Sp-100 Converter Multicouple Thermoelectric Cell

The General Electric Company is under contract to DOE to design, fabricate, and test an SP-100 Ground Engineering System. This paper provides a brief overview description of the SP-100 space reactor power system configuration, and a more detailed description of the Power Conversion Subsystem (POSS)...

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Published inProceedings of the 25th Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference Vol. 1; pp. 192 - 197
Main Authors Kull, R.A., Terrill, W.R.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 1990
Subjects
Cogeneration
Heat transfer
Inductors
Lithium
Pumps
Resistance heating
Space heating
Thermoelectricity
User interfaces
Voltage
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Summary:The General Electric Company is under contract to DOE to design, fabricate, and test an SP-100 Ground Engineering System. This paper provides a brief overview description of the SP-100 space reactor power system configuration, and a more detailed description of the Power Conversion Subsystem (POSS) and the key building block of the power converter, the thermoelectric cell. The functions of the various elements of the PCSS and the cells are also presented. These cells convert the thermal energy from the reactor into electrical power at the desired voltage while being conductively coupled to the hot and cold side heat exchangers to maximize the power output and system specific power.
ISBN:9780816904907
0816904901
DOI:10.1109/IECEC.1990.716865