Power System Assessment for the Burnt Mountain Seismic Observatory

A team of scientists and engineers of the US Air Forces' Wright Laboratory conducted a study of electrical power technologies for use by the Air Force in operating a seismic observatory on Burnt Mountain in the Alaskan Interior. This assessment evaluated a number of proven candidate power gener...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lamp, Thomas R., Jr.
Other Authors: WRIGHT LAB WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1994
Subjects:
Electric Power Production and Distribution
*ELECTRIC GENERATORS
*ELECTRIC POWER PLANTS
*OBSERVATORIES
*SEISMOLOGICAL STATIONS
METALS
AIR FORCE
CHEMICALS
CELLS
ALASKA
WIND
TRANSMISSION LINES
HYDROGEN
FUELS
STORAGE BATTERIES
ENGINES
ENGINEERS
LABORATORIES
POWER
NUMBERS
REMOTE AREAS
PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECT
FUEL CELLS
PROPANE
CONVERTERS
THERMOELECTRIC POWER GENERATION
ALKALI METALS
SCIENTISTS
RADIOISOTOPE THERMOELECTRIC DEVICES
*ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION
CHEMICAL STORAGE BATTERIES
PE62203F
WUWL31451301
Stirling
Yukon
Alaska
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA283905
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA283905
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Summary:A team of scientists and engineers of the US Air Forces' Wright Laboratory conducted a study of electrical power technologies for use by the Air Force in operating a seismic observatory on Burnt Mountain in the Alaskan Interior. This assessment evaluated a number of proven candidate power generation technologies; including, radioisotope and propane-fueled thermoelectric generators (RTGs and TEGs) , engine and wind-driven mechanical generators, chemical storage batteries, fuel cells, photovoltaics, and electrical transmission lines from Fort Yukon to Burnt Mountain. After initial evaluations were completed, the study focused on the most promising technologies, thermoelectric generators (RTGs and TEGs) and photovoltaic generators (PV). Several power systems based on emerging-technologies were also evaluated; to include, thermionic, thermal photovoltaic, Stirling, alkali metal thermoelectric converters (AMTEC), and hydrogen thermoelectric converters (HYTEC).

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