Radioisotope Thermophotovoltaic (RTPV) Generator and Its Applicability to an Illustrative Space Mission
The paper describes the results of a DOE-sponsored design study of a radioisotope thermophotovoltaic generator (RTPV), to complement similar studies of Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generators (RTGs) and Stirling Generators (RSGs) previously published by the author. Instead of conducting a generic study, it was decided to focus the design effort by directing it at a specific illustrative space mission, Pluto Fast Flyby (PFF). That mission, under study by JPL, envisages a direct eight-year flight to Pluto (the only unexplored planet in the solar system), followed by comprehensive mapping, surface composition, and atmospheric structure measurements during a brief flyby of the planet and its moon Charon, and transmission of the recorded science data to Earth during a post-encounter cruise lasting up to one year.
- Research Organization:
- Fairchild Space and Defense Corporation
- Sponsoring Organization:
- NE Office of Space and Defense Power Systems
- OSTI ID:
- 1053502
- Report Number(s):
- FSC-ESD-217-93-519A; Orbital ID: 9093; Call Number: 05-01
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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