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An initial comparative assessment of orbital and terrestrial central power systems
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Author | Caputo, R. |
| Copyright Year | 1977 |
| Description | Orbital solar power plants, which beam power to earth by microwave, are compared with ground-based solar and conventional baseload power plants. Candidate systems were identified for three types of plants and the selected plant designs were then compared on the basis of economic and social costs. The representative types of plant selected for the comparison are: light water nuclear reactor; turbines using low BTU gas from coal; central receiver with steam turbo-electric conversion and thermal storage; silicon photovoltaic power plant without tracking and including solar concentration and redox battery storage; and silicon photovoltaics. |
| File Size | 6389624 |
| Page Count | 159 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19770015668 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t75t8f28q |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1977-03-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Energy Production And Conversion Solar Generators Economic Analysis Photovoltaic Cells Solar Energy Conversion Silicon Energy Absorption Films Light Water Breeder Reactors Space Stations Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
