Power collection and transmission system and method
US5223781A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 8, 1990 |
| Grant date | Jun 29, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 8, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01Q1/248
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for transmitting microwaves to one or more receiver assemblies comprises an array of separate microwave transmitting assemblies for emitting a plurality of microwave beams, the array being arranged to apparently fill a radiating aperture of predetermined shape and size when viewed from the direction of a receiver assembly, and a phase controlling assembly associated with the microwave transmitting assemblies for controlling the relative phase of the emitted beams to form at least one composite shaped microwave beam directed to at least one receiver assembly. The receiver assembly is located in the near field of the microwave beam. The transmitting assemblies are each associated with separate power sources comprising solar power collecting assemblies. In one arrangement the transmitting system is on the moon and the or each receiver assembly is on Earth.
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