UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF

M.MAHESH BABU M.Tech

(Assistant Professor)

G.SOUJANYA
107R1A0473

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
Laser

power beaming

Orbital
Earth

power transmission

location

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.

QUESTIONS??