A remote, autonomous laboratory for Antarctica with hybrid power generation

• Main Authors: J. S. Lawrence, M. C. B. Ashley, J. W. V. Storey
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Subjects: remote power systems; Antarctic astronomy; Antarctica; Stirling engine; automated control systems; Antarctic; Stirling; The Antarctic; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.66.3619; http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/~mgb/Antbib/hybrid7.pdf

The AASTINO (Automated Astrophysical Site Testing INternational Observatory) is a remote laboratory that has been operating at Dome C station on the Antarctic plateau since January 2003. It is designed to run throughout the Antarctic winter without intervention, and to collect data on the astronomic...