RI battery - RI battery

Japanese: RI 電池 - あーるあいでんち
RI battery - RI battery

...It converts the energy of radiation emitted from radioactive isotopes (abbreviated RI) into electrical energy, and is also called an atomic battery, isotope battery, RI battery, isotope generator, etc. Thermoelectric systems that utilize the thermal energy generated when radiation energy is absorbed by a material are widely used.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "RI batteries" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…放射性同位体radioactive isotope(略称RI)から放出される放射線のエネルギーを電気エネルギーに変換するもので,原子電池,アイソトープ電池,RI電池,アイソトープ発電器などと呼ばれることもある。放射線エネルギーが物質に吸収されて生ずる熱エネルギーを利用する熱電方式が多く用いられている。…

※「RI 電池」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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