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The Goal

YES,A World without oildependency


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NWO http://socioecohistory.wordpress.com/2012/04/23/current-membership-list-of-the-illuminati-committee-of-

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Inhabited until 2024 then 4 year end of LifeReplace with New very Useful Space Solar Power Systems


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Space Solar Powerhttp://spacejournal.ohio.edu/issue17/socialmedia.html
http://spacejournal.ohio.edu/issue17/socialmedia.htmlhttp://spacejournal.ohio.edu/issue17/socialmedia.html


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Space Solar Power System


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Adaptive BeamForming

(Multiple,

narrow beams

transmit nearly

all power

collected)

Small, local power

reception stations

Distributed

aperture phased

array in GEO

Multiple smaller satellites, not a fewgigantic spacecraft. Improved robustness.

Much smaller rectennas, serving localareas. Reduced ground-based powertransport, reduced ground footprint

Reduced initial investment to obtain anoperational system.

Distributed Aperture Power Collection System

Dr. D. C. HylandProfessor

Texas A&M University3141 TAMU

719B, H.R. BrightCollege Station Texas. 77843

Mobile: 979 255-7769Email: [email protected]
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]


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FullSystem

Integration

SolarSatellite

BeamTransmit

GroundCollector

Database &Software

TurnkeyIntegration

WeatherControl

6/10/2013 Shawn Paul Boike Proprietary

Space Solar Energy Systems

Solar Energy Satellite(s)

Beam Transmit Science

Ground Collector System

Database & Software Development

Full Turnkey SystemIntegration

Weather Control System

American Industrial Co. Proprietary


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R & D Studies Required

Each System Requires manyDetailed Studies

1. Best Solar SatellitesModular, Expandable, Controllable, etc.

2. Optimal Beam/Energy Transmission

Laser vs. EB vs. EM microwave 3. Selectable Ground Base Collection &

Energy Storage System4. Performance Database & Software5. A Full Development & Integration

Plan6. The Satellites to be planned &

retrofitted with Beam Control; EarthsWeather Control System

Solar Energy

Satellite(s)Beam TransmitScience

Ground CollectorSystem



Weather ControlSystem


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R & D Studies

1) if you are interested in this idea, then you should take a look at the Mira-solar (or Mirasolar) design developed by Dr Fraas [inventor of the triple

junction solar cell], here are some web links:http://nextbigfuture.com/2012/03/mirrors-in-space-for-low-cost.html http://jxcrystals.com/solarPV/MiraSolar_Satellite_Concept.pdf

2) In LEO it is not possible to get global coverage from a SSO, because youcan only see a small part of the Earth from the altitude of ~1000kilometres. You can only supply power to the thin strip of the Earth which isnear the day/night terminator

3) for a multi-satellite constellation in LEO outside of SSO , to achieve globalcoverage you need to have thousands of Earth ground stations on dayone. For GEO you only need one ground station.

4) the changing line of sight distance and polarization makes the groundstations and the spacecraft much more expensive than for a GEO architecture,i.e. with active steering and adjustable gains.

Thank You Charles Radley for in depth research & concerns
http://nextbigfuture.com/2012/03/mirrors-in-space-for-low-cost.htmlhttp://jxcrystals.com/solarPV/MiraSolar_Satellite_Concept.pdfhttp://jxcrystals.com/solarPV/MiraSolar_Satellite_Concept.pdfhttp://nextbigfuture.com/2012/03/mirrors-in-space-for-low-cost.htmlhttp://nextbigfuture.com/2012/03/mirrors-in-space-for-low-cost.htmlhttp://nextbigfuture.com/2012/03/mirrors-in-space-for-low-cost.htmlhttp://nextbigfuture.com/2012/03/mirrors-in-space-for-low-cost.htmlhttp://nextbigfuture.com/2012/03/mirrors-in-space-for-low-cost.htmlhttp://nextbigfuture.com/2012/03/mirrors-in-space-for-low-cost.htmlhttp://nextbigfuture.com/2012/03/mirrors-in-space-for-low-cost.htmlhttp://nextbigfuture.com/2012/03/mirrors-in-space-for-low-cost.htmlhttp://nextbigfuture.com/2012/03/mirrors-in-space-for-low-cost.htmlhttp://nextbigfuture.com/2012/03/mirrors-in-space-for-low-cost.htmlhttp://nextbigfuture.com/2012/03/mirrors-in-space-for-low-cost.html


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Solar/Energy Absorption

Studies:1. Best Solar

Absorption/Conversion2. Modular,3. Expandable,4.

Controllable & Shape Changing/Morphing5. Best Earth Orbit positions, or how many where?

SolutionCell Design optimization

Solar Energy Satellite(s )


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Alta Devices reports NREL verification of 23.5% efficiency for counter-intuitive solar panel http://www.nrel.gov/pv/

Boeings Spectralabs: my Friend Nuran D. was @ Spectra (GaAs)

Best PhotoVoltaic Conversion
http://ceramics.org/ceramictechtoday/2012/02/08/alta-devices-reports-nrel-verification-of-235-efficiency-for-counter-intuitive-solar-panel/http://ceramics.org/ceramictechtoday/2012/02/08/alta-devices-reports-nrel-verification-of-235-efficiency-for-counter-intuitive-solar-panel/http://ceramics.org/ceramictechtoday/2012/02/08/alta-devices-reports-nrel-verification-of-235-efficiency-for-counter-intuitive-solar-panel/http://ceramics.org/ceramictechtoday/2012/02/08/alta-devices-reports-nrel-verification-of-235-efficiency-for-counter-intuitive-solar-panel/http://ceramics.org/ceramictechtoday/2012/02/08/alta-devices-reports-nrel-verification-of-235-efficiency-for-counter-intuitive-solar-panel/


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Energy Beam Transmission

Optimal Beam/Energy TransmissionDetailed Studies:1. Optimal Beam/Energy

Transmission1. Laser

(http://large.stanford.edu/courses/2010/ph240/ma1/ )

2. Electron Beam3. EM (microwave)

2. Expandable3. Controllable

BeamTransmit

Science
http://large.stanford.edu/courses/2010/ph240/ma1/http://large.stanford.edu/courses/2010/ph240/ma1/http://large.stanford.edu/courses/2010/ph240/ma1/http://large.stanford.edu/courses/2010/ph240/ma1/


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EM Frequencies


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Microwave / Antenna

The largest such array yet built and will serve as a test bed for a concept known as MassiveMIMO.

MIMO, or multiple -input, multiple- output, is a wireless networking technique aimed attransferring data more efficiently by having several antennas work together to exploit anatural phenomenon that occurs when signals are reflected en route to a receiver. The

phenomenon, known as multipath, can cause interference, but MIMO alters the timing of datatransmissions in order to increase throughput using the reflected signals.
http://argos.rice.edu/http://argos.rice.edu/http://argos.rice.edu/http://argos.rice.edu/


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Ground Collection System

Ground Collector System

Studies:1. Sizing per consumed kWh/population2. Storage Systems Types (Existing, piggyback or new)3. Modular & Expandable increased consumption

& Population4. Spread & Placement5. Safety Improvements & Improved techniques over

existing grid.1. Less Susceptible to Nuclear or EMP

(Hardening Requires a 60 DB shrouding/insulation)


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Software & Dbase Required

Requirements: Orbital conditions for direct Delivery & Timing

How Many Satellites Required Earth Conditions Locations for Allies being fed Weather Condition & Effects Schedule Deliveries & Grids Every Sub System to be developed



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Turnkey Integration Required

Requirements: Space Delivery vs. Requirements

Design & BuildHow Many Satellites Required

Suppliers to Design & BuildBoeing, Lockheed, Northrop, Honeywell, Raytheon, BAE,B/E, etc

Schedule Deliveries & Grids Every Sub System to be developed



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Turnkey Integration Required

Requirements: Mirror Morphing System Requirements

How Many Satellites RequiredOptimal Orbital PositionsDesign Options & Build Schedules

Suppliers to Design & Build

Boeing, Lockheed, Northrop, Honeywell, Raytheon, BAE,B/E, etc

Schedule Deliveries & Grids Every Sub System to be developed

Weather Control System


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Next Steps

Initial Trade Study & Cost Variations:Which Orbit Trade-Off: LEO GEO

Beam Transmission Trade-Off: Microwave : Transparency of Atmosphere Laser Beam Transmission Study

Find a Better way to Web ConferenceTrello vs. Gmail vs. gotomeeting, etc


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Development Cycle Diagram

Systems &DatabaseStage1-

R & D

SSPDes/EngStage2

Space SolarPower

Evolution SSPMfg/QAStage3SSP

Test/EvalStage4

SSPInstallsStage5

Each PhaseRequired toGet There:

DRAFT-REF

American Industrial Co. Proprietary


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Energy Costs Europe: http://timothyhughes.sharedby.co/share/Ekz8Z3
http://timothyhughes.sharedby.co/share/Ekz8Z3http://timothyhughes.sharedby.co/share/Ekz8Z3


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Funding

Funding: NSF: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jN2o_0m1Jk8&feature=colike http://www.ev-info.com/en/electric-boats-manufacturers.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jN2o_0m1Jk8&feature=colikehttp://www.ev-info.com/en/electric-boats-manufacturers.htmlhttp://www.ev-info.com/en/electric-boats-manufacturers.htmlhttp://www.ev-info.com/en/electric-boats-manufacturers.htmlhttp://www.ev-info.com/en/electric-boats-manufacturers.htmlhttp://www.ev-info.com/en/electric-boats-manufacturers.htmlhttp://www.ev-info.com/en/electric-boats-manufacturers.htmlhttp://www.ev-info.com/en/electric-boats-manufacturers.htmlhttp://www.ev-info.com/en/electric-boats-manufacturers.htmlhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jN2o_0m1Jk8&feature=colike


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http://blog.cleantech.com/tag/nrel/

Recently SunPower announced it broke the record for solar cell efficiency for a large area silicon wafers. NREL certified the SunPower cellat 24.2%. I anxiously pulled up one of my favorite solargeek charts, NRELs Best Research -Cell Efficiencies to plot SunPower saccomplishment.The key term in the title of this chart is Research -Cell. By definition a research cell is typically a one off and small (on the order of1cm2). Researchers at University of South Wales still hold the record for single crystal silicon cells (aka monocrystalline) at 24.7%.SunPowers announced a full -scale solar cell that is a certified record holder for large area silicon wafers. SunPower, you overcame one challenge, making a large cell. This is impressive. I look forward to removing almost from my po st whenyou announce a new product line manufactured at scale with a 24+% efficiency OR you announce a research 24.8+% research cell.
http://investors.sunpowercorp.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=482133http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081023100536.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081023100536.htmhttp://investors.sunpowercorp.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=482133http://investors.sunpowercorp.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=482133


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http://en.openei.org/apps/TCDB/


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SPS-ALPHA: The First Practical Solar Power Satellite via Arbitrarily Large PHasedArray

http://www.nasa.gov/offices/oct/stp/niac/mankins_sps_alpha.html#


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Gold Backed China's Yuan Set To BecomeGlobal Reserve Currency?

American Industrial Co.


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Th C 2 BS


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The Co2 BS


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DoD Weighs Major COCOM Realignment


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970 s, 11 deg sweepover 7743 km. 3286m/s velocity gainPropulsion

lasers after

5 hrs GEO

Hohmanntransfer

orbit 5 hr

320km perigee

236 s,1630 m/s~20 km

Looking down over the North Pole,Earth not to scale.


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Beamed Energy and$100/kg to GEO

On why cheap space transportation giveslow cost energy and how power in spacegives low cost transport and how to get

startedKeith Henson (L5 Society)


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In four part harmony

Part 1 Economics and transport technical Part 2 Building a seed propulsion laser

Part 3 Completing the seed laser Part 4 Business and political case


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OVERALL CONFIGURATION OF


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GEOSYNCHRONOUS SPS (FROM DOE STUDIES)

SPACEBORNE ARRAY

RECTENNA ONEARTH


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Simple analysis

10 year return on capital, 80,000 hours $1600/kW can be paid back at 2 cents per kWh

$200/kW rectenna, $900/kW parts and labor ($450 before transmission lost), $500/kW for transport toGEO

At 5 kg/kW requires $100/kg or less to GEO


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Cant be done with chemical fuel

Current $20,000/kg to GEO

SpaceX $4,000/kg $1,000/kg 20t/1400t, 1.4% payload Skylon ~$1000/kg $500/kg 7t/300t, 2.3% payload


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Combine with:


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Hydrogen combustion to 25 km, & Mach 5.5Laser heated hydrogen above that point

(laser beamed down from GEO)

Two GW of laser (1.8 GW actually) Performance analysis, 54 t to LEO Vehicle 24 t, (20% structure) plus 30 t second stage to LEO 2/3rd of second stage to GEO (20 t)


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105 kW CW


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Cost breakdown

Vehicle amortization $10/kg Hydrogen $6/kg

Laser $50 B (written off in 5 years) $10 B/0.5 B kg is $20/kg $36/kg, well under the $100/kg number


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Why Airdrop at 10 km

Huge Landing gear reduction Max landing is 54 tons, 120 t less 76 tons of LH2

dumped in an abort.


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Part 2, Getting started(Building a seed laser)

scale, 500 MW @ 10 kg/kW 5000 tons, Falcon Heavy @ 20 t per flight

250 flights at 0.1 B/flight, $25 B $5 B laser at $10/W 500 days at a launch every other day


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Part 3, completing 2 GW

$15 B laser/power sat parts, 15,000 tons 60 scale vehicles, 5 tons to GEO

20 flights per day, 150 days, 2 years total Transport cost @ $100/kg $1.5 B Total cost $50-100 B

Income @ $100/kg * 500,000 t $50 B/yr Payback from gross income ~2 years.


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Falcons can't build power sats but theycan build a very expensive laser?

2 GW electric power at 2 cent per kWh is worth

$320 M/yr 2 GW of laser propulsion is worth $50 B/yr >100 times as much


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BUT It is too big to do without major


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BUT It is too big to do without majorgovernment backing

And oil, coal and gas industries will lobby against

a real solution. So why should the government consider it?


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It costs perhaps 10% of what a war withIran would cost

SDI with the USSR or Russia was/is a losing business.

It will be decades before Iran could overwhelm amulti GW propulsion laser and by that time thecommercial demand for laser propulsion should bein the tens of GW

Cheap power from space removes any legitimatereason to sort out uranium atoms


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Google henson oil drum for a for a slightlyout of datewhite paper on this topic

Part 1 months ago Part 2 and 3 a few weeks ago Part 4 last week

This is unlikely to be the final evolution of theidea.


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Stuff to do

Write arguments that oil, coal and gas industrieswill not be hurt

Synthetic oil for the oil companies and they cansell gasoline for the next century

Using coal for a while making synthetic oil Making hydrogen out of an awful lot of gas (230

tons an hour, shipload a week)


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Weather opened by heat


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p yGlobal Crop Production Increases Threefold Over The Past 50 Yearshttp://bit.ly/14mN5MZ
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