In Japan, conducted a successful experiment on wireless transmission of energy for space project

The company's engineers Mitsubishi Heavy Industries conducted a successful experiment on wireless transmission of energy on an industrial scale. One of the customers' work is the company Japan Space Systems, which is engaged in the implementation of a research project on the transfer of solar energy. The program is patronized by the Minister of Economy of Japan called Space solar power systems (SSPS). According to the project, the end result should be the emergence of low-Earth orbit satellites special that will actually solar panels and energy at the same time transmitters to Earth.

Experiment until wore purely "earthly" nature of both the venue and the distance at which energy is transferred. Engineers have installed the transmitter and receiver of energy at a distance of 500 meters between them:





Transmission power is 10 kW and transmitted in the form of microwave radiation. Mounted on the receiver LED-indicator signaled engineers that the transfer was successful. The stern of the fact of the transfer, the system was tested special orientation of the beam energy in space, so as not to dissipate it in space without any benefit.

The program SPSS - with an eye on which to perform experiments - implies that the energy will be transferred from the geostationary orbit the Earth in the form of microwave or laser radiation. Receiver it will perform a special station to be built on an artificial island in Tokyo Bay. Similar projects were planned more American scientists in the 60s of the last century, but they were serious development only since 2009.

Presentation of SPSS can look at the video:



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