[amsat-bb] Heat instead of solar power

["William Leijenaar" <pe1rah@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi AMSATs,

While I was looking on the internet about the Pioneer and Voyager missions I 
read about their Radioisotope thermoelectric generators.
They are very interresting but they work on radioactive materials what is 
not an good option for amateur satellites.

The heat is made by the radioactive material, and it is converted into 
electricity by some kind of oppposite peltier element.

Maybe this is some kind of idea to use instead of solar panels, or maybe in 
combination with solar panels to convert the solar panel heat into 
electricity. The elements can also be painted black on the hot side and 
white at the cold site, and then power an microsat(?)

On the following website you can find some interresting information about 
these elements:

http://www.dts-generator.com/
http://www.hi-z.com/
http://www.komatsu-electronics.co.jp/english

73 de PE1RAH, William
pe1rah@hotmail.com
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