Wireless Energy Transfer Opens the Door to Harvesting Solar in Space

Mar-16-15 Japanese researchers have successfully transferred 1.8 kilowatts of power wirelessly through the air, opening the door to eventually generating solar power in space.

The technology was demonstrated by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), which has been working for years to create Space Solar Power Systems. The 1.8 kilowatts of power was transmitted using microwaves, and was delivered to a target 170 feet away with perfect accuracy. The level of accuracy is an important achievement, since controlling the direction of power transmitted by microwaves has been ongoing challenge.

The ultimate goal of the project is to collect the solar energy from space using microwave-transmitting solar satellites and beam it 22,300 miles back to collecting panels on Earth.

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