Polar lunar power ring: Propulsion energy resource

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Apr 1990

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1990vstn.nasa..485g&link_type=abstract

In NASA. Lewis Research Center, Vision-21: Space Travel for the Next Millennium p 485-493 (SEE N91-22139 14-12)

Physics

Electricity, Lunar Bases, Propulsion, Research Facilities, Solar Collectors, Accumulators, Construction, Latitude, Meteoroids, Rails

Scientific paper

A ring shaped grid of photovoltaic solar collectors encircling a lunar pole at 80 to 85 degrees latitude is proposed as the primary research, development, and construction goal for an initial lunar base. The polar Lunar Power Ring (LPR) is designed to provide continuous electrical power in ever increasing amounts as collectors are added to the ring grid. The LPR can provide electricity for any purpose indefinitely, barring a meteor strike. The associated rail infrastructure and inherently expandable power levels place the LPR as an ideal tool to power an innovative propulsion research facility or a trans-Jovian fleet. The proposed initial output range is 90 Mw to 90 Gw.

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