Chapter
Apr 26, 2012
Review of the Solar Power Satellite
Authors: James McSpadden and Kai ChangAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Engineering, Construction, and Operations in Space V
Abstract
The solar power satellite (SPS) concept is an option for providing the Earth with almost a continuous running and nondepletable power source. Solar radiation is collected in space on a large solar cell array located in geosynchronous orbit. The energy is converted into microwaves at 2.45 GHz and beamed to a receiving antenna located on Earth. The receiving antenna converts the microwave power into useful alternating current power to supply an electrical power grid.
Get full access to this article
View all available purchase options and get full access to this chapter.
Information & Authors
Information
Published In
Engineering, Construction, and Operations in Space V
Pages: 254 - 259
Copyright
© 1996 American Society of Civil Engineers.
History
Published online: Apr 26, 2012
Permissions
Request permissions for this article.
Authors
Affiliations
James McSpadden
Research Assistant, Texas A&M University, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, College Station, TX 77843-3128
Kai Chang
Professor, Texas A&M University, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, College Station, TX 77843-3128
Metrics & Citations
Metrics
Citations
Download citation
If you have the appropriate software installed, you can download article citation data to the citation manager of your choice. Simply select your manager software from the list below and click Download.
View Options
Get Access
Access content
Please select your options to get access
Log in/Register
Log in via your institution (Shibboleth)
ASCE Members:
Please log in to see member pricing
Purchase
Save for later Item saved, go to cart Information on ASCE Library Cards
ASCE Library Cards let you download journal articles, proceedings papers, and available book chapters across the entire ASCE Library platform. ASCE Library Cards remain active for 24 months or until all downloads are used. Note: This content will be debited as one download at time of checkout.
Terms of Use: ASCE Library Cards are for individual, personal use only. Reselling, republishing, or forwarding the materials to libraries or reading rooms is prohibited.
Terms of Use: ASCE Library Cards are for individual, personal use only. Reselling, republishing, or forwarding the materials to libraries or reading rooms is prohibited.
Get Access
Access content
Please select your options to get access
Log in/Register
Log in via your institution (Shibboleth)
ASCE Members:
Please log in to see member pricing
Purchase
Save for later Item saved, go to cart Information on ASCE Library Cards
ASCE Library Cards let you download journal articles, proceedings papers, and available book chapters across the entire ASCE Library platform. ASCE Library Cards remain active for 24 months or until all downloads are used. Note: This content will be debited as one download at time of checkout.
Terms of Use: ASCE Library Cards are for individual, personal use only. Reselling, republishing, or forwarding the materials to libraries or reading rooms is prohibited.
Terms of Use: ASCE Library Cards are for individual, personal use only. Reselling, republishing, or forwarding the materials to libraries or reading rooms is prohibited.