NASA has been developing power systems capable of long-term operation in extreme environments such as the surface of Venus. This technology can use any external heat source to efficiently provide electrical power and cooling; and it is designed to be extremely efficient and reliable for extended space missions. Terrestrial applications include: use in electric hybrid vehicles; distributed home co-generation/cooling; and quiet recreational vehicle power generation. This technology can reduce environmental emissions, petroleum consumption, and noise while eliminating maintenance and environmental damage from automotive fluids such as oil lubricants and air conditioning coolant. This report will provide an overview of this new technology and its applications.
Terrestrial Applications of Extreme Environment Stirling Space Power Systems
2012
5 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Reciprocation & Rotating Combustion Engines , Space Technology , Energy , Stirling engines , Spacecraft power supplies , Heat sources , Aerospace vehicles , Extraterrestrial environments , Electric hybrid vehicles , Electroacoustics , Cooling , Electric power , Modulators , Technology utilization , Thermoacoustic effects
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