Title :
The Satellite Solar Power Station
Author :
Glaser, Peter E.
Abstract :
The feasibility of power production on Earth by means of a satellite solar power station is discussed. The status of technology to achieve solar energy conversion, microwave generation, transmission and rectification and transportation to synchronous orbit is reviewed, and costs for the system and components are presented.
Keywords :
Costs; Earth; Microwave antennas; Photovoltaic cells; Receiving antennas; Satellites; Silicon; Solar energy; Solar power generation; Space power stations;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium, 1973 IEEE G-MTT International
Conference_Location :
Boulder, CO, USA
DOI :
10.1109/GMTT.1973.1123143
