Time-dependent BASE performance and power degradation in AMTEC

Journal of Power Sources

Volumn 93, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 41-49

  Lodhi, M A K ^a   Vijayaraghavan, P ^b   Daloglu, A ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Texas Tech University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; CONTAMINATION; CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRIC LOSSES; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTRODES; SOLID ELECTROLYTES; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT;

ALKALI METAL THERMOELECTRIC CONVERTERS (AMTEC);

POWER CONVERTERS;

EID: 0035252872     PISSN: 03787753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-7753(00)00537-1     Document Type: Article

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