Power System Assessment for the Burnt Mountain Seismic Observatory

Abstract

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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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA283905

Entities

People

  • Thomas R. Lamp Jr.

Organizations

  • Wright Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Chemistry
  • Electric Power
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Energy
  • Energy Harvesting
  • Engineers
  • Gases
  • Heat Energy
  • Hybrid Power
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Science
  • Metal Air Batteries
  • Solar Panels
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Transport Aircraft
  • Warehouses

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Engineering.
  • Seismology

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology