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THERMOELECTRIC POWER GENERATOR [1 record]

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Record 1 1999-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Convertors
  • Energy Transformation
DEF

A converter that changes solar or other heat energy to electric energy; used as a power source on a spacecraft.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Convertisseurs (Électrotechnique)
  • Transformation de l'énergie
CONT

Convertisseur direct d'énergie électrique, convertisseur transformant en énergie électrique, sans passage intermédiaire par l'énergie mécanique, l'énergie fournie par une source naturelle. (On distingue suivant la source primaire les convertisseurs photovoltaïques ou photopiles; les piles à combustibles, les convertisseurs thermoélectriques ou thermopiles, thermoïoniques et magnétohydrodynamiques.)

Key term(s)
  • générateur thermoélectrique

Spanish

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