Solar Panel Array Moon

Building solar panel satellites on the moon and then launching them into earth orbit could potentially supply electricity to all of earth.

Solar panel array moon.

The test array consisted of a yoke and three panels and three dummy wings integrated with the test model of the orion esm. A giant ring of solar arrays around the moon would collect solar power which would then be beamed to earth via microwave and laser transmitters. Unlike the sun the moon does not generate its own light energy. A solar panel array placed on the moon would generate electricity during earth s nighttime hours because it is receiving direct sunlight containing photons.

A newly nasa funded project called the assemblers envisions a swarm of robots putting together solar arrays on the moon s surface or doing other joint assembly projects in space on the moon or. The solar array would be 250 miles wide and span the lunar circumference of 6 800 miles. Mankins of artemis innovation. Lunar solar power lsp arrays would receive higher energy density from sunlight than we get through earth s atmosphere avoid weather and could beam energy to any part of earth facing the moon.

When delivered in 2017 the solar array will consist of three panels with. Courtesy of john c. The reflected light seen from earth does not contain a significant number of photons so in most cases moon light will not cause the panels to generate electricity.