Off-world Power Generation Components: Difference between revisions

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! style="background:#d8e0ea; color:#113333" | Reference implementation
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| Off-world solar collection
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| [[Off-world Power Generation Lab 1: Free Space 1W Transmission|Lab 1]]
| [[Off-world Power Generation Lab 1: Free Space 1W Transmission|Lab 1]]
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| Off-world solar storage
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| * Storage capability sufficient for periods where transmission is offline
| [[Off-world Power Generation Lab 1: Free Space 1W Transmission|Lab 2]]
| [[Off-world Power Generation Lab 1: Free Space 1W Transmission|Lab 2]]
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| style="text-align:right;;border-right:0px;" | TBD
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| Off-world solar transmission
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* Transmission/receiver handshake
| * Transmission/receiver handshake
** for precision aiming  
** for precision aiming  
** for safety, with instant power laser cutoff when interrupted
** for safety, with instant power laser cutoff when interrupted
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| Earthbound solar collection
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| * Sufficient ground area to capture transmitted energy
* Transmission/receiver handshake
| [[Off-world Power Generation Lab 1: Free Space 1W Transmission|Lab 2]]
| [[Off-world Power Generation Lab 1: Free Space 1W Transmission|Lab 2]]
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| Launch off-world gear
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| [[Off-world Power Generation Lab 1: Free Space 1W Transmission|Lab 2]]
| [[Off-world Power Generation Lab 1: Free Space 1W Transmission|Lab 2]]
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| Robotic self-assembly of off-world gear
| Robotic self-assembly of off-world gear
* Establishment of orbit and assembly of initial gear
| * Establishment of orbit and assembly of initial gear
* Orbital delivery and assembly of supplemental gear
* Orbital delivery and assembly of supplemental gear
| [[Off-world Power Generation Lab 1: Free Space 1W Transmission|Lab 6]]
| [[Off-world Power Generation Lab 1: Free Space 1W Transmission|Lab 6]]

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