- 热电厂 rèdiànchǎng thermoelectric power plantA power plant that generates electricity and provides heat energy simultaneously using steam from its turbines.
- 热电偶 rèdiàn'ǒu thermocoupleA device for measuring temperature using two different metals that produce a voltage proportional to the temperature difference between them; used in thermometers and sensitive electric meters.
- 热电子 rèdiànzǐ thermoelectronthermoelectron; thermion
- 地热电站 dìrèdiànzhàn geothermal power stationgeothermal electric power station
- 热电流 rèdiànliú thermocurrentan electric current produced by the temperature difference between the junctions of two different metals
- 白热电灯 báirèdiàndēng incandescent lampan electric light with a wire filament heated to such a high temperature that it glows with visible light
