NUCLEAR BATTERY A PORTABLE ENERGY SOURCE PRESENTED BY ASHOK DAS 3 RD YEAR ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT SEMINAR PRESENTATION ON
NUCLEAR BATTERYA PORTABLE ENERGY SOURCE
PRESENTED BY ASHOK DAS
3RD YEARELECTRICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
SEMINAR PRESENTATION ON
WHY NUCLEAR BATTERY
• Chemical batteries require frequent replacements and are bulky.
• Need for compact, reliable, light weight and long life power supplies.
RADIOISOTOPES AND RADIATIONS
• Radioisotopes are artificially produced, unstable atoms of a chemical element, which have a different number of neutrons in the nucleus, but the same number of protons and the same chemical properties.
WHAT IS NUCLEAR BATTERY
• Atomic battery, also known as nuclear battery is a device which uses emissions of radioactive isotope to generate electricity. Unlike nuclear reactors, they do not use a chain reaction.
METHOD OF CONVERTING RADIOACTIVE DECAY ENERGY INTO ELECTRICITY
• The main feature is their ability to produce electricity during years or even dozens of years depending on the half life of the radioisotope.
RADIOISOTOPE GENERATOR
RADIOACTIVE DECAY FROM
RADIOISOTOPEELECTRICITY
APPLICATIONS1. SPACE APPLICATIONS2. MEDICAL APPLICATIONS3. MOBILE DEVICES4. AUTOMOBILES5. UNDER SEA WATER PROBRS AND
SEA SENSORS6. FOR POWERING MEMS DEVICES
REFERENCES1. http://spectrum.ieee.org/energy/renewables/
the-daintiest-dynamos
2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_battery
3. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2050039,00.html
4. http://www.seminarsonly.com/electrical%20&%20electronics/Nuclear%20Batteries.php