Title :
Satellite solar power with laser ground links and elliptic orbits
Author :
Christopher, Paul
Author_Institution :
PFC Assoc., Leesburg, VA, USA
Abstract :
Gerard O´Neill´s satellite solar power studies are extended to laser links and elliptic orbits. Italian Italsat atmospheric attenuation measurements are used to estimate worldwide cloud statistics. Cloud attenuation is estimated with the aid of Chu and Hogg´s classic laser attenuation studies. Ten micron attenuation maps are emphasized for satellite-ground links: Canadian ground sites are seen to be favored, along with the Rocky Mountains and Scandinavia.
Keywords :
attenuation measurement; solar power satellites; Canadian ground sites; Italian Italsat atmospheric attenuation measurements; Rocky Mountains; Scandinavia; cloud attenuation; cloud statistics; elliptic orbits; laser ground links; satellite solar power; satellite-ground links; Laser modes;
Conference_Titel :
Energytech, 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Cleveland, OH
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1836-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1834-1
DOI :
10.1109/EnergyTech.2012.6304656
