Large-scale space-based solar power station: power transmission using steerable beams
US11128179B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 14, 2015 |
| Grant date | Sep 21, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 9, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E10/56
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A space-based solar power station, a power generating satellite module and/or a method for collecting solar radiation and transmitting power generated using electrical current produced therefrom is provided. Power transmitters can be coordinated as a phased array and the power generated by the phased array is transmitted to one or more power receivers to achieve remote wireless power generation and delivery. In many embodiments, a reference signal is distributed within the space-based solar power station to coordinate the phased array. In several embodiments, determinations of the relative locations of the antennas in the array are utilized to evaluate the phase shift and/or amplitude modulation to apply the reference signal at each power transmitter.
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