Published 1994 | Version v1
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Radioisotope powered AMTEC systems

Creators

  • 1. Advanced Modular Power Systems, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI (United States)

Description

Alkali Metal Thermal to Electric Converter (AMTEC) systems are being developed for high performance spacecraft power systems, including small systems powered by the General Purpose Heat Source (GPHS). Several design concepts have been evaluated for the power range from 75 W to 1 kW. The specific power for these concepts has been found to be as high as 18--20 W/kg and 22 kW/m3. The projected area has been as low as 0.4 m2/kW. These numbers are extremely attractive relative to other power system designs because it is both high power density and low volume. Two AMTEC cell design types have been identified. The single-tube cell is already under development. The multi-tube cell has been identified to provide additional power system gains

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
American Inst. of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Imprint Place
Washington, DC (United States)
ISBN
1-56347-091-8
Imprint Title
29th Intersociety energy conversion engineering conference: Technical papers. Part 1
Imprint Pagination
628 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 548-553.

Conference

Title
29. intersociety energy conversion engineering conference.
Dates
7-12 Aug 1994.
Place
Monterey, CA (United States).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
26033530
Subject category
S30: DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION; S07: ISOTOPES AND RADIATION SOURCES;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
DESIGN; MASS; PERFORMANCE; POWER GENERATION; RADIOISOTOPE BATTERIES; RADIOISOTOPE HEAT SOURCES; SPACECRAFT POWER SUPPLIES; THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS
Descriptors DEC
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT; HEAT SOURCES; POWER SUPPLIES

Optional Information

Secondary number(s)
CONF-940812--.