Application and development prospects of wireless power transmission

Recently, studies on wireless power transmission have become a topical line in science and technology. This paper overviews and analyzes studies on the development of wireless power transmission and on the design and development of space solar stations. The results of demonstration experiments and practical tests overviewed in the paper confirm the feasibility and practical advisability of wireless power tansmission systems. These systems have found successful use in different areas in the solution of numerous problems. The paper considers the wireless power supply of hard-to-reach regions and manned aerial vehicles. One of the important problems facing mankind has been and remains the exaustibility of traditional power resources. In this connection, of special interest are studies on the use of solar energy. Because of this, particular attention is now paid to the development and use of space solar power stations with wireless power transmission to the Earth or spacecraft and prospective space systems, for example, space industrial platforms. This issue has been developed theoretically to sufficient depth. The feasibility of space solar power stations is under study in different countries, including the USA, Japan, China, and Great Britain. The paper overviews projects of space power stations and analyzes the state of the art in their development. The implementation of these projects will made it possible to solve several problems at a time: the problem of the global energy crisis and the problem of the ecological and climatic impact of traditional power generation. Space solar power stations with wireless energy transmission will make it possible to solve important problems, among which are a high-level power supply of ground users, an efficient power supply of long-term large-scale space projects, industrial production in space, and space debris removal from near-Earth space.