Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the case for space solar power. The case for space solar power kindle edition by mankins, john. Solar power satellites seminar report, ppt, pdf for ece. A threeyear evaluation study conducted by the department of energy doe and nasa concluded that there were no known insurmountable technical, environmental or economic issues that should stop the development of the solar power satellite. Kai and his partner jana, who is 32 years old, have reduced the amount of power they draw from the utility grid by several kilowatthours. Spacebased solar power sbsp is the concept of collecting solar power in outer space and distributing it to earth. The width of the rectangularshaped array may be approximately 1. This task is often completed by using solar power satellite sps 6, 7, placed in high earth orbit.
Customer solar installation case study 1 garden office what do i need. This study advances work on wind power s climate impacts by. Solar power satellite sps systems, based on wireless power transmission, are attractive candidate solutions to provide power to space vehicles or to elements on planet surface. Also explore the seminar topics paper on solar power satellites with abstract or synopsis, documentation on advantages and disadvantages, base paper presentation slides for ieee final year electronics and telecommunication engineering or ece students for the year 2015 2016.
Case study home solar panel installation energysage. Harvard has solar panel systems on eight of its buildings, the largest of which produces 590,000 kwhyear. Green street solar has no shortage of work in the nations second smallest state. Note that we will need an appropriate optical system adapted to the laser to create a 1. The case for space solar power first edition, mankins. The study legal aspects of solar power satellite concepts provided esa with the current legal framework applicable for sps concepts, listed the applicable branches of law, and highlighted the current limitations and legal requirementsforconstructing andoperatingspsconcepts. A case study written by infinite energy in july 2016, infinite energy installed a 7.
With a population density 6 times bigger than that of the us and half the solar resource per unit area, it has become the global renewableenergy leader among large countries. Of course there are skeptics who argue that solar and. The total amount of solar energy incident on earth is vastly in excess of the worlds energy requirements and could satisfy all future energy needs if suitably harnessed. It is also used to setup solar power plant and merge into power generation. Kai and his partner jana,who is 32 years old, have reduced the amount of power they draw from the utility grid by several kilowatthours. The case for space solar power first edition, mankins, john.
We can use theoretically all electromagnetic waves for a wireless power transmission wpt. The microwaves are then beamed to earth using a high power phased array transmitter. Space future conceptual study of a solar power satellite. In this project we have analyzed the implementation of solar energy in the country with two case studies 1. A solar energy collector to convert the solar energy into dc direct current electricity.
However, early architectures to accomplish this vision were technically complex and. Explore solar power satellites with free download of seminar report and ppt in pdf and doc format. Department of energy this report is being disseminated by the department of energy. It is predicted that close to 6,000 mw of solar pv will come online in 2014, representing a 26 percent growth over the year before. An economical analysis leandro aguilar department of energy and environment division of electric power engineering chalmers university of technology gothenburg, sweden, 2015. The microwave beam is intercepted and converted to d. Welspon solar power plant located in madhya pradesh 2. Solar power installation development technology news.
Solar power satellite ppt microwave physical universe. Of all the many spaceflight concepts nasa has studied, the most enormous was the solar power satellite sps fleet. This study advances work on wind powers climate impacts by. Join the thousands of australians who are already slashing or obliterating their electricity bills altogether with a solar power system supplied and installed by energy matters. For an 800 v a inverter with 12 v150 a h battery, a pv system with 200 w p solar panels generates an energy saving of around 300 unitsyear. Czechborn physicistengineer peter glaser outlined the concept in a brief. The primary objective of the study was to gain practical knowledge about problem areas of research for sps systems. Wireless electricity power transmission using solar. A preparatory study was conducted by a special team in the working. The plant, one of the largest projects of its type in the world, includes 50,600 computercontrolled heliostats. The solar power satellite sps concept involves the conversion of solar energy to microwaves. Wind beats fossil, but wind power does cause nonnegligible climatic impacts. This kind of photo electric transformation is mainly with the help of photoelectric effect of semiconductor elements to proceed.
The vision of delivering solar power to earth from platforms in space has been known for decades. Present case studies and strategies from successful solar pv projects on commercial buildings agenda introduction jay paidipati a commercial building owner perspective eugenia gregorio solar pv case studies matt lynn commercial solar case study mark manthy 2. For the very latest information on solar power satellite developments, please read ssi senior adviser john mankins excellent book the case for space solar power, available at you can use the link in the box at the upper right of most pages. Tuominendesign of a decision support system for site selection using fuzzy ahp. The boeing solar power satellites could be constructed either in low earth orbit leo for later shipment. Integrating desalination with concentrating solar thermal. Instead, they are now covering the majority of their power needs with the energy produced on their roof.
Instead, they are now covering the majority of their power needs with. Reducing water consumption of concentrating solar power electricity generation report to congress u. Spacebased solar power essentially consists of three functional units. Konterra solar microgrid storage system and stafford hill solar farm and microgrid. Feasibility study of developing large scale solar pv projects. How to use this guide this guide was created by clean energy groups resilient power project to provide a basic technical background. Our solar panels can be used in a variety of lighting and temperature conditions and have been successfully installed in many countries. Example 1 home office powered by solar 100w kit example 2 home office powered by solar 300w kit customer solar installation case study 1 garden office what do i need. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Kaneka is renowned as a leading company in the field of thinfilm solar module manufacturing in japan. Technology management for emerging technologies 2012, pp.
Concentrating solar power central receiver desalination multieffect distillation namibia abstract this paper reports on a feasibility study into the integration of a multieffect distillation plant with a central receiver plant to generate electricity for the namibian grid, and fresh water for the community and mining operations at arandis. The isas solar power satellite working group organized in 1987 has been engaged in four projects of research activities, one of which is the conceptual design study of an sps strawman later designated as sps 2000. A case study of residential solar photovoltaic system with. Potential advantages of collecting solar energy in space include a higher collection rate and a longer collection period due to the lack of a diffusing atmosphere, and the possibility of placing a solar collector in an orbiting location where there is no night. Ppt solar power satellites and microwave power transmission. The solar power satellite principle is illus trated in tipurr. Solar pv case study colville lake, northwest territories photo. Solar energy resource assessment projects are critical to the successful siting of solar thermal power plants.
Case study of solar power producing efficiency from a. Theoretical background it is known that electromagnetic energy also associated with the propagation of the electromagnetic waves. Renewable energy integration case studies sandia is a multiprogram laboratory operated by sandia corporation, a lockheed martin company, for the united states department of energy. Solar power and batteries can provide a convenient, costeffective solution to areas without access to the utility power needed to implement telecom systems such as wifi, base transceiver stations bts, cell phone networks, satellite terminals, and so forth. Wireless power transmission via solar power satellite. Before a plant is developed, the environment of the plants intended location must be studied in detail to ensure that the site will continue to deliver a consistent and reliable source of solar power. The first practical solar power satellite via arbitrarily large phased array a 20112012 nasa niac phase 1 project abstract.
Boeing scientists also led a study on solar power satellites presented to the national security space office and participated in a nasadod study of options for a nearterm demonstration of space solar power technology in leo. Wireless power transmission for solar power satellite sps second draft by n. Headquartered in selbyville, delaware, is a small but mighty solar installation company. Feasibility study of developing large scale solar pv project in ghana. It is applied to supply power to space station, artificial satellite, and remote area. The university also purchases renewable energy from offsite. Concentrating solar power commercial application study. As such, the document was prepared in compliance with section 515 of the treasury and general government. Wireless power transmission for solar power satellite sps. Solar installation in the united states continues to boom, and there are now over,000 mw of total solar electric capacity operating in the u. The sps concept is illustrated in schematic form in figs. It is a gigantic satellite designed as an electric power plant orbiting the earth which uses wireless power transmission of space based solar power.
Mehta professor electrical engineering department of electrical engineering faculty of engineering m. A seminar on wireless power transmission via solar power satellite submitted by. Case study of solar power producing efficiency from a photovoltaic system chinglung lin. Japanese companies are perceived as having strict quality standards. The system in colville lake was installed in two phases. By looking at the solar installations at other colleges and universities, we were able to get solid and successful examples of solar working in different ways at places similar to bc. Narendra kumar introduction the new millennium has introduced increased pressure for finding new renewable energy sources building a power station in space to transmit electricity to earth by way of radio wavesthe solar power satellites. Solar energy, radiation from the sun capable of producing heat, causing chemical reactions, or generating electricity. Megalim solar power ltds power station, located in israels northern negev desert, will be the first utilityscale solar thermal or concentrated solar power csp plant in operation in israel when completed at the end of 2017. Abstractin this paper, we present the concept of solar power satellites the solar cells in the satellite will convert sunlight to electricity, which will changed to radio frequency energy, then beamed to a receiver site on earth and reconverted to electricity by using transmitting and receiving antenna with the technology of wireless. Students will investigate the cost, benefits, challenges, and potential savings if any involved with using renewable energy to power a small business versus the use of conventional electricity generated from fossil fuels. Therefore, the real benefit of such modular heat storage systems will be seen in case of high temperature solar power cycles, particularly based on the solar tower technology. Example 1 home office powered by solar 100w kit a home office which is made up of a laptop computer, printer, 4 x 12v low energy light bulbs, and a telephone with answering machine.
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