GB894207A - Improvements in or relating to electric generating systems - Google Patents

Improvements in or relating to electric generating systems

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GB894207A
GB894207A GB30336/58A GB3033658A GB894207A GB 894207 A GB894207 A GB 894207A GB 30336/58 A GB30336/58 A GB 30336/58A GB 3033658 A GB3033658 A GB 3033658A GB 894207 A GB894207 A GB 894207A
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Westinghouse Electric Corp
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Westinghouse Electric Corp
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C3/00—Reactor fuel elements and their assemblies; Selection of substances for use as reactor fuel elements
    • G21C3/40—Structural combination of fuel element with thermoelectric element for direct production of electric energy from fission heat or with another arrangement for direct production of electric energy, e.g. a thermionic device
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21D—NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
    • G21D7/00—Arrangements for direct production of electric energy from fusion or fission reactions
    • G21D7/04—Arrangements for direct production of electric energy from fusion or fission reactions using thermoelectric elements or thermoionic converters
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10N—ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10N10/00—Thermoelectric devices comprising a junction of dissimilar materials, i.e. devices exhibiting Seebeck or Peltier effects
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E30/00—Energy generation of nuclear origin
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E30/00—Energy generation of nuclear origin
    • Y02E30/30—Nuclear fission reactors

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • High Energy & Nuclear Physics (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • Monitoring And Testing Of Nuclear Reactors (AREA)
  • Measuring Temperature Or Quantity Of Heat (AREA)
GB30336/58A 1957-09-27 1958-09-23 Improvements in or relating to electric generating systems Expired GB894207A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US686777A US3117913A (en) 1957-09-27 1957-09-27 Electric generating systems

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GB894207A true GB894207A (en) 1962-04-18

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GB30336/58A Expired GB894207A (en) 1957-09-27 1958-09-23 Improvements in or relating to electric generating systems

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US (1) US3117913A (en:Method)
BE (1) BE571574A (en:Method)
DE (1) DE1083446B (en:Method)
FR (1) FR1211016A (en:Method)
GB (1) GB894207A (en:Method)

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US9767934B2 (en) 2009-04-13 2017-09-19 Terrapower, Llc Method, system, and apparatus for the thermoelectric conversion of gas cooled nuclear reactor generated heat
US9799417B2 (en) 2009-04-13 2017-10-24 Terrapower, Llc Method and system for the thermoelectric conversion of nuclear reactor generated heat
US9892807B2 (en) 2009-04-13 2018-02-13 Terrapower, Llc Method, system, and apparatus for selectively transferring thermoelectrically generated electric power to nuclear reactor operation systems

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US3214295A (en) * 1962-11-01 1965-10-26 Westinghouse Electric Corp Thermoelectric nuclear fuel elements
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Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US9691507B2 (en) 2009-04-13 2017-06-27 Terrapower, Llc Method and system for the thermoelectric conversion of nuclear reactor generated heat
US9767934B2 (en) 2009-04-13 2017-09-19 Terrapower, Llc Method, system, and apparatus for the thermoelectric conversion of gas cooled nuclear reactor generated heat
US9799417B2 (en) 2009-04-13 2017-10-24 Terrapower, Llc Method and system for the thermoelectric conversion of nuclear reactor generated heat
US9892807B2 (en) 2009-04-13 2018-02-13 Terrapower, Llc Method, system, and apparatus for selectively transferring thermoelectrically generated electric power to nuclear reactor operation systems

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DE1083446B (de) 1960-06-15
FR1211016A (fr) 1960-03-11
US3117913A (en) 1964-01-14
BE571574A (en:Method)

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