An Overview of Gigascale Antenna Arrays and Electromagnetics for Space Based Solar Power

Timothy Pelham; Xiaodong Chen; Brian Collins; Clive Parini; Anthony Brown

doi:10.23919/eucap60739.2024.10501466

An Overview of Gigascale Antenna Arrays and Electromagnetics for Space Based Solar Power

Timothy Pelham^*, Xiaodong Chen, Brian Collins, Clive Parini, Anthony Brown^*

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School of Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering

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Gigascale antenna arrays (3 to 4 orders of magnitude more elements than the largest ever built) are a critical component of proposed space-based solar power (SBSP) systems. The transmitting antenna arrays in orbit are expected to be up to 3 km² , while the receiving arrays on Earth have been proposed at up to 77 km² . There are many challenges and risks in the design, modelling, operation and deployment of the gigascale antenna arrays in the SBSP system. This paper highlights these challenges and risks, reviews existing solutions and proposes novel approaches.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2024 18th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP)
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Electronic)	9788831299091
ISBN (Print)	9798350394436
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.23919/eucap60739.2024.10501466
Publication status	Published - 26 Apr 2024
Event	18th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation - Glasgow, United Kingdom Duration: 17 Mar 2024 → 22 Mar 2024 https://www.eucap2024.org/ (Link to conference event webpage.)

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Name	Proceedings of the European Conference on Antennas and Propagation
ISSN (Print)	2164-3342

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Conference	18th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation
Abbreviated title	EuCAP 2024
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Glasgow
Period	17/03/24 → 22/03/24
Internet address	https://www.eucap2024.org/ (Link to conference event webpage.)

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Pelham, T., Chen, X., Collins, B., Parini, C., & Brown, A. (2024). An Overview of Gigascale Antenna Arrays and Electromagnetics for Space Based Solar Power. In 2024 18th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP) (Proceedings of the European Conference on Antennas and Propagation). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). https://doi.org/10.23919/eucap60739.2024.10501466

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Pelham, T, Chen, X, Collins, B, Parini, C & Brown, A 2024, An Overview of Gigascale Antenna Arrays and Electromagnetics for Space Based Solar Power. in 2024 18th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP). Proceedings of the European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 18th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, Glasgow, United Kingdom, 17/03/24. https://doi.org/10.23919/eucap60739.2024.10501466

An Overview of Gigascale Antenna Arrays and Electromagnetics for Space Based Solar Power. / Pelham, Timothy; Chen, Xiaodong; Collins, Brian et al.
2024 18th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2024. (Proceedings of the European Conference on Antennas and Propagation).

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