Advantages of solar power satellites for base load electrical supply compared to ground solar power

Solar Energy

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 23-40

  Strickland Jr , John K ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; SOLAR ENERGY;

ARTIFICIAL SATELLITE; PEAK LOAD; PHOTOTHERMAL CONVERSION; SCRIPT;

MICROWAVE POWER TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0029682960     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0038-092X(95)00087-8     Document Type: Article

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