Discusses a night energy source using the Earth's thermal albedo that is present both night and day. If the energy of the Earth's albedo (300K at 10 mum) can be used as a source and radiation in the spatial direction (3.5K) as a sink, the conversion of this energy into propulsive power can be more than sufficient to provide a vehicle with sensor and propulsive power for night/day operation. The albedo flux above 12 km altitude is 140 to 390 Watts/m2, depending upon cloud conditions. Presents the concept, preliminary design fabrication and test of a thermal Albedo Energy Converter for high altitude, long endurance platforms.
A radiation thermoelectric power converter
Ein Strahlungs-Thermokraft-Wandler
Power Conversion International ; 7 , 2 ; 48-62
1981
9 Seiten
Article (Journal)
English
Power-Generating Performance of Alkali Metal Thermoelectric Converter
Online Contents | 1993
|Thermoelectric converter for SP-100 space reactor power system
Tema Archive | 1986
|Thermoelectric converter modeling in nuclear space power conversion and regulation
Tema Archive | 1986
|The Alkali Metal Thermoelectric Converter (AMTEC) Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (RTG)
SAE Technical Papers | 1992
|Segmented Thermoelectric Multicouple Converter Technology Development
British Library Conference Proceedings | 2005
|