Title :
Solar power transmission: from space to earth
Author :
Sood, Saurab ; Kullanthasamy, Sivaprakash ; Shahidehpour, Mohammad
Author_Institution :
Electr. Power & Power Electron. Center, Illinois Inst. of Technol., Chicago, IL, USA
Abstract :
With the introduction of restructuring in the electric power industry, the price and availability of electricity has become a primary issue for participating entities. This paper emphasizes the possibility of generating electricity in space by using solar cells in geosynchronous satellites and utilizing wireless power transmission. The paper further discusses various techniques for utilizing the space power and emphasizes the possibility of transferring space power to earth in the form of microwaves using antennas called rectenna.
Keywords :
antennas; power transmission; solar cells; solar power satellites; solar power stations; antennas; electric power industry; electricity availability; electricity price; microwaves; rectenna; satellites; solar cells; solar power transmission; wireless power transmission; Availability; Earth; Microwave antennas; Microwave theory and techniques; Photovoltaic cells; Power generation; Power transmission; Satellites; Solar energy; Solar power generation;
Conference_Titel :
Power Engineering Society General Meeting, 2005. IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9157-8
DOI :
10.1109/PES.2005.1489453
