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US 9,404,440 B1Granted
Common platform modular stirling radioisotope generator
AssigneeLockheed Martin Corporation
InventorsJaime M. Reyes, James Gary Wood, Meghan L. Britton
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Abstract
A radioisotope generator system may comprise a common platform convertor having two ends, and multiple heat source modules thermally coupled to each other and to the common platform convertor. A portion of the multiple heat source modules may be thermally coupled to each end of the common platform convertor. The common platform convertor may be optimized for a nominal power level.
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A radioisotope generator system, comprising:
- a single common platform convertor having a first and a second end, and
- a plurality of heat source modules packaged in a first and a second portion, the heat source modules of each of the first and the second portion thermally coupled to each other and to the single common platform convertor, wherein:
- the first and the second portion of the plurality of heat source modules are thermally coupled to the first and the second end of the single common platform convertor, respectively, and
- the single common platform convertor comprises a dual Stirling convertor, heater heads, and heat collector assemblies.
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A radioisotope generator system, comprising:
- a plurality of radioisotope generator sub-systems:
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- a coupling module configured to couple the plurality of radioisotope generator sub-systems, each of the plurality of radioisotope generator sub-systems comprising:
- a single common platform convertor having a first and a second end, and
- a plurality of heat source modules packaged in a first and a second portion, the heat source modules of each of the first and the second portion thermally coupled to each other and to the single common platform convertor, wherein:
- the first and the second portion of the plurality of heat source modules are thermally coupled to the first and the second end of the single common platform convertor, respectively, and
- the single common platform convertor comprises a dual Stirling convertor, heater heads, and heat collector assemblies.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.