Year: 2018
Type: article
Abstract: Mini Review Deep space explorationSince the silicon germanium based high-temperature thermoelectric materials have been developed (around 1960s), TE generators have been used to power deep space exploration missions.A uniquely capable source of power is the radioisotope thermoelectric generator (RTG), which direct converts heat from the natural decay of radioisotope materials, often plutonium-238, into electricity.Up to now, series spacecrafts including the Apollo missions (to the Moon, Figure 1b), the Curiosity missions (to the Mars), and Voyager missions (outer Solar System) are all powered by RTGs because of their reliability and universal [2][3][4]. Automotive exhaust TE generators (TEGs)It is estimated that more than 60% of the energy are lost in the form of heat in a common hot engine, with half of which going to exhaust heat and the other to the cooling system.Exhaust TEGs can capture exhaust waste heat and turn it into electrical energy, which was first attracted to the BMW engine with development Mini Review 312
Author: Chao Han
Language: English
Subfield: Materials Chemistry
Field: Materials Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
Awards: G2606364502, G3558587512, G8005073682
OpenAlex ID: W2794791853