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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2014
Applicant:
Triad National Security, Llc, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Inventors:
Patrick Ray McClure, Los Alamos, NM (US);
David Duff Dixon, Elder, SD (US);
David Irvin Poston, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Lee Mason, North Royalton, OH (US);
Marc Gibson, Medina, OH (US);
Assignee:
Triad National Security, LLC., Los Alamos, NM (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 1/02 (2006.01); G21C 15/257 (2006.01); G21C 1/32 (2006.01); G21C 3/04 (2006.01); G21C 3/22 (2006.01); G21C 7/08 (2006.01); G21C 11/06 (2006.01); G21C 15/04 (2006.01); G21D 5/02 (2006.01); G21H 1/00 (2006.01); G21H 3/00 (2006.01); G21C 3/08 (2006.01); G21C 3/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 15/257 (2013.01); G21C 1/02 (2013.01); G21C 1/32 (2013.01); G21C 3/04 (2013.01); G21C 3/22 (2013.01); G21C 7/08 (2013.01); G21C 11/06 (2013.01); G21C 15/04 (2013.01); G21D 5/02 (2013.01); G21H 1/00 (2013.01); G21H 3/00 (2013.01); G21C 3/08 (2013.01); G21C 3/40 (2013.01); Y02E 30/34 (2013.01); Y02E 30/39 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention pertain to a power system utilizing a uranium-based reactor for space missions. For example, the power system may include a reactor configured to generate thermal energy using a uranium core. A plurality of heat pipes may be configured to transfer thermal energy from the reactor core to a plurality of Stirling engines to generate electricity for a spacecraft.