Title :
Satellite solar array with laser downlink to denver
Author :
Christopher, Paul
Abstract :
Gerard O´Neill´s outstanding satellite solar array concepts are updated from geostationary systems to include sun synchronous low earth orbits and Brandon Molniya orbits. The low earth orbits would offer low cost and Brandon orbits would offer the convenience of stationary ground antennas. Ten micron laser links are studied for low cost and low cloud attenuation.
Keywords :
solar cell arrays; solar power satellites; Brandon Molniya orbits; Denver; cloud attenuation; geostationary systems; laser downlink; laser links; satellite solar array; stationary ground antennas; sun synchronous low earth orbits; Arrays; Attenuation; Earth; Low earth orbit satellites; Orbits; Probability density function;
Conference_Titel :
Energytech, 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Cleveland, OH
DOI :
10.1109/EnergyTech.2013.6645349
