thermoelectric
adjective
ther·mo·elec·tric
ˌthər-mō-i-ˈlek-trik 
: of, relating to, or dependent on phenomena that involve relations between the temperature and the electrical condition in a metal or in contacting metals
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In both cases, the sample collection spacecraft would rely on a radioisotope thermoelectric generator, or RTG, instead of solar panels, making the craft immune to sunlight-blocking dust storms while keeping the solid propellant in the MAV from getting too cold.
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William Harwood, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2025
The lander will also employ a nuclear power source — a radioisotope thermoelectric generator (RTG), as used by Curiosity and Perseverance — rather than solar panels, as previously planned.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 7 Jan. 2025
Dragonfly's power source is a radioisotope thermoelectric generator (RTG), which generates electricity from the heat put out by the radioactive decay of plutonium-238.
—Ars Technica, 26 Nov. 2024
Heat as power Radioisotope thermoelectric generators can turn heat into electricity using a principle called the Seebeck effect, discovered by German scientist Thomas Seebeck in 1821.
—Benjamin Roulston, The Conversation, 14 Mar. 2025
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William Harwood, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2025
The lander will also employ a nuclear power source — a radioisotope thermoelectric generator (RTG), as used by Curiosity and Perseverance — rather than solar panels, as previously planned.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 7 Jan. 2025
Dragonfly's power source is a radioisotope thermoelectric generator (RTG), which generates electricity from the heat put out by the radioactive decay of plutonium-238.
—Ars Technica, 26 Nov. 2024
Heat as power Radioisotope thermoelectric generators can turn heat into electricity using a principle called the Seebeck effect, discovered by German scientist Thomas Seebeck in 1821.
—Benjamin Roulston, The Conversation, 14 Mar. 2025
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thermoelectric
adjective
ther·mo·elec·tric
ˌthər-mō-i-ˈlek-trik
: of, relating to, or dependent on phenomena that involve relations between the temperature and the electrical condition in a metal or in contacting metals
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