A new class of orbiting very large ultra-light orientable MW antennas

Volume 5, Issue 6, December 2020     |     PP. 130-135      |     PDF (133 K)    |     Pub. Date: December 2, 2020
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Author(s)

Giovanni Perona, Marco Allegretti, Res. Dipartimento di Elettronica , Politecnico di Torino
Consorzio Interuniversitario CINFAI, Marco Allegretti, Res. Dipartimento di Elettronica , Politecnico di Torino

Abstract
AbstractThe possibility of orienting very large ultra-light balloon-like MW antennas, orbiting in the Earth magnetic field, through electric currents flowing in Cu wires embedded in the antennas walls, are examined. It is shown that such currents may easily provide the needed forces without the necessity of mechanically orienting the antenna itself.

Keywords
Microwave Antennas inflatable ultra-light

Cite this paper
Giovanni Perona, Consorzio Interuniversitario CINFAI, A new class of orbiting very large ultra-light orientable MW antennas , SCIREA Journal of Electrical Engineering. Volume 5, Issue 6, December 2020 | PP. 130-135.

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