Author :
Krishnakumar, Angusundaresh ; Nagamanickam, Balaviknesh
Author_Institution :
Electron. & Commun. Eng., Anna Univ., Coimbatore, India
Abstract :
Nowadays, the concentration of emerging technology is mainly based on the generation of electricity from sunlight by pollution free methods. The major problem in this type of power generation is the insufficient solar energy. This makes the generation of electricity dependent on nature. This phenomenon provides a solution for the above problem. In this phenomenon, parabolic reflectors or mirrors are placed either on the moon´s surface or on the artificial satellite. By keeping parabolic reflectors or mirrors either on the moon´s surface or on the artificial satellite, sunlight can be reflected earth making sunshine even during night. If a `Space Mirror´ with 40 meters diameter, thin, reflective film mounted on a satellite is kept, it reflects the sunlight about 5 to 7 kilometers in diameters on the earth. The brightness on the earth´s surface is about 10 to 12 full moons (Lunettes). The thickness of reflector is about 7 microns. The thin film reflector wound on reels can be furled or unfurled according to the necessity. This phenomenon will reduce the power consumption using conventional power given to the remoteness, especially illuminating Arctic cities, in the permanent night of long winter. A constellation of large light reflectors could provide lighting to several large cities especially in Polar Regions.
Keywords :
Moon; Sun; artificial satellites; mirrors; solar absorber-convertors; solar energy conversion; Arctic cities; Polar Regions; Space Mirror; artificial satellite; electricity generation; mirrors; moon; parabolic reflectors; pollution free methods; power generation; reflective film; size 40 m; solar energy; sunlight; Earth; Moon; Photovoltaic systems; Solar energy; Sun; Reflectors; satellite;
Conference_Titel :
Space Optical Systems and Applications (ICSOS), 2011 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Santa Monica, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9686-0
DOI :
10.1109/ICSOS.2011.5783668