Impacts And Benefits Of A Satellite Power System On The Electric Utility Industry
Final Report
- Contract Number: 954639
- Release year: 1978
- Pages: 140
Coordinating Organizations:
- Arthur D Little
- Electric Power Research Institute
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory - NASA
Contributors:
Marshall E Alper, Piet Bos, John Bzura, Peter Edward Glaser, Gerald Larocque, James Nicol, Irving Stein, B M Winer
Abstract/Description:
The purpose of this limited study was to investigate six specific issues associated with interfacing a Satellite Power System (5GwW) with large (by present standards) terrestrial power pools to a depth sufficient to determine if certain interface problems and/or benefits exist and what future studies of these problems are required. The issues investigated are:
1) Stability of power pools containing a 5GWe SPS.
2) Extra reserve margin required to maintain the reliability of power pools containing a 5GWe SPS
3) Use of the SPS in load following service (i.e. in two independent pools whose times of peak demand differ by three hours)
4) Ownership of the SPS and its effect on SPS usage and utility costs
5) Utility sharing of SPS related RD&D Costs
6) Utility lability for SPS related hazards.
1) Stability of power pools containing a 5GWe SPS.
2) Extra reserve margin required to maintain the reliability of power pools containing a 5GWe SPS
3) Use of the SPS in load following service (i.e. in two independent pools whose times of peak demand differ by three hours)
4) Ownership of the SPS and its effect on SPS usage and utility costs
5) Utility sharing of SPS related RD&D Costs
6) Utility lability for SPS related hazards.
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