System for redirecting sunlight to a mobile platform

US10978993B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Boeing Company · US

Inventors

• Ralf Rene Cabos · Großkrotzenburg, DE
• Nils Kneuper · Bergkamen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 3, 2020
• Grant date: Apr 13, 2021
• Expiry date: Mar 3, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02T50/60
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A system for redirecting light to a mobile platform includes a satellite and a mobile platform including a first RF antenna that transmits a trajectory data for the mobile platform, and a photovoltaic cell that converts light into electrical energy. The satellite includes a second RF antenna that receives the trajectory data, and a processor coupled to the second RF antenna. The processor computes a target position of the mobile platform based on the trajectory data, and instructs a diffuser system to generate the beam of light and direct the beam to the target position.