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radioisotope thermoelectric generator |
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radioisotope thermoelectric generator [¦rād·ē·ō′ī·sə‚tōp ¦thər·mō·i′lek·trik ′jen·ə‚rād·ər] (nucleonics) A device for converting nuclear energy to electrical energy in which the heat produced by radioactivity of a radioisotope is used to produce a voltage in a thermocouple circuit; chief use has been in space vehicles and in instruments left on the lunar surface. Abbreviated RTG. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs) translate that heat to electricity. With the continuation of this project, combined with the ongoing development of a Multi-Mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator for the 2009 Mars Science Laboratory mission, Teledyne is on track to provide high reliability power solutions for many of NASA's planned manned and unmanned space exploration missions. together with The Rocketdyne Propulsion & Power business unit of Integrated Defense Systems of The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA), has been selected by the Department of Energy (DOE) to develop the Multi-Mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (MMRTG) for use in planned deep space exploration projects. |
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