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Thermionic converter — A thermionic converter consists of a hot electrode which thermionically emits electrons over a potential energy barrier to a cooler electrode, producing a useful electric power output. Caesium vapor is used to optimize the electrode work… … Wikipedia
thermionic power converter — ▪ electronics Introduction also called thermionic generator, thermionic power generator, or thermoelectric engine any of a class of devices that convert heat directly into electricity using thermionic emission rather than first… … Universalium
Thermionic emission — Closeup of the filament on a low pressure mercury gas discharge lamp showing white thermionic emission mix coating on the central portion of the coil. Typically made of a mixture of barium, strontium and calcium oxides, the coating is sputtered… … Wikipedia
pentagrid converter — noun A compound thermionic valve used in superheterodyne radio receivers … Wiktionary
Atomic battery — The terms atomic battery, nuclear battery, tritium battery and radioisotope generator are used to describe a device which uses the emissions from a radioactive isotope to generate electricity. Like nuclear reactors they generate electricity from… … Wikipedia
TOPAZ nuclear reactor — The TOPAZ nuclear reactor is a lightweight nuclear reactor developed for long term space use by the Soviet Union. Cooled by liquid metal, it uses a high temperature moderator containing hydrogen and highly enriched fuel and produces electricity… … Wikipedia
Radioisotope thermoelectric generator — A radioisotope thermoelectric generator (RTG, RITEG) is an electrical generator which obtains its power from radioactive decay. In such a device, the heat released by the decay of a suitable radioactive material is converted into electricity by… … Wikipedia
Rydberg matter — is a metastable state of highly excited atoms (see Rydberg atom) which are condensed in a solid or liquid like very low density matter [L. Holmlid. Direct observation of circular Rydberg electrons in a Rydberg Matter surface layer by electronic… … Wikipedia
термоэмиссионный преобразователь — ТЭП — [А.С.Гольдберг. Англо русский энергетический словарь. 2006 г.] Тематики энергетика в целом Синонимы ТЭП EN thermionic transducerthermionic converterTIC … Справочник технического переводчика
Nuclear fuel — Process … Wikipedia
