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Constructing A Constellation Of 6u Solar Power Cube Satellites, Corey Bergsrud, Jeremy Straub, Matthew Clausing, Johnathan Mcclure, Sima Noghanian
Constructing A Constellation Of 6u Solar Power Cube Satellites, Corey Bergsrud, Jeremy Straub, Matthew Clausing, Johnathan Mcclure, Sima Noghanian
Jeremy Straub
The development of a constellation of 6U CubeSats is proposed to collect solar power in space and utilize it to power other spacecraft through space-to-space microwave wireless power transmission (MWPT). This allows power generation capabilities to be moved from being on-board each consumer craft to a centralized collection of nodes that can be replaced, as needed, as their solar cells efficiency diminishes overtime (or craft fail, etc.). This paper presents an overview of a 6U Solar Power CubeSat (SPCS) with deployable solar panels for use in low-Earth orbit (LEO). The capabilities of the spacecraft are detailed as are several prospective …
Orbit-To-Ground Wireless Power Transfer Test Mission, Corey Bergsrud, Sima Noghanian, Jeremy Straub, David Whalen, Ronald Fevig
Orbit-To-Ground Wireless Power Transfer Test Mission, Corey Bergsrud, Sima Noghanian, Jeremy Straub, David Whalen, Ronald Fevig
Jeremy Straub
Since the 1970s the concept of transferring power from orbit for use on Earth has had a great deal of consideration for future energy and environmental sustainability here on Earth. The cost, size and complexity of a production-grade system are extremely large, and have many environmental considerations. There has never been a publicly disclosed orbit-to-ground power transfer test mission. A proposed project provides an opportunity to test the conceptual operation of such a system, albeit at a much lower power level than the ‘grand’ or ‘real scale’ system. During this test, a small Solar Powered (SP) 6-U CubSat will be …