Thermoelectric generator having a resiliently mounted removable thermoelectric module

Patent · 01 November 1976

OSTI ID:862690

Purdy, David L ^[1]; Shapiro, Zalman M ^[2]; Hursen, Thomas F ^[3]; Maurer, Gerould W ^[4]

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1. Indiana, PA
2. Pittsburgh, PA
3. Monroeville, PA
4. Apollo, PA

An electrical generator having an Isotopic Heat Capsule including radioactive fuel rod 21 as a primary heat source and Thermoelectric Modules 41 and 43 as converters. The Biological Shield for the Capsule is suspended from Spiders at each end each consisting of pretensioned rods 237 and 239 defining planes at right angles to each other. The Modules are mounted in cups 171 of transition members 173 of a heat rejection Fin Assembly whose fins 195 and 197 extend from both sides of the transition member 173 for effective cooling.

• Research Organization: Lockheed Missiles and Space Co., Sunnyvale, Calif.
• Assignee: ARCO Medical Products Company (Leechburg, PA)
• Patent Number(s): US 3989547
• Application Number: 05/449,819
• OSTI ID: 862690
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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