Transmitarrays for wireless power transfer on Earth and in space

J Brunet, A Ayling, A Hajimiri - IEEE Journal of Microwaves, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present a space solar power system using transmitarrays for lowering the system's
LCOE (Levelized Cost of Energy). We discuss the theoretical framework for transmitarrays in …

A self-adaptive phased array conformed on a highly flexible aperture

X Zhi, K Huang, Q Zhang, B Zhang… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In practical applications, a highly flexible conformal phased array will experience inevitable
deformations during severe weather conditions. This will distort radiating beams, especially …

Thermal design exploration of flexible and lightweight antenna structures through design of experiments

D Mitchao, T Totani, H Sakamoto - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2025 - Elsevier
The growing demand for high-performance communication antennas in space has led to the
development of larger, high-gain antennas, even as satellite sizes continue to decrease …

Wireless Power Transfer in Space using Flexible, Lightweight, Coherent Arrays

A Ayling, A Fikes, OS Mizrahi, A Wu, R Riazati… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Space solar power (SSP), envisioned for decades as a solution for continuous, stable, and
dynamically dispatchable clean energy, has seen tremendous interest and a number of …

Design of a Low-Profile Dual-Polarization Wideband Semi-Flexible Antenna

A Liu, J Lu, PK Tan, TH Gan - IEEE Access, 2025 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper proposed a low-profile dual-polarization wideband inverted-F fed stacked-patch
semi-flexible antenna. The proposed antenna features a stacked-patch on the top PCB layer …

Space solar power generation: a viable system proposal and technoeconomic analysis

O Mizrahi, P Jahelka, E Gdoutos, J Brunet, A Ayling… - 2024 - researchsquare.com
This paper presents a distributed space solar power generation and transmission system
that converts solar insolation into microwave power and beams it to Earth. This system …

Thermal Design Exploration of Flexible and Lightweight Antenna Structures Through Design of Experiments

T Totani, H Sakamoto, D Mitchao - Available at SSRN 4956004 - papers.ssrn.com
Large, flexible deployable structures are essential for modern space antennas, as they
significantly increase surface area, enhancing communication capabilities, gain, and …