Solar power satellite system definition study volume v11 phase i final briefing sps and rectenns systems anolyros d 180250377 approved by. The solar power satellite sps or the space solar power system. Supplied with rtgs, the viking landers operated on mars for four and six years, respectively. Solar power satellites seminar report, ppt, pdf for mechanical. For a proposed 10gigawatt satellite system, the energy ratio, defined as the electrical energy produced divided by the primary nonrenewable energy required over. An illustration of a nasa concept for such a spacebased solar satellite, spsalpha solar power satellite via arbitrarily large phased array, is shown in fig. A solar power satellite sps is a renewable energy system that converts the suns energy into electricity in space and transmits it to earth using microwaves. During 1982, boeing designed a solar power satellite system that could supply most of the united states at the time with electricity. Ssps will collect solar energy in space for transmitting to the ground. It is a gigantic satellite designed as an electric power plant orbiting the earth which uses wireless power transmission of space based solar power.
Power satellite energy system covered with vast arrays of solar power satellites sps will converts solar energy in to microwaves and sends that microwaves in to a beam to a receiving antenna which is on. Pdf solar power satellite using small satellites leopold. Microwave antenna 90% no night in 36,000km orbit, no rain by microwave propagation. The energy requirements to build and operate the proposed solar power satellite are evaluated and compared with the energy it produces. There are now several companies dedicated to successfully creating a solar power satellite system. Solar energy can provide a significant amount of electricity to the worlds power grids, is. The vision of delivering solar power to earth from platforms in space has been known for decades. Space energy is a company that plans to develop the first solar power satellite and transmit electricity to the earths surface by creating and launching a test satellite into low earth orbit. By comparison, the 1997 mars pathfinder spacecraft, which used only solar and battery power, operated only three months. Concerning the power transmission efficiency of the wpt, there are some good optical approaches in russia56. The solar power satellite sps concepts en mirror transmission. The sun is a very powerful, clean and convenient source of power, particularly for satellites satellite power systems.
Aug 06, 2017 a prototype of solar wireless power transmission satellite. Here we discuss the various designs of a dyson sphere and propose the solar wind power swp satellite, a simplistic, selfsustaining system that draws power from the solar wind and uses a laser to fire energy to collectors on space stations, bases, etc. Arguably the key element which makes satellite derived solar power a tenable concept is the array antenna. The many advantages of a solar power satellite sps system are clear. For a proposed 10gigawatt satellite system, the energy ratio, defined as the electrical energy produced divided by the primary nonrenewable energy required over the lifetime of. The center body contains cmgs for attitude control and a solar panel for power. Deep learning, semantic segmentation, satellite imagery, renewable energy, solar power 1. Flournoys book is most welcome and constitutes an excellent and cogent primer for the fascinating and wideranging subject of solar power satellites. The primary function of this subsystem is to beam the gathered solar. Potential advantages of collecting solar energy in space include a higher collection rate and a longer collection period due to the lack of a diffusing atmosphere, and the possibility of placing a solar collector in an orbiting location where there is no night.
Future suitable and largest application of the wpt via microwave is a space solar power satellite sps. Advantages and challenges similar to regular solar energy generation on earth, spacebased solar power does not emit any greenhouse gases unlike traditional oil, gas and coal power. Spacebased solar power sbsp is the concept of collecting solar power in outer space and distributing it to earth. A comparison of a solar power satellite concept to. Pdf space based solar power sbsp is the concept of collecting solar power in space using an sps or, that is, a solar power satellite or a. The illustration below by space studies institute senior associate mark martel shows the construction of an ssidesign solar power satellite built of lunar materials in geosynchronous orbit, where there is permanent sunshine. Spacebased solar power essentially consists of three functional units. A solar energy collector to convert the solar energy. Note that we will need an appropriate optical system adapted to the laser to create a 1. Transmission of wireless power using solar power satellite.
Satellites would be space platforms the size of a small city deployed some 22,000 miles 35,405 kilometers above the equator in geosynchronous earth orbit geo. The rst row shows solar power plants in the deserts, the second rows shows solar power plants in the mountains while the last row shows solar power plants in the lakes. Wireless electricity power transmission using solar based. Solar radiation would be collected in space and converted to microwaves.
Its most significant benefit is the potential for continuously generating largescale electric power for distribution on a global basis the sps system is outlined, and the status. Space solar power satellite alternatives and architectures. Explore solar power satellites with free download of seminar report and ppt in pdf and doc format. Abstract we fortunately succeeded in the jaxaisas sounding rocket experiment on the furoshiki deployment, the retrodirective antenna and the crawling robots on the deployed mesh in january, 2006, as we presented the result at the last iac in. Solar power satellite and its technical challenges sciencedirect. Sps is a clean, largescale, stable electric power source. This array converts solar energy into radio energy. The sps concept, first proposed in 1968 in the united states, has recently started attracting increased public attention as a promising energy system that can be used to resolve global environmental and energy problems. The power generationtransmission panel is composed of a huge number of perfectly equivalent power modules. A new concept of space solar power satellite sciencedirect. So the use of satellites primarily aimed at collecting the solar energy and beam it back to the earth is being considered. Sep 14, 2014 solar power satellite wpt via solar power satellite 4 in 1968 idea for solar power satellites was proposed by peter glaser.
The first practical solar power satellite via arbitrarily large phased array a 20112012 nasa niac phase 1 project abstract. Pdf a new concept of space solar power satellite researchgate. The solar power satellite has been hailed by proponents as the answer to future global energy security and dismissed by detractors as impractical and uneconomic. Studies have been carried out for many years on the problem of providing renewable electrical energy from space to earth with sps. Solar power satellite sps systems, based on wireless power transmission, are attractive candidate solutions to provide power to space vehicles or to elements on planet surface. Of all the many spaceflight concepts nasa has studied, the most enormous was the solar power satellite sps fleet. Street, sw, washington, dc 20546, usa received25 august 1999. A prototype of solar wireless power transmission satellite. Overall, there likely does not currently exist a more comprehensive, concise, and readable introduction and summary of the solar power satellite concept, its challenges, prospects, and history.
The width of the rectangularshaped array may be approximately 1. Wireless power transmission by using solar power satellite. Solar power from the satellite is sent to earth using a microwave transmitter. Solar power satellite seminar report pdf seminars topics. The initial sizing for the solar power satellite sps was optimized to a 1km transmitting antenna producing 5 gw of dc power from a receiving an. Mankins advanced projects oce, national aeronautics and space administration headquarters oce, oce of space flight, 300 e. Solar wireless power transmission satellite from space. Mirror satellites for solar power from space jx crystals. Since no physical fuel can be supplied to power satellites from earth, they are usually equipped with solar panels and rechargeable battery cells, which entail unique characteristics of power supply, as explained below. Also explore the seminar topics paper on solar power satellites with abstract or synopsis, documentation on advantages and disadvantages, base paper presentation slides for ieee final year mechanical engineering me or production automobile students for the year 2019 2020.
Because the technology is so speculative, uncertainty is explicitly accounted for. Solar panels, as they are usually called, are now quite a common sight here on earth, but they were first used in space in 1958 to power the vanguard satellite. Space solar power satellite ssps is a tremendous energy system that collects and converts solar power to electric power in space, and then transmits the electric power to earth wirelessly. The idea for a solar power satellite that would help meet the growing energy needs of developed and developing nations was conceived by dr. Wireless power transmission for solar power satellite sps.
The seminar report in pdf and doc covers how the wireless power transmission via solar power satellite can come into action in future, how it can be improved and can be used practically on a large scale. A total capacity of 1 terawatt tw, which is 20% of the projected 2030 global need, requires 1 gigawatt gw satellites, each with at least a square km of transmitter area and 10 square km of solar cells. These microwave signals are transmitted to an antenna on groundmain grid station mgs. A deep learning framework to map solar power plants. Solar power satellites seminar report, ppt, pdf for. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. However, early architectures to accomplish this vision were technically complex and. Orbiting mirrors vision using the constant availability of sunwould reflect sunlight directly to central light in space to generate baseload electricitylocations on earth. Tethered solar power satellite tethered sps consisting of a large panel with a capability of power generationtransmission and a bus system which are connected by multiwires is proposed as an innovative solar power satellite sps. Orbiting satellites would collectceivers would convert the resulting 24.
This task is often completed by using solar power satellite sps 6, 7, placed in high earth orbit. Between 1978 and 1981, the congress authorized the department of energy doe. Solar power satellites sps converts solar energy in to micro waves and sends that microwaves in to a beam to a receiving antenna on the earth for conversion to ordinary electricity. The transmission is transmitted through space and atmosphere and received on earth by an antenna called the rectenna.
The first practical solar power satellite via arbitrarily large phased array. Microwave energy would be beamed to a receiving antenna on earth where it would be converted to electricity. Solar power satellite ppt microwave physical universe. The solar power satellite sps is a concept for generating electrical power from solar energy via a geosynchronous orbiting satellite. The solar power satellite has been hailed by proponents as the answer to future. Inductionin which two bodies are not connected together but even. Microwave power transmission technologies for solar power. Solar power satellite wpt via solar power satellite 4 in 1968 idea for solar power satellites was proposed by peter glaser. From space to earth here is the working model of wireless power transmitting satellite. Introduction while climate change has become one of the greatest threats to our world, renewable energy such as solar. Explore wireless power transmission via solar power satellite with free download of seminar report and ppt in pdf and doc format. Wireless electricity power transmission using solar. This transmission is transmitted to the relevant position via an antenna.
The objective of the solar power satellite sps is to convert solar energy in space for use on earth. A renewed interest in space solar power is spurring a reexamination of the prospects for generating large amounts of electricity from largescale, spacebased solar power systems. Wireless power transmission via solar power satellite. Its historical and theoretical background current researches from sps and wptantennas and receivers.
Abstractin this paper, we present the concept of solar power satellites the solar cells in the satellite will convert sunlight to electricity, which will changed to radio frequency energy, then beamed to a receiver site on earth and reconverted to electricity by using transmitting and receiving antenna with the technology of wireless. Solar pv battery system the most common electricalpowergeneration system for spacecraft is the combination of solarphotovoltaic arrays and batteries as shown schematically in the following figure, figure 9. Solar wireless power transmission satellite from space to. Narendra kumar introduction the new millennium has introduced increased pressure for finding new renewable energy sources building a power station in space to transmit electricity to earth by way of radio wavesthe solar power satellites. Ursi white paper on solar power satellite sps systems and. A comparison is made of a solar power satellite sps concept in geostationary earth orbit to a concentrating solar power csp system on the ground to analyze. The sps is a gigantic satellite designed as an electric power plant orbiting in the. Each mirror satellite consists of lightweight mirror membranes suspended at 3 points by 3 booms telescoping out from a center body. A solar energy collector to convert the solar energy into dc direct current electricity. Woodcock study manager boeing aerospace company ballistic missiles and space division p.
Solar power satellites would create an entirely new satellite construction and launch industry. The concept of the solar power satellite sps is very simple. Energy analysis of the solar power satellite science. Nasa to conduct solar power satellite system defmition studies in 1977 in order tc support the fust milestone of the doeinasa evaluation plan. The antenna, which will be required to beam microwave power to a receiving station on the earths surface, is realisable only in array form, and. Pdf space solar power satellite ssps is a tremendous energy system that collects and converts solar power to electric power in space, and.