WO2023092164A1 - Systèmes optiques pour la génération de faisceau de lumière blanche dans l'espace avec des structures légères, ainsi que procédés de conversion d'énergie à haut rendement et procédés d'utilisation de l'énergie fournie - Google Patents
Systèmes optiques pour la génération de faisceau de lumière blanche dans l'espace avec des structures légères, ainsi que procédés de conversion d'énergie à haut rendement et procédés d'utilisation de l'énergie fournie Download PDFInfo
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- the present disclosure generally relates to optical systems and methods for collecting, concentrating, and projecting solar radiation in space, which may result in a white light beam.
- white light and white light beaming do not refer to any spectral composition of the source or beam. Neither the source nor beam are restricted to visible light but might comprise any other form of electromagnetic radiation.
- white light is only understood to imply that we are not using a coherent source of radiation as given in a laser system.
- the term white light is established in this form in technical radiation beaming literature in space, e.g., see J. H. Bloomer ( 1967) 1 .
- space-for-earth economy which comprises products and services fabricated in space for terrestrial use - is booming.
- the number of spacecraft and orbital launches is continuously rising, and the number of operating satellites has more than quadrupled in the last 15 years 3 .
- An optical system set up in space that concentrates and directs solar radiation as described herein, may address these challenges.
- the generated white light beam can be converted flexibly depending on the intended application, e.g., converted into electricity, utilized for photochemical applications, or direct use as process heat.
- the optical system mainly relies on mirrors and lenses. Thus, there are no specific requirements on safety handling or support equipment.
- the overall simple system architecture leads to a very advantageous Watt to weight ratio.
- the optical system will be set up and assembled in space using additive manufacturing techniques for lightweight materials. Therefore, only minimal loads of lightweight materials need to be sent to space, and launch costs can be reduced. This allows for excellent scalability of the system concerning dimension and corresponding energy output.
- the optical system can meet near-term energy demand in space but might also be set up as larger structures quickly compared to other concepts. Similar plans were announced by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), striving to build miles-wide “megastructures” in orbit 5 .
- NFC National Natural Science Foundation of China
- optical system described herein addresses both the current challenges of energy supply in space and provides a scalable and highly flexible solution for future endeavors.
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Abstract
L'invention porte sur un système d'énergie solaire basé sur l'espace comprenant des miroirs de Bragg.
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| US6111190A (en) * | 1998-03-18 | 2000-08-29 | Entech, Inc. | Inflatable fresnel lens solar concentrator for space power |
| US7321095B2 (en) * | 2002-10-10 | 2008-01-22 | Thales | Solar generator panel and a spacecraft including it |
| US20060169846A1 (en) * | 2005-01-31 | 2006-08-03 | Mario Rabinowitz | Micro-optics concentrator for solar power satellites |
| US20100104235A1 (en) * | 2008-10-27 | 2010-04-29 | National Central University | Distributed Bragg Reflector Waveguide and Fabricating Method Thereof |
| US10615301B1 (en) * | 2009-04-28 | 2020-04-07 | The Boeing Company | Diffusing concentrator for power-beam receiver |
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| J.H. BLOOMER: "The Alpha Centauri probe, in: Proceedings of the 17th astronautical congress", GORDON AND BREACH, 1967, pages 225 - 232 |
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