ESA SP-567
December 2004
Proceedings of
The 4th International Conference on
Solar Power from Space
SPS ‘04
Together with
The 5th International Conference on
Wireless Power Transmission
WPT 5
30 June - 2 July 2004
Granada, Spain
Organised by
ESA
Co-Sponsored by
Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnologia
Ciemat
USEF
CDTI
EADS Space Transportation
DLR
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Honorary Chair
Peter Glaser
Conference Chairs
Wolfgang Seboldt (DLR, chair)
John Mankins (NASA HQ, vice-chair)
Nobuyuki Kaya (Kobe University, vice-chair)
Organising Committee
Leopold Summerer
Ross Henderson
Andrés Gálvez
Piero Messina
P. Diego
C. Quintana
Scientific and Technical Programme Committee
Ivan Bekey (Bekey Designs)
Henry Brandhorst (Auburn Univ.)
Gianclaudio Cassisa (Alenia Spazio)
Patrick Collins (Azabu Univ.)
Lucien Deschamps (EDF, Prospective 2100)
Richard M. Dickinson (JPL)
Alain Dupas (Prospective 2100)
David Faiman (Ben-Gurion University)
Andrés Gálvez (ESA)
Iskender Gökalp (CNRS)
Jerry Grey (AIAA)
Jim Haines (ESA)
Koichi Ijichi (USEF - METI)
Hiroshi Kanai (USEF - METI)
Kazuhiko Kato
Nobuyuki Kaya (Kobe Univ.)
Martin Lang (ESA)
Cyril Mangenot (ESA)
John Mankins (NASA)
Hiroshi Matsumoto (Kyoto Univ.)
Masahiro Mori (JAXA)
Franco Ongaro (ESA)
Guy Pignolet (Univ. La Réunion)
Volker Quaschning (DLR)
Claus-Jürgen Reimers (ESA)
Wolfgang Seboldt (DLR)
Leopold Summerer (ESA)
Nicolai Tolyarenko (ISU)
Didier Vassaux (CNES)
Nejat Veziroglu (Univ. Miami)
Publication
Proc. of “The 4 th Int. Conf. on Solar Power from Space - SPS
’04”, together with “The 5 th Int. Conf. on Wireless Power
Transmission - WPT 5”, 30 June - 2 July 2004, Granada, Spain
(ESA SP-567, December 2004)
Compiled by:
H. Lacoste & L. Ouwehand
Published and distributed by:
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Price:
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ISBN No:
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ISSN No:
0379-6566 / 1609-042X
Copyright:
© 2004 European Space Agency
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CONTENTS
Keynote Lecture
Terrestrial Solar Power Plants – Current Perspectives and Long Term Visions
D. Faiman
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Session O: SPS – Status Assessment
Chairpersons: W. Seboldt & F. Ongaro
Current Status of Study on Hydrogen Production with Space Solar Power Systems (SSPS)
M. Mori, H. Kagawa, H. Nagayama & Y. Saito
3
Space Solar Power System for Terrestrial Power Utilities
Y. Kobayashi, T. Saito, K. Ijichi & H. Kanai
11
Solar Power from Space – Validation of Options for Europe
L. Summerer & F. Ongaro
17
Session 1: Space and Terrestrial/Planetary Solar Power Plants
Chairpersons (1a): V. Quintana & M. Mori
Chairpersons (1b): A. Dupas & S. Sasaki
Earth & Space-Based Power Generation Systems – A Comparison Study
M. Zerta, V. Blandow, P. Collins, J. Guillet, et al.
29
Solar Power Satellite System Configured by Formation Flying
N. Takeichi, H. Ueno & M. Oda
37
Solar Power Advanced Research Knowledge (SPARK) - A Computerised Model
for Solar Power Satellite Concepts
D. Panzieri, M. Leccardi & G.C. Cassisa
45
Session 2: Integration of SPS into a Hydrogen Economy and SPS Economics
Chairpersons: I. Gökalp & P. Collins
Energy Production from Solar Power Satellites – The Hydrogen Option
P. Schmidt, W. Weindorf & M. Zerta
51
Synergies between Solar Power Supply from Space and Passenger Space Travel
P. Collins
59
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Economic Evaluation of Space Solar Power System
L. Matsuoka
65
Feasibility of Commercialization of SSPS
N. Sakamoto, K. Namura, K. Kawasaki, K. Kito & H. Yoshida
69
Economic Prerequisites for Space Solar Power
A. Smith
75
Session 3: Large Scale Terrestrial Power Supply Scenarios (at PSA-Ciemat)
Chairpersons: D. Martinez & K. Kato
Terrestrial Solar Thermal Power Plants: On the Verge of Commercialization
M. Romero, D. Martinez & E. Zarza
81
Solar Thermal Power Plants with Parabolic-Trough Collectors
E. Zarza, L. Valenzuela & J. León
91
Concentrating on Solar Power in a Trans-Mediterranean Renewable Energy
Co-Operation
F. Trieb, S. Kronshage & G. Knies
99
Session 4: Wireless Power Transmission
Chairpersons: H. Matsumoto & A. Celeste
Monolithic and Hybrid Integrated ZB Converter Design
J. Zbitou, M. Latrach & S. Toutain
111
Phased Array Technology with Phase and Amplitude Controlled Magnetron
for Microwave Power Transmission
N. Shinohara & H. Matsumoto
117
Development of Highly Efficient Active Integrated Antenna
T. Kimura, K. Yamamoto, T. Nakada & USEF SSPS Study Team
125
Experimental Equipments for Microwave Power Transmission in Kyoto University
H. Matsumoto, K. Hashimoto, N. Shinohara & T. Mitani
131
Phase Synchronous System of Separated Units
M. Tominaga, K. Morishita, T. Nakada, & USEF SSPS Study Team
139
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Session 5: Power for Space Applications
Chairpersons (a): P. George & H. Brandhorst
Chairpersons (b): R. Dittmann T. Takano
Proposal of a Viable Commercial Space Infrastructure Scenario
Introducing Robotic Vehicles in an Earth Orbit Environment and
its Interfaces to the SPS-Programme
R. Dittmann & B. Sommer
147
Solar Power Satellites for Space Exploration and Applications
C. Cougnet, E. Sein, A. Celeste & L. Summerer
151
Consideration of Practical and Logical Steps Towards the GEO SSPS Construction
– Starting from Application of WPT for Unmanned Space Experiment
Vehicle, and Beyond K. Ijichi, Y. Kobayashi & K. Hiroshi
159
An Approach for Lunar Power – 24/29
F. Little & H. Brandhorst
165
Solar Cell Development on the Moon from In-Situ Resources
A. Ignatiev, A. Freundlich & C. Horton
173
Session 6: Near-term demonstrators and experiments
Chairpersons (a): K. Ijichi & H. Brandhorst
Chairpersons (b): L.Summerer & N. Kaya
High Voltage Solar Concentrator Experiment with Implications
for Future Space Missions - S6a-35
I.S. Mehdi P.J. George, M. O'Neill, R. Matson & A. Borckschmidt,
179
Advanced Receiver/Converter Experiments for Laser Wireless Power Transmission
J.T. Howell, M.J. O'Neill & R.L. Fork
187
Power Beaming for Space-Based Electricity on Earth: Near-Term Experiments
with Radars, Lasers and Satellites
E. Hoffert, P. Soukup & M. Hoffert
195
Wireless Power Transmission Technology Development and Demonstrations
F. Steinsiek, K-H. Weber, W-P. Foth, H.J. Foth & C. Schäfer
202
Benefits of International Cooperation in a Low Equatorial Orbit SPS
Pilot Plant Demonstrator Project - S6b-10
H. Matsuoka & P. Collins
213
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Tethered Solar Power Satellite for the Near-term Demonstration Experiment
S. Sasaki
219
A 100 kW-Class Technology Demonstrator for Space Solar Power
J. Howell, C. Carrington & G. Day
225
Rocket Experiment on Construction of Huge Transmitting Antenna for
the SPS Using Furoshiki Satellite System with Robots
N. Kaya, M. Iwashita, S. Nakasuka, L. Summerer & J. Mankins
231
Poster Session
Experimental Research and Development on Noise Reduction
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of 2.45GHz CW Magnetron
T. Mitani, N. Shinohara, H. Matsumoto, M. Aiga & N. Kuwahara
Solar Power Satellite Thermal Control Approach
E. Sacchi, G. Cassisa & M. Gottero
245
Wide Band Power Rectenna with High Sensitivity Detection
J. Zbitou, M. Latrach & S. Toutain
251
A Study on the Feasibility of Heat Transfer and Transport from
Generator/Transmitter Combined Units of Assumed 10MW Space
Solar Power System
H. Ohta, H. Kawasaki, S. Toyama, M. Mori et al.
257
Simplification of a Microwave Transmission Antenna on Board
by Reducing the Fed Elements
T, Takano,N. Kamo & A. Sugawara
263
SPS Degradation and Environmental Impact: Effects of Extreme
Background Conditions
R.S. Dhillon, T.R. Robinson & T.K. Yeoman
269
Geoengineering Vision-Application for Space Solar Power
B.J. Eastlund & L.M. Jenkins
275
Influences of Microwave Irradiation on Environment
H. Murakami, Y. Abe, T. Iwata, I. Kudo, K. Saito & T. Okuda
281
A Preliminary Case Study for Rectenna Sites in Indonesia
Y. Purwanto & P. Collins
287
List of participants
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