energy system is schematically shown by Fig. 1. It should be noted that the dotted line interface was added after the power plant had been developed and had begun operation. On the other hand, the SPS system being proposed will be composed of two major system elements which will be deployed on the Earth’s surface and in outer space. The SPS system is exposed to the terrestrial environment, as the power is transmitted by radiation of electromagnetic waves, including light. Considering this feature, the SPS system is depicted by Fig. 2, to be compared with the conventional system in Fig. 1. In addition to physical characteristics of a complete SPS system, there are two important aspects of the SPS location. One is transportation of the SPS, and another one is the legal aspect of occupying the orbital position. Since these factors dominate in a certain phase of the SPS project, Fig. 2 contains these to show the overall system elements of the SPS project.
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