Investigation of a Photovoltaic/Battery Hybrid System for Powering the High Arctic Data Communications System

• Main Author: Gardner, C. L.
• Other Authors: DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENCE OTTAWA (ONTARIO) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT BRANCH
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1989
• Subjects: Electrochemical Energy Storage; Unmanned Spacecraft; Radio Communications; *COMMUNICATION AND RADIO SYSTEMS; *COMMUNICATION SATELLITES; *PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECT; *PRIMARY BATTERIES; REQUIREMENTS; STATIONS; ORBITS; REMOVAL; AIR; MICROWAVE EQUIPMENT; BOXES; RADIO LINKS; REPEATERS; HORIZON; ARCTIC REGIONS; SUMMER; REMOTE AREAS; DISPOSAL; POWER; RELIABILITY; MOUNTAINS; INSTALLATION; STATIONARY; UNMANNED; ZINC; REPLACEMENT; *ZINC AIR BATTERIES; HADCS(HIGH ARCTIC DATA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM); Arctic; Eureka
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA218353; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA218353

The High Arctic Data Communications System (HADCS) was established to provide reliable communication between CFS Alert and Ottawa. This system includes a ground link from Alert to Eureka and a satellite link from Eureka to Ottawa. The ground link is necessary because Alert is over the horizon with r...