Value chain · CLM-0004
In plain terms
The author of the 2019 CASSIOPeiA paper states the beam's strongest point is about 230 watts per square metre, and says that figure was chosen because it makes the economics work.
The claim as recorded
Cash's 2019 CASSIOPeiA paper states a safe peak beam intensity of under 1 kW/m2 with 230 W/m2 typical, and describes the 230 W/m2 figure explicitly as an optimum peak beam intensity chosen on economic grounds.
Scope and limits
Peer-reviewed; the design's antenna patent (SRC-088) names the paper's author as sole inventor, so stance is POS. The paper asserts the level is "safe" without citing an exposure standard.
What it assumes
No assumptions are recorded against this claim.
Where it comes from
Quoted verbatim, p7: "Given the necessary size of the rectenna, a safe peak beam intensity of < 1 kW/m2 (230 W/m2 typical) allows multi-gigawatt delivery - hence multi-gigawatt systems are dictated by economics." And p8: "An optimum peak beam intensity of 230 W/m2 is met with CASSIOPeiA scaled as shown in Table 3."
Related records
- Answers question
- QST-001 not published in this release
Cite this
energyaperture.com/c/clm-0004
CLM-0004, Energy Aperture, as of 2019.
Connected records
Other published records linked to this one. A list, not a judgement.
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