Fractionated solar power satellite for regional coverage
Vasile, Massimiliano (2012) Fractionated solar power satellite for regional coverage. In: 63rd International Astronautical Congress, 2012-10-01 - 2012-10-05.
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Abstract
This paper presents a preliminary analysis of a fractionated solar power satellite system for regional coverage. The fractionated system is composed of a cluster of satellites, in different possible configurations, that concurrently beam energy to the ground through medium power lasers. The paper presents an analysis of the possible orbit solutions that can be adopted to provide power during the night time to local users in different regions of the world. The system is intended to serve mobile stations or local stations that can be hardly accessed by normal power lines or are cut off during disasters. A preliminary system analysis shows that with a limited number of small size satellite local users can be provided with a few kWh of energy every day.
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Vasile, Massimiliano ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8302-6465;-
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Item type: Conference or Workshop Item(Paper) ID code: 43209 Dates: DateEvent1 October 2012PublishedSubjects: Technology > Mechanical engineering and machinery
Technology > Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. AstronauticsDepartment: Faculty of Engineering > Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Technology and Innovation Centre > Advanced Engineering and ManufacturingDepositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 15 Mar 2013 10:35 Last modified: 25 Sep 2024 00:26 Related URLs: URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/43209