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thermoelectric generator

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thermoelectric generator [¦thər·mō·i′lek·trik ′jen·ə‚rād·ər]
(electronics)


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For such missions, spacecraft typically rely on thermoelectric generators, which contain materials that produce electricity in response to the difference in temperature between a hot mass of radioactive plutonium-238 and the chill of space.
The addition of a built-in thermoelectric generator means no electricity is required.
It has doubled its stake to 64% in Argentine thermoelectric generator Central Puerto.
 
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