G.SOUJANYA

107R1A0473

UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF M.MAHESH BABU M.Tech

(Assistant Professor)

Originally SPS known as Satellite Solar Power System ("SSPS")

SPS Converts solar energy into ordinary electricity

In SPS we use solar power plants in orbit above the earth

Solar power plants contains ground based receiving station

1968 SSPS(Satellite solar power system)

1973(Transmitting power over long distance)

1974(NASA singed a contact with ADL)

1999 SERT(Space Solar Power Exploratory Research and Technology program)

2012 Chaina proposed space collaboration with India

Space-based solar power essentially consists of three parts:

Means of collecting solar power in space

Means of transmitting power to earth

Means of receiving power on earth

Energy conversion (Solar Photons to DC Current)

Wireless Power Transmission to the Earth

Laser Power Beaming Experiments

Spacecraft Sizing

Microwave power transmission

Laser power beaming

Orbital location

Earth based receiver

Will have no polluting consequences of fossil fuel systems. There is no air in space, so the collecting surfaces would receive

much more intense sunlight. Avoids the expensive storage facilities e.g., lakes behind dams, oil

storage tanks, coal dumps, etc. SPS will have no polluting consequences of fossil fuel systems Economically, an SPS deployment project would create many new

jobs and contract opportunities for industry

Safety

Launch Costs

Building From Space

Non-Conventional Launch Methods

Solar energy is a promising alternative to using fossil fuels for the development of a sustainable carbon free fuel economy

Solar energy has a lorge potential to be a major fraction of a future carbon free energy It requires the involvement of both political and economical players ,but also improves the conversion efficiency and reduction of manufacturing cost

A recent experiment done by John Melkins at Hawaai islands showed that power can be transmitted over 100 kms by arranging 8 transmitters on a mountain peak.

But there observed a great difference between the transmitted and the received power.

But at the present state of knowledge we do not know that in future solar power from space could not compete with solar power collected on Earth.

We support research efforts aimed at increasing the efficiency of energy use. But we also support efforts to demonstrate new, environmentally benign energy sources.

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