Scientists at Caltech are about to test their Space Solar Power Demonstrator (SSPD), which could help determine the future of space-based solar power.
"No matter what happens, this prototype is a major step forward."On Earth, solar power is at the mercy of clouds and nighttime. But in space, the thinking goes, you could have virtually unmitigated access to direct sunlight.
That's why it's so intriguing that researchers from the California Institute of Technology have actually sent a space-based solar power array into space aboard SpaceX's"No matter what happens, this prototype is a major step forward," said project codirector and Caltech professor of electrical and medical engineering Ali Hajimiri in aDubbed the Space Solar Power Demonstrator , the orbital solar array weighs a hefty 110 pounds as scientists have jam-packed it with...
Next is probably the most exciting part: the Microwave Array for Power-transfer Low-orbit Experiment . As the name suggests, this experiment addresses the challenge of using wireless power transmission to send power back to Earth by testing an array of microwave power transmitter that will beam energy at two target receivers in space.
"We should know right away if DOLCE works," he added in the release, due to the relatively simple nature of the test and a live camera feed that will immediately confirm the results.
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