Frazer-Nash Consultancy

Founded
Country
1971
UK,Australia
Funding
Yes, ?
Website
https://www.fnc.co.uk/
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Frazer-Nash Consultancy

Product/Service

Classification
Space Utilities
Category
Space Solar Power
Fields
Space Solar Power
Status
Concept
First launch
Not announced

Space solar power - 2022 ESA Study

ESA commissioned in early 2022, two independent cost vs. benefits studies of Space Based Solar Power for terrestrial energy needs from Frazer-Nash in the UK and Roland Berger in Germany.

Study for The interaction of structural dynamics with the orbital mechanics of Solar Power Satellites

Solar Power Satellites (SPS) represent a new class of satellites, orders of magnitude larger than any other man made satellite. A SPS in geosynchronous orbit providing 2 GW of power on the Earth will have overall dimensions measured in kilometres and mass in kilo Tonnes.

Given the size of SPS there is a potential for their structural dynamics to couple into their orbit mechanics, leading to the need for orbit correction. In addition to the scale of such structures there is also considerable challenge to be met in maintaining their shape and integrity when on orbit due to the tendency of any large orbiting structure to undergo various dynamically induced deformations.

An end of life strategy for solar power satellites (2021 September)

Solar power satellites (SPS) will be the largest human-made structures ever put into orbit, so it is important to consider how they should be disposed of. The scale of the satellites means that they will be assembled in orbit, most likely using robots. It is therefore likely that the reverse process could be used to reduce the satellites to their constituent modules. There may be the potential for these modules to be repurposed or their constituent materials reused for new applications. This study will investigate the degradation mechanisms that will lead to an SPS reaching the end of its useful life and determine the likely state of the constituent modules. Using this information, the researchers will consider how the modules or materials could be recycled.

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