent ID: 11963446
Assignee: BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE, LLC
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC H  C  G | IPC C  G  H

Claim 18:
19. A thermocouple subjected to a method of heat treating, the method comprising:
exposing a thermocouple junction comprising a first thermoelement wire and a second thermoelement wire to a temperature in a range extending from 50° C. to 60° C. above an intended operational temperature of the first and second thermoelement wires and until a rate of change of a normalized voltage output of the first thermoelement wire and the second thermoelement wire is 0.001 normalized Volts per hour or less than 0.001 normalized Volts per hour, wherein the first thermoelement wire comprises a molybdenum-lanthanum based material and the second thermoelement wire comprises a phosphorus-doped niobium.