Measuring device, information processing system, and measuring method

Abstract

A measuring apparatus comprises a thermoelectric conversion circuit, a heat flow measuring unit, and a temperature measuring unit. The thermoelectric conversion circuit includes an element configured to generate an electromotive force by a temperature gradient generated through heat exchange with an object being measured. The heat flow measuring unit measures heat flow generated in the object being measured on the basis of an electrical signal generated in the thermoelectric conversion circuit by the electromotive force. The temperature measuring unit causes a second current to flow along a pathway through which a first current resulting from the electromotive force flows in at least a portion of the thermoelectric conversion circuit, measures electrical resistance of the portion, and measures temperature of the object being measured on the basis of the electrical resistance. The apparatus measures heat flow and temperature at the same location.

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