レーザー宇宙太陽光発電システムの研究

摘要

I review Laser Space Solar Power System (L-SSPS) researches for wireless power transmission using laser technology. I describe the L-SSPS design concept and such key technologies as solar collectors, solar-pumped laser systems, laser transmission, and laser photovoltaic. Among recent activities, I present the estimates of laser transmission through an atmosphere using a mesoscale meteorological model as a new trend in the L-SSPS research field.