Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Radioisotope power source
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Application No.: US16457141Application Date: 2019-06-28
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Publication No.: US11217356B2Publication Date: 2022-01-04
- Inventor: Brian Tillotson
- Applicant: The Boeing Company
- Applicant Address: US IL Chicago
- Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Chicago
- Agency: Quinn IP Law
- Main IPC: G21H1/10
- IPC: G21H1/10 ; G21H1/00 ; B60L50/90 ; G05D1/10 ; G21G1/00 ; G21G4/06

Abstract:
A radioisotope power source is disclosed. In one embodiment, the power source includes a dielectric liquid held within a vessel, a radioisotope material dissolved as an ionic salt within the dielectric liquid thereby forming an ionic salt solution, and a thermal-to-electric power conversion system configured to receive thermal heat generated from the decay of the radioisotope material and to generate electrical power.
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