Efficient operation of a very large phased array such as the proposed solar power satellite (1), requires precision focusing and pointing of the power beam; i.e., the power beam must have a planar wavefront directed precisely at the center of the target antenna (rectenna). To maintain such a power beam requires real-time phase compensation at each subaperture in order to adjust for structural deformations and other transitory factors. In the current solar power satellite (SPS) baseline, the spaceborne antenna (Spacetenna) is an active retrodirective array (2), (3). A pilot signal transmitted from the center of the rectenna is phase-conjugated at each subaperture (power module) of the spacetenna, thereby assuring that the radiated composite wave is focused on the target. This cheme requires a large amount of precision electronic circuitry on the spacetenna. Specifically, pilot receivers must be located at each power module and an adaptive distribution network is required in order to provide a properly phased reference signal at each conjugator (4), (5).


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    Titel :

    Design and breadboard evaluation of the SPS reference phase control system concept


    Weitere Titelangaben:

    Entwurf und Laboraufbau des Bezugsphasen-Steuerungssystemkonzeptes fuer einen Sonnenenergie-Satelliten


    Beteiligte:
    Hopkins, P.M. (Autor:in) / Rao, V.R. (Autor:in)


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1980


    Format / Umfang :

    10 Seiten, 6 Bilder, 6 Quellen


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Konferenz)


    Format :

    Print


    Sprache :

    Englisch





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