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Design and simulation ofa space wireless power transmission system with stirling engine

  • Mingliang Zhong
  • , Yunze Li*
  • , Jia Liu
  • , Shaoping Tian
  • , Hongsheng Zhang
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Beihang University
  • Aerospace Dongfanghong Satellite Co. Ltd.

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Abstract

To meet the need that synergistic development of nano-satellite formation flying and wireless power transmission technologies, a space wireless power transmission system using a medium intensive sunlight has been introduced and designed. The system has sunlight converged with Fresnel lens, and changes the direction of converging sunlight beam with optical fiber. The heat attained from intensive sunlight is transformed into electricity by stirling engine in energy receive end. Efficiency of each link of the system has been obtained through design calculation of optical efficiency for energy resource platform elements and isothermal analysis for Stirling engine. Output power of 234.3 W was achieved on the order of 100 meter magnitudes, and the end-to-end efficiency of system was above 20 percent.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)140-147
Number of pages8
JournalTaiyangneng Xuebao/Acta Energiae Solaris Sinica
Volume38
Issue number1
StatePublished - 28 Jan 2017

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

  • Design
  • Fresnel lens
  • Simulation
  • Stirling engine
  • Sunlight
  • Wireless power transmission

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