POWER IN SPACE
A SECOND SUN, TO SUPERCHARGE ANYONE IN SPACE
+ TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS +
LIFE-EXTENSION
Our bespoke power beaming second sun can provide supplementary energy to satellites that have endured power failure, or can simply help extend operations by providing a timely boost. A satellite which is able to run for longer becomes a satellite generates more value for each mission.
LIFE-EXTENSION
High-energy payloads like SAR, data processors and thermal imaging are extremely useful, but their power demands limit missions as the Sun struggles to generate enough power on-board the satellite. Our patented LASER power beam is critical to enabling truly on-demand services, and previously impossible payloads. By acting as a second Sun when the real oneisn’t available, or you just need a top-up, our technology can help push the limits of what your satellite’s capabilities.
EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL
Power is a prime constraint for missions with less access to the Sun – rovers, lunar bases, and other mission facilities in permanently shadowed craters.. even Martian missions and beyond. SPACE POWER provides reliable external energy on-demand to enable the next phase of exploration and mining projects, whilst remaining compatible with any new power generation technologies such as new solar panels and Hydrogen fuel cells or Nuclear reactors.
ROBOTICS SERVICING
In-orbit services require close-proximity operations. High power instruments like welding, demand large photovoltaics, which can be dangerous and pose a collision risk. Alternative remote power solutions with high power LASERs like ours can dramatically reduce the size and weight of robotic servicing drones, increasing their manoeuvrability, efficiency and making operations safer and significantly cheaper.
ELECTRIC PROPULSION
The in-orbit transportation industry is growing fast. These spacecraft perform best when their overall weight and the mass of their powertrains is minimised, without compromising customer transport capacity. We enable these platforms to fly faster and for longer, maximising value and minimising mission time. Moreover, emergency manoeuvres are energy intensive and sometimes come with short notice. SPACE POWER can ensure energy power is available when needed to avoid collisions and prevent critical power loss.
FRACTIONATED SPACECRAFT
Whether you’re flying modular satellites in formation, or planning a mothership-swarm mission, wireless power can ensure that the hardest-working spacecraft will always have energy as and when needed and drastically reduce overall mission mass. SPACE POWER’s patented beaming technology ensures there’s no need to pay for extra batteries to offer redundancy of all functions all the time – instead, access power wherever it’s needed most, and maintain performance.
OUR LASER IS YOUR SECOND SUN, ADJUSTED TO YOUR NEEDS
Ensure flexibility in your operations, freedom to change solar panel and access laser power, without compromising power generated from the Sun and the service to your customer.
+ GROUND DEMONSTRATOR +
TeDe is the most advanced Proof-of-Concept demonstrator of its kind, and using it, we can show how our system automatically find and tracks a lunar rover, charging the solar panel mated to its back.
The rover was successfully able to communicate back with the power tower to maximise the charging efficiency, with free roam. Competitor demonstrations are linear if not static.
The lunar rover that was the subject of our test was able to communicate with our power tower in order to record the power being collected to optimise the Laser – Receiver performance.
This practical demonstration allowed us to:
Test closed loop feedback beaming pointing & tracking system.
- Demonstrate Free-roam, automated power beaming and tracking.
- Test the modular build allowing easily configurable new test environments.
- Serve as a test bed to analyse and understand surface applications and issues.
If you would like to learn more about TeDe, or our technology, get in touch.
ADVANTAGES
CLASSIC LASER BEAM
SPACE POWER'S BEAM
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Needs a compatible receiver for energy delivery – supply chain risks
Sacrifice Sunlight conversion efficiency, limiting through mission power availability
Competitors try to lock you into using their proprietary end-to-end service
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Universal Compatibility powers any solar panel – past, present & future
Maximise full mission power – full sunlight conversion and laser energy boosts
We are compatible with any panels, including competitor’s – ready when you want to switch
+ HOW IT WORKS +
SOLAR CELL TYPES
Solar arrays convert Sunlight into power, and they do so by reacting to light. Different solar panel materials will react to different light wavelengths. If the solar panels on your satellite are incompatible with a certain frequency, this light will be absorbed as heat.
In order to generate more light from the same panel, more materials can be used to ‘see’ more Sunlight and make it useful for energy. Each additional layer of material adds a ‘junction’ – however all the layers need to work for there to be any energy – and this increases the the risk of failure.
With our engineered light, we optimise how light is received by your solar arrays, adapting the beam to create a universal beam of energy, for any spacecraft.