Provided is an artificial satellite and an artificial satellite system that can improve the efficiency of power transmission and reception.The artificial satellite (10) for use in space solar power generation and transmission includes an expandable solar panel (3) configured to receive solar light and generate power, a plurality of expandable power transmitting antennas (5) configured to transmit power generated by the expandable solar panel (3) to a power receiving facility, and a plurality of expandable beam members (2) configured to connect the expandable solar panel (3) and the plurality of expandable power transmitting antennas (5) to each other, the plurality of expandable beam members (2) being expanded from a state of being provided in the artificial satellite (10), and on a plurality of rotational symmetry axes of an imaginary polyhedron formed with substantially a center of the artificial satellite (10) as an origin, the plurality of expandable beam members (2) being arranged at substantially equal distances in directions of the rotational symmetry axes, at least one light receiving surface (4) of the expandable solar panel (3) and at least one of installation surfaces of the plurality of expandable power transmitting antennas (5) when expanded from the artificial satellite being substantially perpendicular to a solar panel rotational symmetry axis (9) as a rotational symmetry axis passing through substantially a center of the expandable solar panel (3), and being arranged on opposite sides of a plane passing through substantially the center of the artificial satellite (10), and the installation surfaces of the plurality of expandable power transmitting antennas (5) facing in respective different directions when expanded from the artificial satellite (10).
ARTIFICIAL SATELLITE AND ARTIFICIAL SATELLITE SYSTEM
KÜNSTLICHER SATELLIT UND KÜNSTLICHES SATELLITENSYSTEM
SATELLITE ARTIFICIEL ET SYSTÈME DE SATELLITE ARTIFICIEL
2025-04-30
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64G Raumfahrt , COSMONAUTICS |
Panel type artificial satellite and artificial satellite system therewith
European Patent Office | 2019
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