Spatial power combining in microwave power transmission systems

Author

Dong, Shi-wei ; Dong, Ya-Zhou ; Wang, Ying

Author_Institution

Sci. & Technol. on Space Microwave Lab., CAST (Xi´´an), Xi´´an, China

fYear

2011

fDate

9-11 Sept. 2011

Firstpage

4523

Lastpage

4526

Abstract

The solar power satellite (SPS) is potentially an important energy source in the future and many models have been investigated around the world. Microwave power transmission (MPT) is the pivotal technology of a SPS system. A large power generation and transmission panel is often considered with emphasis in MPT research. Two architectures may be to construct the space segment of the MPT system. For semiconductors scheme, active integrated antennas (AIAs) can be employed to construct such a panel with great advantages. Microwave power combination in open space is important to the MPT system and should be optimized. A 35GHz AIA array is presented for demonstration aim.

Keywords

microwave power transmission; millimetre wave antenna arrays; power combiners; solar power satellites; AIA array; MPT system; SPS; active integrated antenna array; energy source; frequency 35 GHz; microwave power combination; microwave power transmission system; power generation panel; power transmission panel; semiconductors scheme; solar power satellite; space segment construction; spatial power combining; Arrays; Microwave amplifiers; Microwave antenna arrays; Microwave antennas; Power transmission; active integrated antennas; microwave power transmission; solar power satellite; spatial power combining;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electronics, Communications and Control (ICECC), 2011 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Ningbo

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-0320-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICECC.2011.6067703

Filename

6067703