• DocumentCode
    1361671
  • Title

    Power/energy: Reflector satellites for solar power: Solar-cell arrays in arid zones plus microwave transmission to space and back can send power where needed

  • Author

    Rogers, T.F.

  • Volume
    18
  • Issue
    7
  • fYear
    1981
  • fDate
    7/1/1981 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    38
  • Lastpage
    43
  • Abstract
    Solar-cell arrays in arid zones plus microwave transmission to space and back can send power where needed. A three-stage development project is suggested which could be carried out within 20 years.
  • Keywords
    artificial satellites; solar power; arid zones; global solar power generation; microwave transmission; reflector satellites; solar cell arrays; Electromagnetic heating; Microwave FET integrated circuits; Microwave integrated circuits; Mirrors; Rectennas; Space vehicles;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Spectrum, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9235
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MSPEC.1981.6369757
  • Filename
    6369757
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1361671