Title :
Comparative benefits of a low equatorial orbit microwave solar power satellite (SPS) operational demonstrator
Author :
Collins, Patrick ; Matsuoka, Hideo
Author_Institution :
Azabu Univ., Sagamihara
Abstract :
The paper discusses the potential advantages of operating a microwave power-generating solar power satellite demonstrator in low equatorial orbit. Advantages include being able to deliver power to receiving antennas in a dozen countries around the equator many times/day, and enabling progressive growth to become a large scale system, including geo-stationary satellites. Solar power satellites operating at progressively higher altitudes can deliver power to cities at progressively higher latitudes: within 24 degrees of the equator there is potential demand for several hundred GW of power. Planning an international conference to discuss such a project is recommended.
Keywords :
microwave technology; power supplies to apparatus; receiving antennas; solar power satellites; geostationary satellites; low equatorial orbit microwave solar power satellite; microwave power-generating solar power satellite demonstrator; receiving antennas; Cities and towns; Costs; Large-scale systems; Manufacturing; National security; Proposals; Receiving antennas; Satellites; Solar energy; Space power stations; SPS 2000; low equatorial orbit; microwave power transmission; solar power satellite;
Conference_Titel :
RF and Microwave Conference, 2008. RFM 2008. IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Kuala Lumpur
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2866-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2867-0
DOI :
10.1109/RFM.2008.4897460
