A radioisotope thermoelectric generator (RTG, RITEG) is a type of nuclear battery that uses an array of thermocouples to convert the heat released by the decay of a suitable radioactive material into electricity by the Seebeck effect.This type of generator has no moving parts.. RTGs have been used as power sources in satellites, space probes, and uncrewed remote facilities …

A thermoelectric generator (TEG), also called a Seebeck generator, is a solid state device that converts heat flux (temperature differences) directly into electrical energy through a phenomenon called the Seebeck effect (a form of thermoelectric effect).Thermoelectric generators function like heat engines, but are less bulky and have no moving parts.. However, TEGs are typically …

radioisotope: [ ra″de-o-i´so-tōp ] a radioactive form of an element, consisting of atoms with unstable nuclei, which undergo radioactive decay to stable forms, emitting characteristic alpha, beta, or gamma radiation. These may occur naturally, as in the cases of radium and uranium, or may be created artificially. Scientists create artificial ...

Un générateur thermoélectrique à radioisotope (en abrégé GTR ; en anglais Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator, RTG) est un générateur électrique nucléaire de conception simple, produisant de l'électricité à partir de la chaleur résultant de la désintégration radioactive de matériaux riches en un ou plusieurs radioisotopes, généralement du plutonium 238 sous forme …

Se denominan fenómenos termoeléctricos o termoelectricidad a tres fenómenos relacionados entre sí por las relaciones de Thomson, descubiertas por lord Kelvin: [1] el efecto Seebeck, el efecto Peltier y el efecto Thomson.. Cuando dos metales distintos a temperaturas diferentes se ponen en contacto formando una unión bimetálica, entre ambos lados de la unión se genera …