Energy Conversion Lightning Talks

Binder Jet Additive Manufacturing of Silicon Germanium Thermoelectric Materials

1:00–1:06PM EDT

Luke Hansen (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), David Hoelzer (ORNL), Trevor G. Aguirre (ORNL), Hsin Wang (ORNL), Brad Johnson (ORNL)

A Model-Based Engineering Toolbox for Thermoelectric Design in Radioisotope Power Generation

1:06–1:12PM EDT

Aniruddha Ray (RGS Development)

Presented by Maarten Den Heijer (RGS Development)

Three Processing Methods to Produce SiGe for Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generators (RTG)

1:12–1:18PM EDT

Hsin Wang (ORNL), Andrew F. May (ORNL), David T. Hoelzer (ORNL), Holden Hyer (ORNL), Mike Zach (ORNL), Thomas Muth (ORNL), Roger G. Miller (ORNL), Brad R. Johnson (ORNL)

Validation Effort and Sensitivity Study for a Skutterudite Thermoelectric Device

1:18–1:24PM EDT

Trevor Parker (ORNL), Nolan Goth (ORNL), Hsin Wang (ORNL), Hugo Bouteiller (ORNL), Brad Johnson (ORNL)

Technology Readiness Assessment for Stirling Power Convertor

1:24–1:30PM EDT

Young Lee (NASA JPL), Allen Guzik (NASA Glenn Research Center), Ashitey Trebi-Ollennu (NASA JPL), Vladimir Jovovic (NASA JPL), Jean-Pierre Fleurial (NASA JPL), John Elliott (NASA JPL), Geff Ottman (APL), Stephen Izon (APL), Mitchell Rodriguez (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center), Wsam Gazi (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center), Scott Wilson (NASA Glenn Research Center), Ed Lewandowski (NASA Glenn Research Center), Joseph Giglio (INL), Dan Kelly (APL), Gina Dugala (NASA Glenn Research Center), Salvatore Oriti (NASA Glenn Research Center)

Compression Testing of SiGe Thermoelectric Generators for Conductive Applications

1:30–1:36PM EDT

Spencer Schaiper (Univ. Dayton), Sam Mohler (Univ. Dayton), Antoine Gagne (Univ. Dayton), Boyd Tolson (Univ. Dayton), Zachary Adamson (Air Force Research Laboratory), Rydge Mulford (Univ. Dayton)

A Test of Record: SiGe 18 Couple Module Test Fixture

1:36–1:42PM EDT

Greg Mulderink (Teledyne Energy Systems), Jeffrey Kutsch (Teledyne Energy Systems), Lynda L. Renomeron (Teledyne Energy Systems)

Manufacturing Challenges in Re-Establishing NextGen SiGe Unicouple Production – Tooling

1:42–1:48PM EDT

Jeffrey Kutsch (Teledyne Energy Systems), Greg Mulderink (Teledyne Energy Systems), Lynda L. Renomeron (Teledyne Energy Systems)

Multilayered Metal Insulation (MLMI) Manufacturing for Radioisotope Power System Designs

1:48–1:54PM EDT

Timothy Hall (Faraday Technology Inc.), Sean Torrez (PSI Inc), Alexander Mednick (PSI Inc)