GB1137866A - Improvements in or relating to radio-isotope-powered thermoelectric generators - Google Patents

Improvements in or relating to radio-isotope-powered thermoelectric generators

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Publication number
GB1137866A
GB1137866A GB15022/65A GB1502265A GB1137866A GB 1137866 A GB1137866 A GB 1137866A GB 15022/65 A GB15022/65 A GB 15022/65A GB 1502265 A GB1502265 A GB 1502265A GB 1137866 A GB1137866 A GB 1137866A
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isotope
thermoelectric element
radioisotope
april
shield
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GB15022/65A
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Francis William Yeats
Jeremy Stevenson
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UK Atomic Energy Authority
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UK Atomic Energy Authority
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Priority to GB15022/65A priority Critical patent/GB1137866A/en
Priority to US539994A priority patent/US3472702A/en
Priority to SE04764/66A priority patent/SE329421B/xx
Priority to DE19661539337 priority patent/DE1539337B1/de
Publication of GB1137866A publication Critical patent/GB1137866A/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21H—OBTAINING ENERGY FROM RADIOACTIVE SOURCES; APPLICATIONS OF RADIATION FROM RADIOACTIVE SOURCES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; UTILISING COSMIC RADIATION
    • G21H1/00—Arrangements for obtaining electrical energy from radioactive sources, e.g. from radioactive isotopes, nuclear or atomic batteries
    • G21H1/10—Cells in which radiation heats a thermoelectric junction or a thermionic converter
    • G21H1/103—Cells provided with thermo-electric generators

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • High Energy & Nuclear Physics (AREA)
  • Shielding Devices Or Components To Electric Or Magnetic Fields (AREA)
  • Superconductor Devices And Manufacturing Methods Thereof (AREA)
  • Monitoring And Testing Of Nuclear Reactors (AREA)
  • Cooling Or The Like Of Semiconductors Or Solid State Devices (AREA)
GB15022/65A 1965-04-08 1965-04-08 Improvements in or relating to radio-isotope-powered thermoelectric generators Expired GB1137866A (en)

Priority Applications (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB15022/65A GB1137866A (en) 1965-04-08 1965-04-08 Improvements in or relating to radio-isotope-powered thermoelectric generators
US539994A US3472702A (en) 1965-04-08 1966-04-04 Radioisotope-powered thermoelectric generators
SE04764/66A SE329421B (https=) 1965-04-08 1966-04-06
DE19661539337 DE1539337B1 (de) 1965-04-08 1966-04-07 Thermoelektrische Radionuklid-Batterie

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GB15022/65A GB1137866A (en) 1965-04-08 1965-04-08 Improvements in or relating to radio-isotope-powered thermoelectric generators

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GB1137866A true GB1137866A (en) 1968-12-27

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DE (1) DE1539337B1 (https=)
GB (1) GB1137866A (https=)
SE (1) SE329421B (https=)

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DE1539337B1 (de) 1970-11-26
SE329421B (https=) 1970-10-12
US3472702A (en) 1969-10-14

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