The solar umbrella: A low-cost demonstration of scalable space based solar power

• Published in: IEEE International Conference on Wireless for Space and Extreme Environments pp. 1 - 6
• Main Authors: Contreras, Michael T., Trease, Brian P., Sherwood, Brent
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 01.11.2013
• Subjects: Apertures; Earth; Gallium nitride; Microwave antenna arrays; Rectennas; Transmitting antennas

Within the past decade, the Space Solar Power (SSP) community has seen an influx of stakeholders willing to entertain the SSP prospect of potentially boundless, base-load solar energy. Interested parties affiliated with the Department of Defense (DoD), the private sector, and various international e...