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Engineering360: "Modular nuclear battery with a 50-year lifespan"

02/13/2024 8:45 AM

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Lehman57 Guru Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Louisville, OH Posts: 1926 Good Answers: 36	#1 Re: Modular nuclear battery with a 50-year lifespan 02/13/2024 11:40 PM
	The last 2 paragraphs raise some questions in my mind. --What is a charge cycle for a Ni-63 substance? --What is the shape of 15 mm³? __________________ Lehman57
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HiTekRedNek Guru Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: 44.56024"N 15.307971E Posts: 8277 Good Answers: 270	#2 Re: Modular nuclear battery with a 50-year lifespan 02/14/2024 3:51 AM
	It should never need charging if it is self generating __________________ "A man never stands so tall as when he stoops to help a child." "Never argue with a stupid person.They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience" "To create an apple pie from scratch, first you must create a universe"
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HiTekRedNek Guru Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: 44.56024"N 15.307971E Posts: 8277 Good Answers: 270	#3 In reply to #2 Re: Modular nuclear battery with a 50-year lifespan 02/14/2024 3:58 AM
	100 Microwatt? How much do they weigh? Is any cooling required? It's going to take a lot of them, and a lot of room to produce any really useful power. __________________ "A man never stands so tall as when he stoops to help a child." "Never argue with a stupid person.They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience" "To create an apple pie from scratch, first you must create a universe"
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Lehman57 Guru Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Louisville, OH Posts: 1926 Good Answers: 36	#4 In reply to #2 Re: Modular nuclear battery with a 50-year lifespan 02/14/2024 5:36 PM
	Yep, I know that. I guess I'm trying to "pull their chain." I also noticed microwatt, but didn't say anything! __________________ Lehman57
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HiTekRedNek Guru Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: 44.56024"N 15.307971E Posts: 8277 Good Answers: 270	#5 In reply to #4 Re: Modular nuclear battery with a 50-year lifespan 02/14/2024 8:19 PM
	Just a wild SWAG, based on materials, some of which are unknown to me, a 1 watt unit would weigh be very heavy. Very low energy density, but the first transistor was huge, so there is hope for the future. Who knows what will happen in the next 50 years? __________________ "A man never stands so tall as when he stoops to help a child." "Never argue with a stupid person.They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience" "To create an apple pie from scratch, first you must create a universe"
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