Title :
Feasibility Study of Space Based Solar Power to Tethered Aerostat Systems
Author :
Blank, Stephen J. ; Leete, Stephen J. ; Jaffe, Paul
Author_Institution :
New York Institute of Technology, Northern Blvd., Old Westbury, 11568 USA
Abstract :
The feasibility of two-stage Space-Based Solar Power to Tethered Aerostat to Earth (SSP-TA) system architectures that offer significant advantages over conventional single stage space-to-earth architectures is being studied.
Keywords :
Apertures; Earth; Optical transmitters; Orbits; Power systems; Radio frequency; Space vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
Aerospace Conference, 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Big Sky, MT
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1812-9
DOI :
10.1109/AERO.2013.6497383
