Russian scientists have presented a prototype able to work 50 years, the nuclear battery – Look

Scientists from the National Research Technological University “MISA” presented a prototype nuclear batteries, stated term of their work is 50 years, the press service of the Institute.

«The team NUST” MISA “presented a prototype nuclear batteries using as an energy material nickel-63 isotope. Stated period of trouble-free operation is 50 years. Scope of products – from kardioimplantatov up spacecraft for deep space exploration “- reports Tass news service.

A team of scientists led by Professor MISA Yuri Parkhomenko, has developed technology to create beta radiation into electrical energy converters based on piezoelectric single crystals for use in stand-alone beta voltaicheskih AC voltage batteries. According to the report, Russian scientists are used as an electron source in the nuclear isotope battery “nickel 63″ half-life of 100 years, and its radiation is not harmful to living organisms.

«The use of switching power supplies (they accumulate and give charge) to overcome the limitations caused by the small capacity of the beta voltaicheskih nuclear batteries. Thus, in a pulsed mode beta voltaichesky element able to output power up to 1 mW / seet3 At low specific energy capacity battery material assembled on their base, is capable of providing a continuous output power of 10-100 nW / cm3 – sufficient to provide kardioimplantata power “, – said Parkhomenko.

Application development includes Russian nuclear energy, microelectronics, biomedical, aerospace electronics.

«The new development scientists NUST” MISA “great potential, as the need for reliable power supply components with a long service life is sufficiently high. Taking into account the unique characteristics: small size and safety of beta-voltaicheskie batteries developed at our university can take a substantially similar power supply market share “, – said Rector NUST” MISA “Alevtina Chernikov, quoted by the press-service.

In July, the Director of FSUE MCC (Mining and Chemical Combine, included in Rosatom) Pyotr Gavrilov said that the first prototype of a new nuclear power – the so-called nuclear battery – will appear in Russia by 2017