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The project, known as "Zhuri" ("chasing the sun") has made significant progress under the leadership of Duan Baoyan, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, according to an announcement from Xidian University in Xi'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi Province on Monday.

The team has achieved breakthroughs in multiple core technologies related to building space solar power stations and microwave wireless power transmission, which has independently developed a ground-based verification system for such stations that enables one-to-many microwave wireless power transmission to moving targets, Xinhua News Agency reported on Monday. 

The system has achieved kilowatt-level power transmission over a distance of 100 meters, advancing China's space solar power station and microwave wireless power transmission technology toward engineering applications, according to Duan.

Duan explained that constructing a space solar power station is akin to deploying a "space-based wireless charging hub" in a predetermined orbit in space. The station could reduce satellites' traditional reliance on onboard solar panels by utilizing advanced microwave wireless power transmission technology, effectively building a "wireless charging station" for satellites in space.

In recent years, space solar power stations have entered a critical phase of transitioning from theoretical exploration to practical engineering applications. In 2014, Academician Duan's team proposed an innovative OMEGA design and carried out scientific research. In June 2022, the team led the construction of the world's first full-link, full-system ground verification system for a space solar power station.

Recently, the project has achieved a series of new breakthroughs. From the perspectives of multidisciplinary integration, multi-system coordination, and system reliability, the team has proposed an innovative design solution for a distributed OMEGA space solar power station. 


Global Times