Which Power source to use?
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Well, Altea Aerospace's next project, A realistic Robotic Rover, with a working "Light" Drill based on the real Mars Science Laboratory, a working drill(sort of) and a Atmosphere scanner, and a device used to measure wavelengths of light, the problem is, which power source should i use, right now this thing has a simple Nuclear Battery, like you would normally see on real nuclear reactors, but i'm thinking of using other sources of power,what do you think is a good source of power for a rover?
Uranium Heating - 0
ISOZ Decay - 0
Solar Power - 0 -
@EqualsThree (View Post)
solar is used in real life because of the way gasses strengthen the rays of the sun -
Well, depending on its proximity to the sun, solar power may not be feasible, and also not very reliable - what if its solar panels become covered in dust? However, it is renewable.
My opinion is that uranium heating is the most powerful, but it would need to carry it - and water - so maybe not very efficient.
But ISOZ looks like the best choice, for efficiency. -
@airstrike52 (View Post)
the problem with ISOZ is when it starts to decay, it will decay FASTER AND FASTER. quickly depleting the ISOZ.
@plead-for-destruction (View Post)
Did you know what happened to the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit? It ceased to send communications because Martian dust settled on it's solar panels during the Martian Winter, the PT Rover might get the same incident if we use Solar Panels. -
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how about this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radioisotope_thermoelectric_generator?
The Rover was designed to perform beyond the Inner Solar System, so Solar Panels is not even an option.
