Development Research on the practical power generation and transmission panels for the Solar Power Satellite and Hawaii experiment on the microwave power transmissio

• Project/Area Number: 21360416
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Aerospace engineering
• Research Institution: Kobe University
• Principal Investigator: KAYA Nobuyuki 神戸大学, 大学院・システム情報学研究科, 教授 (30093503)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): IWASHITA Masashi 神戸大学, 大学院・システム情報学研究科, 助教 (60346236)
• Project Period (FY): 2009 – 2011
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2011)
• Budget Amount: ¥18,720,000 (Direct Cost: ¥14,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,320,000); Fiscal Year 2011: ¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000); Fiscal Year 2010: ¥5,070,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,170,000); Fiscal Year 2009: ¥9,490,000 (Direct Cost: ¥7,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,190,000)
• Keywords: 航空宇宙システム / 宇宙太陽発電衛星 / マイクロ波送電 / 環境 / 新エネルギー / 太陽光発電

Research Abstract

This research project is aimed to develop the Solar Power Satellite, which can supply clean and inexhaustible electricity to the ground from the space. The practical sandwich panels are composed of the solar cells to generate the electricity on the one side and of the active phased array antenna to transmit microwave power to the ground. We succeeded in development of the new antenna elements and GaN FET amplifiers to convert the electricity to the microwave. We also succeeded in obtaining the valuable data on the microwave propagation by the long distant power transmission experiment in Hawaii and the observations to receive the microwave from the geosynchronous satellite.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Development of Microwave Power Transmission for the Solar Power Satellite (2011)
  • Author(s): N. Kaya
  • Journal Title: Integral Volume: 62 Pages: 1-7
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Orbiter Demonstration Plan for Solar Power Satellite of Sandwich Type (2011)
  • Author(s): N. Kaya, etc
  • Journal Title: Proc. of International Astronautical Congres Volume: 62 Pages: 1-6
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] The First International Assessment of Space Solar Power : Results of the International Academy of Astronautics Study (2011)
  • Author(s): J. Mankins and N. Kaya
  • Journal Title: Proc. of International Astronautical Congress Volume: 62 Pages: 1-6
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Orbiter Demonstration Plan for Solar Power Satellite of Sandwich Type (2011)
  • Author(s): N.Kaya, etc
  • Journal Title: Proc.of International Astronautical Congress Volume: 62 Pages: 1-6
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] The First International Assessment of Space Solar Power : Results of the International Academy of Astronautics Study (2011)
  • Author(s): J.Mankins, N.Kaya
  • Journal Title: Proc.of International Astronautical Congress Volume: 62 Pages: 1-7
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Long Range Microwave Power Transmission Experiment in Hawaii and Space (2010)
  • Author(s): N. Kaya, J. Mankins
  • Journal Title: IAA 50th Anniversary Celebration Symposium Volume: 1 Pages: 1-7
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] The Second Microwave Power Beaming Experiment in Hawaii (2010)
  • Author(s): N. Kaya, M. Iwashita, J. Mankins
  • Journal Title: Proc. of International Astronautical Congress Volume: 61 Pages: 1-6
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Proposal on Solar Power Satellite of Sandwich Type in IAA Study (2010)
  • Author(s): N. Kaya, J. Mankins
  • Journal Title: Proc. of International Astronautical Congress Volume: 61 Pages: 1-4
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Long Range Microwave Power Transmission Experiment in Hawaii and Space (2010)
  • Author(s): N.Kaya, J.Mankins
  • Journal Title: IAA 50th Anniversary Celebration Symposium on Climate Change / Green Systems Volume: 1 Pages: 1-7
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] The Second Microwave Power Beaming Experiment in Hawaii (2010)
  • Author(s): N.Kaya, M.Iwashita J.Mankins
  • Journal Title: Proc.of International Astronautical Congress Volume: 61 Pages: 1-6
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Proposal on Solar Power Satellite of Sandwich Type in IAA Study (2010)
  • Author(s): N.Kaya, J.Mankins
  • Journal Title: Proc.of International Astronautical Congress Volume: 61 Pages: 1-4
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Microwave Power Beaming Test in Hawaii (2009)
  • Author(s): N. Kaya, M. Iwashita, et al
  • Journal Title: Proc. of International Astronautical Congress Volume: 60 Pages: 1-5
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Microwave Power Beaming Test in Hawaii (2009)
  • Author(s): N.Kaya, M.Iwashita, et al.
  • Journal Title: Proc.of International Astronautical Congress Volume: 60 Pages: 1-5
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] カナダ・トロントとハワイでの宇宙太陽発電衛星用マイクロ波ビーム制御実験 (2012)
  • Author(s): 賀谷信幸、岩下真士
  • Organizer: 電子通信学会マイクロ波研究会
  • Place of Presentation: 東京
  • Year and Date: 2012-01-11
• [Presentation] カナダ・トロントとハワイでの宇宙太陽発電衛星用マイクロ波ビーム制御実験 (2012)
  • Author(s): 賀谷信幸、岩下真士
  • Organizer: 電子通信学会マイクロ波研究会
  • Place of Presentation: 機械振興会館(東京都)
  • Year and Date: 2012-01-11
• [Presentation] Prospects for the Practical Solar Power Satellite (2011)
  • Author(s): N. Kaya
  • Organizer: The 28th International Symposium on Space Technology and Science
  • Place of Presentation: 沖縄
  • Year and Date: 2011-06-09
• [Presentation] Prospects for the Practical Solar Power Satellite (2011)
  • Author(s): N.Kaya
  • Organizer: The 28th International Symposium on Space Technology and Science
  • Place of Presentation: 沖縄コンベンションセンター(沖縄県)
  • Year and Date: 2011-06-09
• [Presentation] Microwave power transmission test in Hawaii for the real SPS at the geosynchronous orbit (2011)
  • Author(s): R. Sasaki and N. Kaya
  • Organizer: The 28th International Symposium on Space Technology and Science
  • Place of Presentation: 沖縄
  • Year and Date: 2011-06-08
• [Presentation] Development on the Sandwich Panel for the Practical Solar Power Satellite (2011)
  • Author(s): S. Etani, M. Iwashita, N. Kaya
  • Organizer: The 28th International Symposium on Space Technology and Science
  • Year and Date: 2011-06-08
• [Presentation] The Demonstration of Microwave-beam Control in International Symposium on Solar Energy from Space (2011)
  • Author(s): M. Iwashita, N. Kaya
  • Organizer: The 28th International Symposium on Space Technology and Science
  • Place of Presentation: 沖縄
  • Year and Date: 2011-06-08
• [Presentation] Microwave power transmission test in Hawaii for the real SPS at the geosynchronous orbit (2011)
  • Author(s): R.Sasaki, N.Kaya
  • Organizer: The 28th International Symposium on Space Technology and Science
  • Place of Presentation: 沖縄コンベンションセンター(沖縄県)
  • Year and Date: 2011-06-08
• [Presentation] Development on the Sandwich Panel for the Practical Solar Power Satellite (2011)
  • Author(s): S.Etani, M.Iwashita, N.Kaya
  • Organizer: The 28th International Symposium on Space Technology and Science
  • Place of Presentation: 沖縄コンベンションセンター(沖縄県)
  • Year and Date: 2011-06-08
• [Presentation] The Demonstration of Microwave-beam Control in International Symposium on Solar Energy from Space (2011)
  • Author(s): M.Iwashita, N.Kaya
  • Organizer: The 28th International Symposium on Space Technology and Science
  • Place of Presentation: 沖縄コンベンションセンター(沖縄県)
  • Year and Date: 2011-06-08
• [Presentation] Solar Power Satellite using Small Satellites (2011)
  • Author(s): N. Kaya, etc
  • Organizer: International Space Development Conference
  • Place of Presentation: ハンツビル,アメリカ
  • Year and Date: 2011-05-21
• [Presentation] Solar Power Satellite and Microwave Power Transmission (2011)
  • Author(s): 賀谷信幸
  • Organizer: 通信学会
  • Place of Presentation: 明石
  • Year and Date: 2011-02-25
• [Presentation] Solar Power Satellite and Microwave Power Transmission (2011)
  • Author(s): 賀谷信之
  • Organizer: 通信学会
  • Place of Presentation: 明石(兵庫県)(招待講演)
  • Year and Date: 2011-02-25
• [Presentation] Wireless Power Transmission Field Experiments-Recent Demos and Future Plans (2010)
  • Author(s): N. Kaya
  • Organizer: International Space Development Conference
  • Place of Presentation: シカゴ,アメリカ
  • Year and Date: 2010-05-28
• [Presentation] Prospects for Microwave Wireless Power Transmission (2010)
  • Author(s): N.Kaya
  • Organizer: International Space Development Conference
  • Place of Presentation: シカゴ、アメリカ(招待講演)
  • Year and Date: 2010-05-28
• [Presentation] Wireless Power Transmission Field Experiments-Recent Demos and Future Plans (2010)
  • Author(s): N.Kaya
  • Organizer: International Space Development Conference
  • Place of Presentation: シカゴ、アメリカ(招待講演)
  • Year and Date: 2010-05-28
• [Presentation] International Symposium on Solar Energy from Spaceでのマイクロ波ビーム制御デモンストレーション (2010)
  • Author(s): 岩下真士, 賀谷信幸
  • Organizer: エネルギー・シンポジウム
  • Place of Presentation: JAXA宇宙科学研究本部
  • Year and Date: 2010-02-26
• [Presentation] International Symposium on Solar Energy from Spaceでのマイクロ波ビーム制御デモンストレーション (2010)
  • Author(s): 岩下真士、賀谷信幸
  • Organizer: エネルギー・シンポジウム
  • Place of Presentation: JAXA宇宙科学研究本部(神奈川県)
  • Year and Date: 2010-02-26
• [Presentation] D emonstration on the microwave power transmission (2009)
  • Author(s): 賀谷信幸
  • Organizer: Inte rnational Symposium on Solar Energy from Space
  • Place of Presentation: トロント,カナダ
  • Year and Date: 2009-09-08
• [Presentation] Demonstration on the microwave power transmission (2009)
  • Author(s): 賀谷信幸
  • Organizer: International Symposium on Solar Energy from Space
  • Place of Presentation: トロント、カナダ(招待講演)
  • Year and Date: 2009-09-08
• [Remarks]
  • URL: http://phobos.cs.kobe-u.ac.jp