Physics
Scientific paper
May 1989
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1989smf..confq..10l&link_type=abstract
Presented at the 9th Biennial SSI/Princeton Conference on Space Manufacturing, Princeton, NJ, 10-13 May 1989; sponsored by Space
Physics
Energy Storage, Flywheels, Lunar Bases, Photovoltaic Cells, Power Transmission, Solar Cells, Electrochemistry, Lasers, Microwaves, Night, Potential Energy, Thermal Energy
Scientific paper
Providing power over the 354 hour lunar night provides a considerable challenge to solar power concepts for a moonbase. Concepts are reviewed for providing night power for a solar powered moonbase. The categories of solutions considered are electrical storage, physical storage, transmitted power, and innovative concepts. Electrical storage is the most well-developed option. Less developed electrical storage options are capacitors and superconducting inductors. Physical storage options include storage of potential energy and storage of energy in flywheels. Thermal storage has potentially high energy/weight, but problems of conduction and radiation losses during the night need to be addressed. Transmitted power considers use of microwave or laser beams to transmit power either from orbit or directly from the Earth. Finally, innovative concepts proposed include reflecting light from orbital mirrors, locating the moonbase at a lunar pole, converting reflected Earthlight, or moving the moonbase to follow the sun.
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