Abstract
Energy, which is required to run space satellites, is as old as space technology itself. The location of these satellites has made it more applicable for unconventional means of energy generation to run them. The Sun being the universal and greatest source of all forms of energy, as well as the closest energy source to space satellites, has been so appropriately trapped using solar cells. Solar power satellites are designed to capture solar energy and transmit that energy to receiving stations using wireless power transmission mechanism. This paper is written to rehearse the immediate and associated usefulness of solar energy trapped from space as an alternative for electricity generation for the future; it is also an attempt to appraise the prospects of this scientific conviviality.
Highlights
Space satellites are generally regarded as spacecraft that receive signals and send them back to earth
This paper is written to rehearse the immediate and associated usefulness of solar energy trapped from space as an alternative for electricity generation for the future; it is an attempt to appraise the prospects of this scientific conviviality
The solar panels have to be opened and antennas, which are often stowed to take less space in the launcher, deploys before the satellite enters its operational orbit. This is responsible for the high amount of time and the great number of professionals needed in designing, building and checking for the correct functioning of a satellite
Summary
Space satellites are generally regarded as spacecraft that receive signals and send them back to earth They are extremely complex and expensive because they have to work and survive in space for specified time periods, usually up to 15 years. To make this possible, a satellite has to produce its own power by generating electricity from sunlight falling on photovoltaic cells or solar panels. In an era when new energy options are urgently needed, space solar power is an inexhaustible solution – SPS scores an edge over the ground-based (PV) solar power in three notable areas: increased availability, easy accessibility, higher efficiency [15] and the technologies to make it happen is at an advanced stage [13]. Necessary growth in Necessary annual energy demand percent of current renewables + nuclear (percent growth in renewables growth supply) by 2025 of current supply) by 2025
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