Title :
Microwave Transmission Characteristics of Solar Power Satellites
Author :
Arndt, G.D. ; Leopold, L.
Abstract :
A summary of the analyses and performance characteristics of a high-power microwave system for transferring energy from solar power satellites in geosynchronous orbit to the earth is given. Design tradeoffs, problem areas, and simulation results for various configurations are presented.
Keywords :
Antennas and propagation; Aperture antennas; Electromagnetic heating; Microwave antenna arrays; Phased arrays; Rectennas; Satellites; Slot antennas; Solar energy; Transmitting antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 1978 IEEE-MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Ottawa, ON, Canada
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.1978.1123861
