Thermal Electric Power Generation From Thermal Batteries

Abstract

An electrical power generation system has a thermal battery and a thermoelectric module positioned proximate to the thermal battery. The thermoelectric module has a first side thermally coupled to the exterior of the housing; and an electrical circuit configured to conduct electrical current from the thermoelectric module to an electrical load. The electrical circuit can be configured to conduct electrical current from the thermal battery to the electrical load while the voltage produced by the thermal battery is above a threshold and to conduct electrical power from the thermoelectric module when the voltage produced by thermal battery drops below the threshold.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 30, 2020
Accession Number
AD1118932

Entities

People

  • Jarrod H. Wasko

Organizations

  • Naval Undersea Warfare Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Assembly
  • Attorneys
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Circuits
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Electric Power
  • Electrical Circuits
  • Electrical Loads
  • Electrical Properties
  • Electricity
  • Electrolytes
  • Energy
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Sinks
  • Heat Transfer
  • Inventions
  • Materials
  • Pnp Transistors
  • Power
  • Power Levels
  • Standards
  • Thermal Batteries

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.
  • Solar Photovoltaics and Thermoelectric Devices.