Optical Energy Transfer and Conversion System

Stone, William C [Inventor]Hogan, Bartholomew P [Inventor]

关键词: LIGHT (VISIBLE RADIATION);    OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;    FIBER OPTICS;    ENERGY TRANSFER;    ENERGY CONVERSION;    MOBILITY;    REMOTE CONTROL;    SPOOLS;    PATENTS;    INVENTIONS;   

RP-ID  :  US-Patent-9,869,819, US-Patent-Appl-SN-14/810,121

学科分类：电子与电气工程

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来源: NASA Technical Reports Server

【 摘 要 】

An optical energy transfer and conversion system comprising a fiber spooler and an electrical power extraction subsystem connected to the spooler with an optical waveguide. Optical energy is generated at and transferred from a base station through fiber wrapped around the spooler, and ultimately to the power extraction system at a remote mobility platform for conversion to another form of energy. The fiber spooler may reside on the remote mobility platform which may be a vehicle, or apparatus that is either self-propelled or is carried by a secondary mobility platform either on land, under the sea, in the air or in space.