Sentences with phrase «thermoelectric generator»

A wildcard in the planned launch of New Horizons surrounds the radioisotope thermoelectric generator used to power the probe in the deepest extent of the solar system where the Sun is 1,000 times fainter than here on Earth.

IoHO created a body suit that uses thermoelectric generators to store body heat — and converts that heat into usable electricity.

About 43 percent of thermoelectric generators in the United States use once - through cooling, 56 percent recirculating, and 1 percent dry - cooling (2008 data).

This 5W thermoelectric generator converts heat from a chimney or camp stove into electricity for charging USB devices.

The team published its findings in the journal Applied Energy under the title «Wearable thermoelectric generators for human body heat harvesting.»

Engineers install one of Cassini's three radioisotope thermoelectric generators in a clean room at Launch Complex 40 at Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Oct. 9, 1997, six days prior to launch.

«People have been excited about thermoelectric generators, but there are many limitations on getting a system that works effectively,» he said.

«Thermoelectric generator on glass fabric for wearable electronic devices.»

The PowerCards can be used individually, but they also come together up to 100 - strong in the company's PowerModule, which is a fully - enclosed thermoelectric generator about the size of an extra-large pizza box.

«The FireBee Power Tower is the most powerful thermoelectric generator of its kind.

This is an R&D project which will build and test a new field - scale thermoelectric generator (TEG) at our Bottle Rock Power geothermal facility near Cobb, California.

Thermoelectric generators withdraw 41 percent of the nation's freshwater — more than any other sector — while mining, processing, storing, and transporting fuels requires even more water and contaminates some in the process.

It is the very clever thermoelectric generator built into the bottom of a saucepan so when you are camping you can charge up your phone, camera or GPS while you heat your food.

A new lightweight thermoelectric generator has been developed at NC State, which may be able to power small health sensors or other small wearable devices.

With your help, we can avoid having to sell part of the company that you helped us build, and bring this amazing thermoelectric generator to market.

The technology is pretty nifty, as small thermoelectric generators harvest the temperature differential between the subject's body temperature and the surrounding ambient temperature of the room.

The currently available radioisotope power system, also supplied to NASA by the DOE, is called the Multi-Mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (MMRTG).

The picture shows a high - performance wearable thermoelectric generator that is extremely flexible and light.

Inside the CampStove, a thermoelectric generator converts heat from the fire into electricity that's used to power a smoke - reducing fan and get this: to power up your mobile devices via USB charger.

«The physics of separating spins with heat currents is related to the operation of thermocouples and the thermoelectric generators that power deep space probes.

Dragonfly would be powered by a Multi-Mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (MMRTG); while there is enough sunlight at Titan's surface to see, there is not enough to use solar power efficiently.

The potential of coated carbon nanotubes has long been understood: possible applications include its use as a hard and tough composite material or as a component of highly sensitive sensors and thermoelectric generators.

The first system — radioisotope thermoelectric generators, or RTGs — taps heat released from the natural decay of a radioactive element, such as plutonium.

Some of the Ares mission's equipment is powered by a radioisotope thermoelectric generator (RTG).

Cassini also received flak from environmental groups who were concerned that when the spacecraft flew by Earth, its radioisotope thermoelectric generator (nuclear power) could pose a threat to our planet, JPL added.

To address concerns about the spacecraft's radioisotope thermoelectric generators, which are commonly used for NASA missions, NASA responded by issuing a supplementary document about the flyby and detailing the agency's methodology for protecting the planet, saying there was less than a one - in - a-million chance of an impact occurring.

The spacecraft, powered by a radioisotope thermoelectric generator, managed to acquire 50 gigabits of data during the flyby, where it came within 7,800 miles of the small planet.

Stop the Phonons is an upbeat song that takes a look at the role of phonons within a thermoelectric generator.

The next NASA mission planning to use a radioisotope thermoelectric generator is the Mars 2020 rover, due to be launched in July 2020.

It is the first mission to Jupiter using solar panels instead of radioisotope thermoelectric generators.

As an eco-technological testbed, the i - flow was also designed to explore new energy harvesting ideas, ranging from flexible solar - panel roofing to a thermoelectric generator that recycles exhaust gases to help power auxiliary electrical systems.

Up to half of the electrical energy consumed by i - flow at 80 km / h — 250 watts — can be recovered through the work of a thermoelectric generator.

«To attach the Power Tower to a wood stove chimney, use a hacksaw to remove the base below the thermoelectric generator, cut a square that is 2 13/16 inches wide and 4 inches tall in the chimney, and simply slide the Power Tower into the slot.»

However, there's another method of producing your own electricity, which is using a thermoelectric generator that runs on «waste» heat that would normally just fly up the chimney and escape.

One potential source of energy could be the heat of the human body, or more accurately, the difference in temperature between the body and the ambient air surrounding it, and while heat harvesting isn't a brand new technology, researchers at North Carolina State University have developed what they say is a much lighter and more efficient wearable thermoelectric generator (TEG) that can generate «far more electricity» than previous versions.

The heat from the boiling water is turned into electricity by the thermoelectric generator.

That's achieved through what Matrix is claiming as new developments in thermoelectric generators, boost conversion circuitry thermal harvesting.

Here, the watch uses a thermoelectric generator to harness the power created between the difference in temperature between your skin and the top of the watch case.