Beamed-Mobility Engineering : Wireless-Power Beaming to Aircrafts, Spacecrafts and Rockets

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910855390603321
• Autore: Mori Koichi
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Singapore : , : Springer, , 2024; ©2024
• ISBN: 981-9946-18-2
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (260 pages)
• Collana: Springer Tracts in Electrical and Electronics Engineering Series
• Altri autori (Persone): OdaYasuhisa; MasayukiTakahashi; ShimamuraKohei
• Disciplina: 629.11
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Wireless Power Transfer Via Microwave for Mobilities -- Introduction -- Review of Microwave Power Transmission to UAVs -- Receiver Systems -- Principle of Rectifier -- High-Frequency Rectifiers (Millimeter Wave) -- Methods of Operating Diodes at High Frequencies -- S and B Band Rectifier Circuits -- Dual-Band Rectifiers -- High-Power Operation Rectifiers -- Tube-Type Rectifier -- Wireless Power Transfer vs. Battery -- Feasibility of Microwave Powered Flight of UAVs -- Beam Collecting Efficiency ηbeam -- Beam Capture Efficiency on Rectenna ηcap -- Antenna Transmission Efficiency ηtra and RF-DC Conversion Efficiency ηRF - DC -- Operation Frequency Dependency: 5.8 GHz vs. 28 GHz -- Flight Demonstration of Microwave Power Transmission with Drone -- Mobilities Design -- Flight Demonstration -- References -- Chapter 2: Microwave Rocket -- What Is a Microwave Rocket? -- Thrust Generation Mechanism of Microwave Rocket -- Thrust Generation Experiment and Performance Trend of Microwave Rocket -- Experimental Application of High-Power Microwave Sources -- Thrust Measurement Experiment and Performance with a Single Pulse -- Millimeter-Wave Plasma in the Thruster -- Multi-Pulse Thrust Generation Experiment and Performance -- Impact on Beam Profile and Frequency -- Demonstration of Microwave Rocket -- Flight Experiment with a Single Pulse -- Flight ; Experiment with Multi-Pulse Operation -- Thrust Generation Experiment of Long-Distance Transmission Type Thruster with Beam Optical Conversion -- Microwave Rocket System Analysis -- Launch System Beam Source -- References -- Chapter 3: Laser Propulsion and Demonstrations -- Pulsed Laser Orbital Launcher -- Introduction -- What Is Pulsed Laser Propulsion? -- Propulsion Principle of the Pulsed Laser Propulsion System.; Various Vehicle Types and Their Research Trends -- Past Studies of Pulsed Laser Launch Systems -- Feasibility of Mass Space Transportation by Laser Propulsion -- Transportation to GEO Via Light Highway -- Flight Trajectory and Payload Ratio -- Cost Evaluation -- Consideration of Laser Types and Necessary Innovations -- Summary -- Demonstration of Laser Propulsion and Space Debris Removal (Demonstration Movie Available) -- Launch Demonstration of Laser-Driven In-Tube Accelerator (LITA) with Gas Driver -- Launch Demonstration of Wall-Ablative, Laser-Driven In-Tube Accelerator -- Demonstration of Satellite Spin Breaking Using a TEA CO2 Laser (2016) -- Demonstration of Satellite Spin Breaking Using an Nd: YLF Laser (2021) -- References -- Chapter 4: Spectroscopy of Air Discharge Plasmas Induced by a Gyrotron Beam -- Introduction -- Optical Emission Spectroscopy (OES) -- Benefits of OES for the Measurement of Millimeter-Wave Discharges -- General Remarks on Optical Radiation of Atoms and Molecules -- Measurement of Electron Number Density -- Fundamentals of Spectrum Broadening -- Stark Broadening -- Instrumental Broadening -- Natural Broadening -- Doppler Broadening -- Pressure Broadening (Van der Waals Broadening) -- Practical Use of Stark Broadening in Millimeter-Wave or Microwave Discharge Plasmas -- Measurement of Electrons and Gas Temperature -- Fundamentals of Emission Spectra of Air Discharge Plasmas -- Theoretical Scheme for Calculating Molecular Band Spectrum -- Practical Use of Molecular Band Spectrum Analysis for the Temperature Measurement in Air Discharge Plasmas -- Density and Temperature Measurements in Other Ambient Gases -- References -- Chapter 5: Experimental Studies of Microwave Discharge Induced by Gyrotron -- Introduction -- Ionization Threshold Models -- Microwave Discharge in the Over-Critical Condition.; Microwave Discharge in the Under-Critical Condition -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 6: Modeling and Theoretical Studies on Beamed-Induced Plasma -- Introduction to Theoretical Studies -- Fluid Modeling for Overcritical Millimeter-Wave Discharge -- Particle Modeling for Overcritical Millimeter-Wave Discharge -- Past Simulations by PIC-MCC Model -- Modeling for Subcritical Discharge -- Numerical Analysis of ``Comb-Shaped´´ Structures -- Numerical Reproduction and Structure Forming Mechanism -- Effect of the Structure on Ionization-Front Propagation -- One-Dimensional Consideration of Ionization-Front Propagation in Under-Critical Condition -- Ionization-Front Propagation with Excited Neutral Particles Carried via Photons -- Transportation of Exited Neutral Particles via Photons -- Diffusion Approximation of Transportation of Electronically Excited Particle via Photons -- One-Dimensional Model with Simple Assumption -- One-Dimensional Computation -- References -- Chapter 7: Laser-Supported Detonation -- Numerical Analyses of Laser-Supported Detonation Wave in Air -- Introduction -- Computational Model and Method -- Computational Condition -- Results and Discussion -- Results of the Standard Atmosphere of pa = 1 atm -- Results of the Reduced-Pressure Atmosphere -- Comparison of the Wave Speeds -- Summary -- Experimental Studies of Laser-Supported Detonation -- Propagation Velocity of Laser-Supported Detonation Wave -- Termination Conditions of LSD Wave -- Energy ; Conversion Efficiency in LSD -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 8: High-Power Beam Source and Beam Transmission -- Introduction of Electromagnetism -- Features of the Gaussian Beam -- Relationship Between Beam Diameter and Frequency -- Frequency of Electromagnetic Waves and Power Source -- Oscillation Caused by Electric Circuit -- Microwave Electron Tube -- Magnetron -- Klystron -- Gyrotron.; Synchrotron Radiation -- Free-Electron Laser -- Technology for High-Power Beam Source -- Beam Source: Gyrotron Tube -- High-Voltage Power Supply for Gyrotron -- Superconducting Magnet -- Matching Optical Unit -- Auxiliaries -- Technology for High-Power Beam Transmission -- Waveguide -- Miter Bend -- Dummy Load -- Power Selection and Control Equipment -- Example of High-Power Beam Source -- Electronic Cyclotron Heating System for Fusion Plasma -- References -- Chapter 9: Retrodirective Wireless Optical Energy Transmission Using Optical Phase Conjugation -- Atmospheric Disturbance -- Turbulence-Induced Beam Spreading and Beam Wandering -- Wireless Optical Power Transfer Technologies -- Gimbal Tracking -- Adaptive Optics -- Optical Phase Conjugation -- Principles of Optical Phase Conjugation -- Phase-Conjugate Light Generation Technique -- Nonlinear Optical Element -- Digital Phase Conjugation -- References -- Chapter 10: Diode Laser-Sustained Plasma for Continuous-Wave Laser Propulsion -- Introduction -- LSP -- Background of LSP -- Principle of Laser Absorption Process -- Experimental Apparatus -- Results and Discussion -- LSP Generation -- Fluctuation of LSP -- Temperature Measurement -- Fractional Absorption and Radiation Loss -- Conclusion -- References.