Direct collecting-photoelectric-thermoelectric combined isotope battery and manufacturing method

Abstract

The invention discloses a direct collecting-photoelectric-thermoelectric combined isotope battery, which comprises a radiation source and an energy conversion structure. The isotope battery has a columnar structure, and two ends of the energy conversion structure are equipped with a battery positive electrode and a battery negative electrode respectively; the energy conversion structure comprises a metal substrate, a vacuum cavity, a transparent charge collecting plate, a photoelectric assembly and a thermoelectric assembly; the radiation source is arranged on the side surface of the columnar metal substrate, the transparent charge collecting plate is arranged in the periphery of the side surface of the radiation source, the vacuum cavity is arranged between the two, and the outer side surface of the transparent charge collecting plate is sequentially provided with a first transparent insulating substrate, the photoelectric assembly, a second transparent insulating substrate and the thermoelectric assembly; two ends of the photoelectric assembly and the thermoelectric assembly are provided with first electrical output electrodes and second electrical output electrodes respectively; and the surface of the energy conversion structure, and the positive electrode and the negative electrode of the battery are coated with a cushion, and the outer surface of the cushion is provided with an inner packaging cooling layer and an outer packaging cooling layer. The battery has the advantages of high energy conversion efficiency, large output power, strong environmental applicability, good work stability and long service life.

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technical field [0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of isotope batteries, and in particular relates to a direct collection-photoelectric-thermoelectric composite isotope battery; the invention also relates to a preparation method of a direct collection-photoelectric-thermoelectric composite isotope battery. Background technique [0002] Isotopes whose nuclear composition (or energy state) changes spontaneously while emitting radiation are called radioactive isotopes. Radioactive isotope batteries, referred to as isotope batteries, use energy-transducing devices to convert the energy of radiation released by radioactive isotopes into electrical energy output, so as to achieve the purpose of power supply. Due to the advantages of long service life, strong environmental adaptability, good working stability, no maintenance, and miniaturization, isotope batteries have been widely used in important fields such as military defense, aerospace navigation, polar explor...

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Problems solved by technology

[0004] The research results of the above four types of isotope batteries show that the low energy conversion efficiency is still the common feature of current isotope batteries

The development of static thermoelectric isotope batteries mainly benefits from the research and development at the national level, especially the design and manufacture of thermoelectric isotope batteries (radioisotope thermoelectric generators, RTG). The energy conversion efficiency is low. Even the enhanced multi-mission radioisotope thermoelectric generators (eMMRTG) recently reported by NASA has a conversion efficiency of less than 10% (http: / / www.jpl.nasa.gov / news / news.phpfeature=6646), so its scope of use is very limited, and the process of civilian use is relatively difficult

Radiation voltaic effect isotope batteries use semiconductor materials as energy conversion units, which can realize the miniaturization of isotope battery devices, expand the application range of isotope batteries, and have achieved certain research results with the rapid development of material science, but radiant volta There is a problem of performance degradation of semiconductor materials under long-term radiation irradiation, which reduces the service life of radiation-volt effect isotope batteries

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