Performance evaluation of space solar power plants based on laser channel of energy transmission

Аuthors

Vyatlev P. A.^*, Dmitriev A. O.^**, Karchaev K. Z.^***, Sysoev V. K.^****

Lavochkin Research and Production Association, NPO Lavochkin, 24, Leningradskay str., Khimki, Moscow region, 141400, Russia

*e-mail: vyatlev@laspace.ru
**e-mail: dao@laspace.ru
***e-mail: kar@laspace.ru
****e-mail: SysoevVK@laspace.ru

Abstract

The efficiency of space solar electric power station with application of a laser channel of energy transfer is analyzed as well as a concept of control system of this laser channel of energy transfer behavior of such electric power station. The necessity of development of a demonstrative space solar electric power station on the basis of present space-rocket and optical and electronic technics is shown.

The technology of energy transfer by means of laser radiation has been recently significantly developed due to the fact that efficiency coefficient and power of developed lasers for the last 10 years have dramatically increased because the divergence of laser radiation is too small and it allows creating ground receiving areas of energy with dimensions that are on several degrees lower than in case of using microwave radiation. Moreover, ground receiving photo-integrated devices can operate from laser and solar radiation, so the efficiency of overall solar electric power station increases.

Solar space electric power stations unlike nuclear-thermal ones do not have unsolvable physical and technical problems, but have some financial and technical difficulties which can be solved by applying modern optical electronical and space technology.

In order to develop some manufacturing technologies of industrial solar space electric power stations it is necessary to develop a demonstrative solar space electric power station on the basis of present space-rocket technics that allows first of all development testing of guidance of a high accuracy, keeping of laser ray on the ground photo-integrated area and developing of highly-efficient utilization system of radiation generators’ heat of energy transfer channel.

The development of such demonstrative solar space electric power station on the basis of present space-rocket and optical and electronic technics that has a level of transfered power equal to10-100кW is feasible today and all obtained technical solutions may be used for realization of the future industrial solar space electric power station and of net space system (nuclear electrical power unit-small-sized satellites).

Keywords:

space solar power station, laser, nonlinear optics

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