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Requirements and designs for Mars Rover RTGs
- 1. Fairchild Space Co., Germantown, MD (USA)
- 2. Jet Propulsion Lab., Pasadena, CA (USA)
Description
The current-generation RTGs (both GPHS and MOD) are designed for operation in a vacuum environment. The multifoil thermal insulation used in those RTGs only functions well in a good vacuum. Current RTGs are designed to operate with an inert cover gas before launch, and to be vented to space vacuum after launch. This paper describes a typical Rover mission, its requirements, the environment it imposes on the RTG, and design approach for making the RTG operable in such an environment. Specific RTG designs for various thermoelectric element alternatives are presented
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Publisher
- IEEE Service Center.
- Imprint Place
- Piscataway, NJ (USA)
- Imprint Title
- Proceedings of the 24th intersociety energy conversion engineering conference. Volume 6
- Imprint Pagination
- 2950 p.
- Series
- Post-deadline papers and index.
- Journal Page Range
- p. 2681-2692.
Conference
- Title
- 24. intersociety energy conversion engineering conference.
- Dates
- 6-11 Aug 1989.
- Place
- Arlington, VA (USA).
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 21051338
- Subject category
- S30: DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION; S07: ISOTOPES AND RADIATION SOURCES;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- OPERATION; RADIOISOTOPE BATTERIES; RADIOISOTOPE HEAT SOURCES; SPACE VEHICLES; SPACECRAFT POWER SUPPLIES; SPECIFICATIONS; THERMODYNAMICS; THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS
- Descriptors DEC
- DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ENERGY SOURCES; EQUIPMENT; POWER SUPPLIES
Optional Information
- Notes
- Imprint:Paper 899635.
- Secondary number(s)
- CONF-890815--.