One more time. I need to speak up. NASA has used radioisotope generators
because the craft can then go further. Remember that deep space craft go
out of the range where solar would work. However the USSR used them for
light house beacons on remote waterways. Those units now leak radiation
and are defunct. organizations are working to rid the world of them.
Kevin Pemberton
On 09/22/2012 09:24 AM, james_c_rock wrote:
> NASA has used radioisotope thermal generators (RTG) since the 1960s.
> Peltier Effect, Seebeck Effect and Thompson Effect Generators have been built and some combine the effects.
> So far as I can tell efficiencies are in the range 5% to 10%, whereas solar panels are in the range of 15% to 30%. Thus solar cells continue to dominate this market.
> Lots of information, most of it readable in Wikipedia under thermoelectric power, thermoelectricity and many related jump terms.
>
> HAVE FUN
>
>
> --- In electricboats@yahoogroups.com, "mkriley48" <mkriley48@...> wrote:
>> wow that is way over my head. do you have any links to people actually doing it?
>>
>> --- In electricboats@yahoogroups.com, "mkriley48" <mkriley48@> wrote:
>>> can you give some specifics or links?
>>> mike
>>>
>>>
>>>>>> Solar is a good choice
>>> because a meter squared of collector area in clear skys is good
>>> for 1000w of heat. When at rest solar can top the batteries. When
>>> in motion any heat source will do including a stove top burner.
>>> The system could be referred to as a solid state heat engine.
>>>
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