Title :
Power/Energy: Solar Power Satellites: Microwaves deliver the power: Kilometer-diameter antennas would be used in this super system to transmit power to ground-based rectifying antennas
Author_Institution :
Raytheon Co., Waltham, MA, USA
fDate :
6/1/1979 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Discusses a microwave transmission system to convert solar energy and deliver to the earth as microwaves from a network of solar power satellites. The requirements to be met and the problems as yet unsolved are pointed out which are technological as well as constructional.
Keywords :
artificial satellites; photovoltaic cells; solar power stations; microwave transmission system; photovoltaic cells; solar energy conversion; solar power satellites; solar power station; Electromagnetic heating; Electron tubes; Microwave antenna arrays; Microwave antennas; Microwave circuits; Microwave devices; Rectennas;
Journal_Title :
Spectrum, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MSPEC.1979.6368037
