Performance testing of thermoelectric generators at JPLSeveral thermoelectric generators, ranging in output power from 170 watts to microwatts, are undergoing testing at JPL. They represent a wide range of technologies using advanced PbTe, SiGe and cascaded PbTe and BiTe thermoelectric materials. Several of these generators are of an advanced concept while others are representative of the Nimbus, Transit, Viking and the multi-hundred-watt (MHW) technology. Of interest is the behavior of generators which have been tested for times in excess of 60,000 hours.
Document ID
19750061931
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Rouklove, P.
Truscello, V. C. (California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena Calif., United States)
Date Acquired
August 8, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1975
Subject Category
Spacecraft Propulsion And Power
Meeting Information
Meeting: Energy 10; Annual Intersociety Energy Conversion and Engineering Conference