NASA NTRS · 19750016027
Space satellite power system
Abstract
The concept of a satellite solar power station was studied. It is shown that it offers the potential to meet a significant portion of future energy needs, is pollution free, and is sparing of irreplaceable earth resources. Solar energy is converted by photovoltaic solar cell arrays to dc energy which in turn is converted into microwave energy in a large active phased array. The microwave energy is beamed to earth with little attenuation and is converted back to dc energy on the earth. Economic factors are considered.
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Glaser, P. E.. 1974-03-28. Space satellite power system. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19750016027
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