Swarms of CubeSats for kW-scale Space-Based Solar Power (16U4SBSP) Executive Summary Report (ESR) Study Open Space Innovation Platform (OSIP) campaign, “Innovative Mission Concepts Enabled by Swarms of CubeSats” Affiliation(s): Sirin Orbital Systems AG (Prime, CH), Delft University of Technology (Sub 1, NL), University of Strathclyde (Sub 2, UK) Activity summary: The “16U4SBSP” mission concept is a fundamental technology demonstration step for the realization of kW-/MW-/GW-scale Space-Based Solar Power (SBSP) based on flight formation, a distributed or aggregated swarm of small satellites contrary to conventional concepts of monolithic giant SBSP satellites. In this mission, a swarm of 16U CubeSats collaboratively supply wireless power via Radio- Frequency waves to end-users in different locations on the ground, for instance to provide backup power for emergency situations, and also for space-to-space commercial use-cases.
Acronym/Abbreviation Definition AC Alternating Current AM Air Mass AOCS Attitude and Orbit Control System BOL Beginning Of Life CASSIOPeiA Constant Aperture, Solid-State, Integrated orbital Phased Array CEI Comitato Elettrotecnico Italiano CIGS Cu(In,Ga)Se2 CPV Concentrated Photovoltaics CW Continuous Wave DC Direct Current DSN Deep Space Network EN European Standards EOL End Of Life EPC电子电力调节器ESA欧洲航天局欧盟欧盟FNBW第一零束宽度geo地球地理轨道GPS地面发电站 Solar Cells MR-SPS Multi-Rotary joints SPS MV Medium Voltage MVA Megavoltampere MW Megawatt NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NREL National Renewable Energy Laboratory PAE Power Added Efficiency PCE Power Conversion Efficiency PSCs Perovskite Solar Cells PV Photovoltaic PVA Photovoltaic Assembly RF Radio Frequency RTG Radioisotope Thermal Generator SBSP太空太阳能SCS太阳能电池SSPA固态功率放大器SPS太阳能卫星SPS-Alpha SPS通过任意大的相分支阵列TAS THALES ALENIA SPACE TRL技术就绪水平W WTT WPT WPT WIRESS