Open AccessModular Isotopic Thermoelectric Generator
Author(s) -
Alfred Schock
Publication year - 1981
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/1047821
Subject(s) - modular design , thermoelectric generator , generator (circuit theory) , engineering , thermoelectric effect , mechanical engineering , power (physics) , space (punctuation) , electrical engineering , systems engineering , computer science , physics , operating system , quantum mechanics , thermodynamics
Advanced RTG concepts utilizing improved thermoelectric materials and converter concepts are under study at Fairchild for DOE. The design described here is based on DOE's newly developed radioisotope heat source, and on an improved silicon-germanium material and multicouple converter module under development at Syncal. Fairchild's assignment was to combine the above into an attractive power system for use in space, and to assess the specific power and other attributes of that design