A limitation on the small-scale demonstration of retrodirective microwave power transmission from the solar power satellite

2005 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
pp. 67-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
C.T. Rodenbeck ◽  
K. Chang
Keyword(s):  
Microwave Power ◽  
Solar Power ◽  
Power Transmission ◽  
Small Scale

Microwave Power Transmission Technologies for Solar Power Satellites

2013 ◽  
Vol 101 (6) ◽  
pp. 1438-1447 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susumu Sasaki ◽  
Koji Tanaka ◽  
Ken-ichiro Maki
Keyword(s):  
Microwave Power ◽  
Solar Power ◽  
Power Transmission

scholarly journals SOLAR POWER SATELLITE AND MICROWAVE TRANSMISSION FROM SPACE TO EARTH FOR GENERATING ELECTRICAL POWER

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (4RACEEE) ◽  
pp. 48-57
Author(s):  
V Parameswaran ◽  
Mateenkhan M Pathan
Keyword(s):  
Microwave Power ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Solar Power ◽  
Power Transmission ◽  
Electrical Power ◽  
Energy System ◽  
Microwave Beam ◽  
Considerable Research ◽  
Microwave Transmission ◽  
The 1960S

A solar power satellite (SPS) is a renewable energy system that converts the sun’s energy into electricity in space and transmits it to Earth using microwaves. One of the most challenging technologies for the SPS is microwave power transmission from the geostationary orbit to the ground. The technologies for microwave power transmission have been studied for more than 40 years since the initial demonstrations in the 1960s; however, for SPS application, considerable research, especially on high-efficiency power conversion between direct current (dc) and radio frequency (RF) and on high-accuracy microwave beam control over a long range, is still needed. This paper introduces the concept of SPS and presents the technologies and issues associated with microwave power transmission from space to ground to generate electrical power.

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