RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF MATERIALS AND FABRI CATION TECHNIQUES FOR THERMOELECTRIC POWER GENERATION

Abstract

Life test data to 2000 hours of operation with temperature cycling were obtained. Agreement with the predicted power level is considered excellent, but significant problems remain. Our solution to these problems along with test data is presented. A study was completed to determine optimized cartridge configuration. Many improvements in design were made possible from experience obtained from test and fabrication problems encountered in the original design. Junction electrical resistance are reduced by techniques described. It is believed that the greatest significant attainment exists in the solution to the junction problem.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0404781

Entities

Organizations

  • General Electric

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Assembly
  • Electrical Resistance
  • Fabrication
  • Generators
  • Heat Loss
  • Heat Sinks
  • Heat Transfer
  • Lead Tellurides
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Resistance
  • Stainless Steel
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Equipment
  • Thermal Insulation
  • Thermal Resistance

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  • Software Engineering
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.