Miniaturized Radioisotope Solid State Power Sources
Electrical power requirements for the next generation of deep space missions cover a wide range from the kilowatt to the milliwatt.
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Electrical power requirements for the next generation of deep space missions cover a wide range from the kilowatt to the milliwatt.
To achieve high thermal-to-electric energy conversion efficiency, it is desirable to operate thermoelectric generator devices over large temperature gradients and also to maximize the performance of the thermoelectric materials used to build the devices.
To achieve high thermal-to-electric energy conversion efficiency, it is desirable to operate thermoelectric geneteor devices over large temperature gradients and also to maximize the thermoelectric performance of the materials used to build the devices.
Advanced thermoelectric microdevices integrated into thermal management packages and low power, electrical power source systems are of interest for a variety of space and terrestrial applications.
Several compounds with the Cr(sub 3)S(sub 4) structure type have been studied for their thermoelectric properties.