Electromagnetic Compatibility Analysis for a Satellite Power System Receiving Site in the Mojave Desert

摘要

The Department of Energy (DOE), along with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), has been evaluating the Satellite Power System (SPS) as a source of baseline electrical power. The objective of the SPS program is to develop an initial understanding of the technical feasibility, the economic practicality, and the social and environmental acceptability of the SPS concept. One of the potential problems identified early in the concept analysis was the electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) of an SPS with existing and planned electromagnetic and electronic systems. A preliminary study has been conducted to show the EMC problems for an initial candidate receiving antenna (rectenna) site in the Mojave Desert of California. A methodology has been developed and demonstrated for rectenna site EMC analysis and impact evaluation.