Off-world Power Generation Components: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 20:48, 15 December 2018

Each component will have a reference implementation with a black box efficiency and cost rating. Reference implementations will be subject to constant improvement, with new contributions welcome from any interested party at any time. Contributions must be well-documented and repeatable.

Any efficiency improvement of at least 2% with no more than a 10% cost increase will automatically qualify to be the new reference standard.
Any cost reduction of at least 0.5% with no loss in efficiency will automatically qualify to be the new reference standard.
Higher-cost efficiency improvements will be accepted for review by the board, who will consider the cost impact on the success of the project.
Lower-cost improvements that result in a "statistically insignificant" efficiency loss will be accepted for review by the board.

Description	Requirements	Reference implementation	Efficiency		Cost
Off-world solar collection		Lab 1	TBD	W/kg	TBD	$/W
Off-world solar storage	* Storage capability sufficient for periods where transmission is offline	Lab 2	TBD	Wh/kg	TBD	$/Wh
Off-world solar transmission	* Transmission/receiver handshake for precision aiming for safety, with instant power laser cutoff when interrupted Cyber-security best practices	Lab 3	TBD	Wh %	TBD	$/Wh
Earthbound solar collection	* Sufficient ground area to capture transmitted energy Transmission/receiver handshake	Lab 2	TBD	Wh %	TBD	$/Wh
Launch off-world gear		Lab 2	N/A		TBD	$/kg
Robotic self-assembly of off-world gear	* Establishment of orbit and assembly of initial gear Orbital delivery and assembly of supplemental gear	Lab 6	N/A		TBD	$/kg

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