Viale, A. , Çelik, O. , Oderinwale, T. , Sulbhewar, L. and McInnes, C. (2023) A reference architecture for orbiting solar reflectors to enhance terrestrial solar power plant output. Advances in Space Research, 72(4), pp. 1304-1348. (doi: 10.1016/j.asr.2023.05.037)
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Abstract
Orbiting reflectors offer the possibility of illuminating large terrestrial solar power plants to enhance their output, particularly at dawn and dusk when their output is low but energy spot prices can be high. While the concept of orbiting solar reflectors has been considered in various forms in the past, there is now a timely overlap of rapidly growing global demand for clean energy services, falling launch costs through reusability and the emergence of in-orbit manufacturing technologies to enable the fabrication of large, ultra-lightweight space structures. This paper provides an end-to-end analysis of a possible minimum initial architecture to deliver such global clean energy services. The analysis will cover orbit selection, attitude control requirements, structural analysis and economical viability, followed by a discussion on regulatory issues, future improvements and further applications.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Sulbhewar, Dr Litesh and Oderinwale, Dr Temitayo and Celik, Dr Onur and Viale, Mr Andrea and McInnes, Professor Colin |
| Authors: | Viale, A., Çelik, O., Oderinwale, T., Sulbhewar, L., and McInnes, C. |
| College/School: | College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Systems Power and Energy |
| Journal Name: | Advances in Space Research |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
| ISSN: | 0273-1177 |
| ISSN (Online): | 1879-1948 |
| Published Online: | 26 May 2023 |
| Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2023 COSPAR |
| First Published: | First published in Advances in Space Research 72(4): 1304-1348 |
| Publisher Policy: | Reproduced under a Creative Commons License |
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