Solar Power Satellite
Solar power satellites is known by a variety of other names such as satellite power system space power.
Solar power satellite. Sps is a clean large scale stable electric power source. 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. Czech born physicist engineer peter glaser outlined the concept in a brief. To make this possible the satellite s solar power beaming system employs a diode pumped alkali laser.
During 1982 boeing designed a solar power satellite system that could supply most of the united states at the time with electricity. Space based solar power solar power satellite concept. Space based solar power satellites sps are large structures in space that convert solar energy captured as solar irradiation into a form of energy that is transmitted wirelessly wpt to any remote receiver station. Also provides some perspective on the cost savings achieved by using extraterrestrial materials in the construction of the 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.