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Technical Papers

Development of a Novel Miniature Power Converter for Low-Power Radioisotope Heat Sources: Numerical and Experimental Results

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Pages 801-814 | Received 10 Jul 2020, Accepted 16 Sep 2020, Published online: 28 Jan 2021

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