History and status of beamed power technology and applications at 2.45 Gigahertz
Various applications of beamed power technology are discussed. An experimental microwave powered helicopter, rectenna technology, the use of the Solar Power Satellite to beam energy to Earth via microwaves, the use of cyclotron resonance devices, microwave powered airships, and e
Selection note: Curated as Earthside and orbital precursor history for 2.45 GHz microwave power transmission, rectennas, powered aircraft, solar-power satellites, and electric propulsion.
Evidence boundary: NTRS lists open full text, but curation used metadata and abstract and did not validate efficiency, exposure, interference, or economics. It is technology-history context, not deployment evidence.
Stable record
ntrs-19900000834
Topic
propulsion
Type
Conference Paper
Publisher
Legacy CDMS
Authors
Brown, William C.
Year
1989
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Source-supplied abstract
Various applications of beamed power technology are discussed. An experimental microwave powered helicopter, rectenna technology, the use of the Solar Power Satellite to beam energy to Earth via microwaves, the use of cyclotron resonance devices, microwave powered airships, and electric propulsion are discussed.
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