Radioisotope thermoelectric generators

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	power generator
gptkbp:advantage	no moving parts long operational life low efficiency radioactive material risk reliable power source
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:RTG
gptkbp:application	gptkb:Mars_Science_Laboratory gptkb:New_Horizons gptkb:Voyager_1 gptkb:Voyager_2 gptkb:Cassini–Huygens
gptkbp:category	gptkb:satellite nuclear power thermoelectric devices
gptkbp:convertedTo	heat to electricity
gptkbp:developedBy	1950s
gptkbp:effect	6-7%
gptkbp:fuelType	gptkb:strontium-90 curium-244 plutonium-238
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Radioisotope thermoelectric generators
gptkbp:inventedBy	gptkb:Mound_Laboratories
gptkbp:regulates	gptkb:International_Atomic_Energy_Agency gptkb:Department_of_Energy_(US)
gptkbp:usedBy	gptkb:NASA gptkb:Soviet_Union gptkb:Roscosmos
gptkbp:usedIn	gptkb:satellite lighthouses space probes remote weather stations
gptkbp:uses	radioactive decay thermocouples
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Cassini_orbiter gptkb:Galileo_mission_to_Jupiter gptkb:Alpha_decay
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7