How can you maintain the temperature of an electrical component at a constant value?

[river928323]

Homework Statement:

I want to do an experiment on investigating the effect of temperature on the impedance of an electrical component, but realizing that it is difficult to maintain the temperature of it. I am considering using a water bath with the electrical component wrapped in plastic but thinking it is inappropriate to do so. Do you have any suggestions?

Relevant Equations:

I do not think there are equations

Using water bath to maintain temperature of the component

 

[hmmm27]

What course is this homework from ?

 

[river928323]

What course is this homework from ?

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[berkeman]

Homework Statement:: I want to do an experiment on investigating the effect of temperature on the impedance of an electrical component, but realizing that it is difficult to maintain the temperature of it. I am considering using a water bath with the electrical component wrapped in plastic but thinking it is inappropriate to do so. Do you have any suggestions?
Relevant Equations:: I do not think there are equations

Using water bath to maintain temperature of the component

Welcome to PF.

What type of component is it? Can you post a link to the datasheet? How are you going to measure its temperature during the experiment? Are you going to use a thermocouple or IR sensing or some other technique?

How will you be acquiring the temperature data? Do you have a data acquisition system? If so, what is its sample rate?

Will you be using an oven to control the temperature of the circuit?

 

[kuruman]

To @berkeman's questions, I would add, Would it be possible to take your measurements on the fly? If you can take the temperature and impedance measurements fast enough, you can heat the component (hair dryer?) to some temperature above room and take the measurements as it cools down. You can even retard the cooldown by insulating the component with, say, bubble wrap. If you want to control the temperature, that's another bucket of worms.

You might also wish to consider a mixed-solvent cooling bath for temperatures below room.