• DocumentCode
    1112587
  • Title

    Low-Cost Pole-Mounted VHF Radio Station for Bonneville Power Administration

  • Author

    Marihart, D.J. ; Strong, E.M.

  • Author_Institution
    U.S. Department of the Interior, Bonneville Power Administration, Portland, Ore.
  • Volume
    84
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1965
  • fDate
    3/1/1965 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    191
  • Lastpage
    197
  • Abstract
    This paper describes what is believed to be the nation´s first completely transistorized pole-mounted 10-watt VHF land mobile radio repeater station powered by a combination rechargeable battery and thermoelectric generator unit. Over 2 years of field experience has been accumulated since this Station was installed December 7, 1962. The Unique power supply, which has been an unqualified success, comprises a 12-watt thermoelectric generator, a thermomotor which diverts the waste heat into the radio equipment cabinet at temperatures below 40°F, and a nickel-cadmium battery supply.
  • Keywords
    Batteries; Cogeneration; Communications Committee; Land mobile radio; Land mobile radio equipment; Power generation; Power systems; Repeaters; Thermoelectricity; Waste heat;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Power Apparatus and Systems, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9510
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TPAS.1965.4766174
  • Filename
    4766174