A Study of a Standalone Renewable Energy System of the Chinese Zhongshan Station in Antarctica

• Published in: Applied Sciences
• Main Authors: Yinke Dou, Guangyu Zuo, Xiaomin Chang, Yan Chen
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2019
• Subjects: renewable energy; low-temperature energy storage; SOC; simulation; Technology; T; Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General); TA1-2040; Biology (General); QH301-705.5; Physics; QC1-999; Chemistry; QD1-999; Zhongshan; Zhongshan Station; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/app9101968; https://doaj.org/article/76f7d1e99dae41e0befb8f5ba4dffae2

China has built four stations in Antarctica so far, and Zhongshan Station is the largest station among them. Continuous power supply for manned stations mainly relies on fuel. With the gradual increase in energy demand at the station and cost of fuel traffic from China to Zhongshan station in Antarc...