A remote, autonomous laboratory for Antarctica with hybrid power generation

Australian Journal of Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-10

  Lawrence, Jon S ^a   Ashley, M C B ^a   Storey, J W V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antarctic astronomy; Antarctica; Automated control systems; Remote power systems; Stirling engine

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; ICE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; OBSERVATORIES; POWER GENERATION; SATELLITES; SOLAR SYSTEM;

INSTRUMENT CONTROL; IRIDIUM SATELLITE NETWORK; POWER SOURCE MANAGEMENT; SUPERVISOR COMPUTER SYSTEM;

ASTROPHYSICS;

EID: 18344390665     PISSN: 14488353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1448837x.2005.11464109     Document Type: Article

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