PLATO Power-A robust, low environmental impact power generation system for the Antarctic plateau

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7012, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Hengst, Shane ^a   Allen, Graham ^b   Ashley, Michael C B ^a   Everett, Jon S ^a   Luong Van, Daniel M ^a   Storey, John W V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b Solar Mobility Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Diesel engine; Dome A; Remote power generation

Indexed keywords

ANTARCTIC PLATEAU; ANTARCTICA; ELECTRICAL POWER; ENGINE LUBRICATION; HIGH ALTITUDE; HUMAN INTERVENTION; INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS; MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; POWER GENERATION SYSTEMS; POWER SYSTEMS; REMOTE POWER GENERATION; SITE-TESTING; SMALL DIESEL ENGINE; SOLAR PANELS; THIRD GENERATION; UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES;

AIRBORNE TELESCOPES; ASTRONOMICAL SATELLITES; ASTROPHYSICS; DOMES; ENGINES; ENVIRONMENTAL CHAMBERS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LABORATORIES; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; OPTICAL TELESCOPES; SOLAR ENERGY; STARTING;

DIESEL ENGINES;

EID: 66749164157     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.788478     Document Type: Conference Paper

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