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Figure 3.100 shows a simpler design for the unit connecting<br />

the converters with,the housing parts.a <strong>The</strong> hot surface <strong>of</strong> the<br />

conierter 1 <strong>and</strong> the<br />

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, hot = 2 <strong>and</strong> cold 3 shells <strong>of</strong> the housing27.<br />

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<strong>of</strong> by the corrugated element 5.2 This same elemett,sby moving wal 6<br />

during warh,!up, with foids 7 provides thermal power control. 1 <strong>The</strong><br />

a reverse motion <strong>of</strong> wall 6 is accomplished by pneumatic spring 8.3<br />

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• From literary sources [4!1]' the following data on thermoelectric<br />

; ! generators are known: operating temperatufres Tir = 582-59300; "<br />

T• = 177-2O090; useful power N = 3-5 W; heat source power<br />

*' ' NT= 96 W, efficiency n = 41-5%. <strong>The</strong> battery consists <strong>of</strong>,27 thermo-<br />

, elementq <strong>of</strong> lead solenoid <strong>and</strong>.provides voltage V = 2.5-2.8 V.<br />

!} ' Another instal~atiorq has a useful power <strong>of</strong> N = 250 W.' <strong>The</strong>rmo-<br />

S~eledtric elements are made <strong>of</strong> PbTe (n-type) - GeBiTe (p-type);,they<br />

•, , are instal'led •on the outer surface <strong>of</strong> a reactor housing (,32 groups<br />

S; ~<strong>of</strong> elements, 211 pieces'in each group). 'All 768 elemehts provide , ,<br />

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