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Ground-based and space-based laser beam power applications
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Author | Bozek, John M. |
| Copyright Year | 1995 |
| Description | A space power system based on laser beam power is sized to reduce mass, increase operational capabilities, and reduce complexity. The advantages of laser systems over solar-based systems are compared as a function of application. Power produced from the conversion of a laser beam that has been generated on the Earth's surface and beamed into cislunar space resulted in decreased round-trip time for Earth satellite electric propulsion tugs and a substantial landed mass savings for a lunar surface mission. The mass of a space-based laser system (generator in space and receiver near user) that beams down to an extraterrestrial airplane, orbiting spacecraft, surface outpost, or rover is calculated and compared to a solar system. In general, the advantage of low mass for these space-based laser systems is limited to high solar eclipse time missions at distances inside Jupiter. The power system mass is less in a continuously moving Mars rover or surface outpost using space-based laser technology than in a comparable solar-based power system, but only during dust storm conditions. Even at large distances for the Sun, the user-site portion of a space-based laser power system (e.g., the laser receiver component) is substantially less massive than a solar-based system with requisite on-board electrochemical energy storage. |
| File Size | 8125985 |
| Page Count | 12 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19950016253 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t7np70k37 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1995-02-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Lasers And Masers Solar Eclipses Electric Propulsion Laser Outputs Photovoltaic Effect Spaceborne Lasers Spacecraft Power Supplies Cislunar Space Electric Energy Storage Laser Beams Laser Applications Electrochemical Cells 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 |
