Stirling Convertor Based 50-500W Radioisotope Power System Generator Study

Joseph R. Vanderveer; Bob Sievers; Richard Sickenberger; Michael Amato; Glenn Driscoll; Allen Peterson

doi:10.1109/AERO.2019.8742235

Stirling Convertor Based 50-500W Radioisotope Power System Generator Study

Joseph R. Vanderveer, Bob Sievers, Richard Sickenberger, Michael Amato, Glenn Driscoll, Allen Peterson

Applied Research Laboratory (ARL)

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Abstract

Free piston Stirling convertor based generators present a significant advantage over traditional radioisotope power systems (radioisotope thermoelectric generators), which is conversion efficiency. Several configurations are considered ranging from 50 We to 500 We. Current dynamic systems have yet to prove themselves with respect to reliability. Therefore, a significant portion of the analysis focuses on reliability of the configurations. As dynamic convertor reliability has yet to be determined generator reliability studies are relative to convertor reliability. Reliability studies include the system controller, individual convertor controllers, and convertor redundancy. In addition to reliability: power, thermal efficiency, conversion efficiency, and weight are considered. Investigated configurations show system level efficiencies as high as 24% are possible.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	2019 IEEE Aerospace Conference, AERO 2019
Publisher	IEEE Computer Society
ISBN (Electronic)	9781538668542
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/AERO.2019.8742235
State	Published - Mar 2019
Event	2019 IEEE Aerospace Conference, AERO 2019 - Big Sky, United States Duration: Mar 2 2019 → Mar 9 2019

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Name	IEEE Aerospace Conference Proceedings
Volume	2019-March
ISSN (Print)	1095-323X

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Conference	2019 IEEE Aerospace Conference, AERO 2019
Country/Territory	United States
City	Big Sky
Period	3/2/19 → 3/9/19

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Aerospace Engineering
Space and Planetary Science

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Vanderveer, JR, Sievers, B, Sickenberger, R, Amato, M, Driscoll, G & Peterson, A 2019, Stirling Convertor Based 50-500W Radioisotope Power System Generator Study. in 2019 IEEE Aerospace Conference, AERO 2019., 8742235, IEEE Aerospace Conference Proceedings, vol. 2019-March, IEEE Computer Society, 2019 IEEE Aerospace Conference, AERO 2019, Big Sky, United States, 3/2/19. https://doi.org/10.1109/AERO.2019.8742235

Stirling Convertor Based 50-500W Radioisotope Power System Generator Study. / Vanderveer, Joseph R.; Sievers, Bob; Sickenberger, Richard et al.
2019 IEEE Aerospace Conference, AERO 2019. IEEE Computer Society, 2019. 8742235 (IEEE Aerospace Conference Proceedings; Vol. 2019-March).

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