June 24, 2022
China reached a
milestone with advancing efforts to build a solar power station in
space in 2028, aiming to convert sunlight in outer space into
electrical supply to drive the satellites in orbits or transmit power back to
Earth, according to China's spacecraft maker China Academy of Space Technology
(CAST).
The Space Solar Power Station (SSPS), a hotspot technology, is a space-based
power generation system used to collect solar energy before converting it to
electricity and then to microwaves.
· The sunlight is brighter outside the
atmosphere and shines almost all-day
· Next, the energy in microwaves is to be
transmitted and harvested by the receiving antenna either in space or on the
Earth's surface, which converts microwaves back to electricity
A research team from Xidian University has wrapped up the world's first full-chain, system-wide ground verification for space solar power station this month with its self-developed OMEGA-SSPS ground test verification system, displaying multiple key know-hows for the futuristic project known as "Zhuri", or "chasing the sun" in English.
(Sources: China Report)
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