Upgrade of Power and Sanitation Systems at the Shoals Marine Laboratory

浅滩海洋实验室电力和卫生系统升级

• 批准号: 0533796
• 负责人: William Bemis
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Cornell Univ - State: AWDS MADE PRIOR MAY 2010
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2006-03-01 至 2009-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0533796&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Upgrade; Power; Sanitation; Systems; Shoals

This award provides support for improvements in the electrical system at the Shoals Marine Laboratory (SML) located on Appledore Island, a small island six miles off the coast of Portsmouth, NH. The award will enable replacement of aging electrical distribution cables and installation of new panels, breakers, and transformers . In addition, an existing 30KW generator that provides supplemental power during periods of peak summer use of laboratory facilities will be overhauled. SML is a seasonal marine lab owned jointly by Cornell University and the University of New Hampshire. The lab is now entering its 40th year of service to marine research and education, particularly that intended for undergraduate students. Each summer nearly 200 undergraduates take approximately 15 courses, most of which include a research component. From 10 to 25 independent senior researchers use SML as the primary field site for their research each year. SML also offers many educational and research opportunities to adults and visiting classes from other institutions. For over 30 years students have contributed data to the SML Transect Study, a record of diversity and ecology in the rocky intertidal; for more than 25 years, the SML bird banding station has documented patterns of bird migration. These improvements will provide reliable uninterruptible electrical power to all buildings, thus bringing SML up to modern standards for electrical supply. This will reduce hazards and insure that there is sufficient power to operate the lab and collect data remotely using digital instrumentation.

该奖项为位于新罕布什尔州朴茨茅斯海岸六英里外的一个小岛阿普尔多尔岛上的肖尔斯海洋实验室（SML）的电气系统改进提供支持。该合同将用于更换老化的配电电缆和安装新的配电盘、断路器和变压器。此外，将对现有的一台30千瓦发电机进行大修，该发电机在夏季实验室设施使用高峰期提供补充电力。SML是康奈尔大学和新罕布什尔州大学共同拥有的季节性海洋实验室。该实验室现在正进入其服务于海洋研究和教育的第40个年头，特别是针对本科生的研究和教育。每年夏天，近200名本科生参加大约15门课程，其中大部分包括研究部分。每年有10到25名独立的高级研究人员使用SML作为他们研究的主要领域。SML还为成年人提供许多教育和研究机会，并从其他机构访问课程。30多年来，学生们为SML样带研究提供了数据，这是岩石潮间带的多样性和生态记录; 25多年来，SML鸟类环志站记录了鸟类迁徙的模式。这些改进将为所有建筑物提供可靠的不间断电力，从而使SML达到现代电力供应标准。这将减少危险，并确保有足够的电力来操作实验室，并使用数字仪器远程收集数据。