1976 NASA SPS Engineering and Economic Analysis Summary

Cover	1
Title Page	3
Table of Contents	5
1.0 Introduction	21
1.1 Background	21
1.2 Potential Systems	23
1.3 Past Work	26
2.0 Study Objectives and Guidelines	29
3.0 Definition Of SPS Requirements	31
4.0 Determination Of SPS Program Elements	33
4.1 Satellite Power Station	33
4.2 Ground Receiving and Distribution Site	33
4.3 Manufacturing, Construction, and Maintenance Operations	33
4.4 Space Transportation	33
5.0 Definition Of SPS Concepts	35
5.1 Solar Photovoltaic	35
5.2 Solar Thermal Concentrator	38
5.3 Nuclear	41
5.4 Concept Comparison	41
6.0 Development Of SPS Tradeoff And Evaluation Critieria And Simulation Programs	47
6.1 SPS Tradeoff and Evaluation Criteria	47
6.2 Simulation Programs	47
7.0 Satellite Power Station	53
7.1 Photovoltaic Power Conversion System	53
7.2 Thermal Conversion System	120
7.3 Microwave Power System	137
8.0 Ground Receiving And Distribution Site	163
8.1 Requirements and Analyses	163
8.2 RECEIVING ANTENNA SYSTEM	164
8.3 Power Conditioning, Distribution, and Utility Interfaces	170
8.4 System Safety	171
8.5 Required Technology Advancements	178
9.0 Resource Analysis And Fuel Consumption	179
9.1 Ground Operations	179
9.2 Transportation Operations	183
9.3 Manufacturing, Construction, and Maintenance Operations	194
10.0 Power Management	205
10.1 Requirements and Analysis	205
10.2 Management Concepts and Functions	205
10.3 Control Model	206
11.0 Summary Baseline Definition	211
11.1 Photovoltaic	211
11.2 Solar Thermal	213
11.3 Nuclear	213
12.0 SPS Supporting Program	215
12.1 Space Construction Base (Space Station)	215
12.2 Transportation	219
13.0 Environmental Effects Assembly	235
14.0 Program Cost And Economics	239
14.1 Introduction	239
14.2 Work Breakdown Structure	239
14.3 Ground Rules and Assumptions	241
14.4 Methodology	242
14.5 Cost Estimates	243
14.6 Economics	251
15.0 Program Plan, Technology Advancement Plan	261
15.1 Program Plan	261
15.2 Technology Development Plan	263
16.0 Conclusions	7
17.0 References	271
APPENDIX A: Space-Based Solar Power Conversion And Delivery Systems Study	275
APPENDIX B: Systems Definition - Space Based Power Conversion Systems	281
APPENDIX C: Application of Station-Kept Array Concepts To Satellite Solar Power Station Design	287
APPENDIX D: Feasability Study Of The Satellite Power System Concept	291

RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy MTU5NjU0Mg==