Interstellar Energy Tycoon

After pressing the accelerator key again.

Xingyuan Group and Aerospace Industry Group immediately established a docking channel, and the two sides exchanged personnel to station, understand and be familiar with the cooperation process, set up a coordination team, and solve any problems that may be encountered.

On February 20, the four modules of the first batch of two energy relay satellites were loaded onto the ship and transported to the Wentian launch site on Qiongya Island.

On the 22nd, the cargo ship arrived at Wentian Port, and on the same day, the satellite module arrived at the final assembly plant of the launch base through a large trailer, and the final assembly work began.

On the 25th, another batch of two energy relay satellites were packaged and shipped, loaded on board, and will soon be sent to the Wentian launch site.

On March 1, Li Xingyang and a group of people arrived in Wentian City with a total of 300 people on two C919 domestic passenger planes.

On the morning of March 3, at the Wentian launch site, four large 850-ton Yuanzheng-5C rockets had been erected on four large launch stations, ready to go, exuding a silvery luster and emitting wisps of fire. The smoke gives people a feeling of pressure.

Because the rocket is being refueled, it will be launched today if there is no accident.

In the command and control hall.

Li Xingyang was surrounded by a group of experts from the Aerospace Industry Group, mainly young men with an average age of forty, but there were also a few gray-haired old experts.

They all looked curious and asked a few questions they were most concerned about:

"Mr. Li, how are the energy relay satellites used specifically? How can the huge light energy in the energy main road be reasonably and fully utilized?"

"We have been thinking and discussing for a long time recently, and we have also played the game "Galaxy: Energy Tycoon", but we still feel a little confused about the usage of energy relay satellites. Is it the same as in the game, let the metal of the satellite absorb waves? The ball is directly immersed in the main energy channel, but won’t this burn out the wave absorbing device? The light energy density in the energy main channel is much, much higher than that of ordinary high-energy short-wave.”

"Yes, I also think that it is impossible for a metal wave-absorbing ball to directly touch the energy main road, and it simply cannot bear such a huge amount of energy."

"Also, how can the energy relay satellite hit the beam of energy vertically towards the ground? In space, in order to ensure that it does not fall, the energy relay satellite has to rotate around the blue star at high speed, and cannot keep up with the ground. Relatively still, is it necessary to slow down the energy relay satellite first, suspend it at an altitude of hundreds of kilometers, and then send the beam of light down, but if this is done, the energy relay satellite will consume a lot of energy and working fluid, and it is difficult to keep working for a long time , unless it is frequently replenished with working fluid.”

"Mr. Li, give us some popular science. We all feel itchy in our hearts, but we still can't figure out what the specific workflow is."

"Yeah, only by understanding the working process of the energy relay satellite can we carry out the next research and development work, otherwise we will have no clue."

Hear them these questions.

Li Xingyang made a gesture to signal them to be quiet first, then walked to the higher part of the steps, took a while, and explained to them the way the energy relay satellite absorbs energy.

There are mainly four types:

The first type is that there are four 'spectroscopic mirrors' on the edge of the reflective mirror of each light sail transmitter. This mirror does not function normally, but when the energy relay satellite needs light energy, the spectroscopic mirror will divert the energy The light energy at the edge of the main road is divided and diluted, and then through a small parallel light lens device, the light is precisely hit on the metal ball of the energy relay satellite.

Four beamsplitters mean that up to four satellites can be powered.

However, due to the occlusion of the equipment and the inability to interfere with the main energy road, the angle of incidence of the beam splitter is limited. Continuous dilution will cause subsequent fatigue, and it will not be able to supply energy stably for a long time.

This is the shortcoming of the beam splitter.

The second is to let the energy relay satellites be directly inserted into the main energy road to directly absorb a large amount of light energy. Of course, the entire metal absorbing ball will not be put into the main road, but shallow If a small part of it is immersed, if all of it is put in, there is a high probability that it will be overloaded and burned. If you can’t bear it, you can only taste it. The advantage is stable energy supply and guaranteed energy supply power, but there is also a disadvantage, that is, it needs to be greatly decelerated. The main road remains relatively static and consumes a lot of working fluid.

The third is to use the energy relay satellite to emit high-energy short-wave to supply energy to another energy relay satellite, that is, relay relay.

The advantage is that in this way, the energy supply beam can be sent to some difficult-to-reach locations, such as the back of the planet. Generally, only two energy relay satellites are needed for relay relay, and most areas can be covered. Relay relay can eliminate all dead ends.

As for the disadvantage, it is 25% energy loss for one relay relay, and 43.75% energy loss for two relay relays. The more relay relay times, the higher the energy loss, and this is inevitable.

The fourth type is to directly use the light energy sent by the photovoltaic array. The parallel light lens on the photovoltaic array also has very high flexibility in use, and can send light energy to a very far place, even if it is a million kilometers In addition, and to achieve accurate transmission, the error is very small, of course, the distance is too far, it is better to be within a million kilometers.

The advantage of this method is that the energy supply is very stable, it does not require the energy relay satellite to remain relatively stationary, and it does not cause the consumption of working fluid.

The disadvantage is that the photovoltaic matrix will block some areas, resulting in limited shooting angles. Besides, the photovoltaic matrix itself has the task of injecting light energy into the energy main road. Unless the energy main road is saturated, this kind of "part-time job" is generally not allowed. To ensure that the light energy of the energy main road is sufficient is the highest priority.

above!

It is the energy relay satellite, all the ways of absorbing light energy have advantages and disadvantages, and no one method is perfect.

In the specific use process, it is necessary to carry out reasonable and flexible matching. If you do not want to consume too much working fluid, you can choose the first, third, and fourth energy-absorbing methods to obtain light energy, or use them in combination.

If you don't worry about the consumption of working fluid and can replenish it regularly, you can use the second energy-absorbing method as the main method, and the first, third, and fourth energy-absorbing methods as supplementary ones.

But in the process of actual use.

If the user needs to consume a particularly large amount of power, he would rather consume the working medium, and use the second energy-draining method as the main method, so as not to affect the user experience.

If the power required by the user is not very large, only a few hundred or thousands of KW, then the flexible combination of the first, third, and fourth energy absorption methods is sufficient to deal with it.

And Xingyuan Group is to make money, it is a commercial organization.

Therefore, in order to meet the needs of users, as the first decision-making factor, everything else must be put behind, even if it will consume a lot of working fluid, but the solar system is so big, the consumption of working fluid is still affordable, at least compared to traditional rockets, it is more economical. Too much, too much to bear.

After Li Xingyang finished explaining, the experts in front of him and around him nodded repeatedly, and most of their doubts were eliminated.

nothing wrong.

Very reasonable.

The flexibility is also particularly high, taking all aspects into consideration.

"Mr. Li, can you tell me how to combine the energy relay satellites so that the energy supply beams can be directed to the ground vertically? I noticed that the orbit of the energy relay satellites is an orbit 800 kilometers above the ground. At present, it mainly serves the Huaguo area, but after the establishment of this satellite system, only six or seven of the ten energy relay satellites are available at any time, and one has to hover above the ground as a relay For relay use, only about five can actually be used, Mr. Li, what do you think is the maximum effective power of light beams that can be transmitted to the ground after 40% of the air is lost?" Chief Expert Long Yonghao asked.

"Mr. Li, our aerospace industry group intends to import and purchase your company's metal wave absorber equipment, and then design and manufacture a new type of aerospace aircraft. We design the aircraft to be 100 tons, with a maximum load of 200 tons, which is the full-load take-off weight. 300 tons, can your group's energy supply light beam allow such a heavy aerospace plane to take off? If so, we will focus on these parameters to develop the next "Dragon" aerospace plane... Is it possible? "Expert Wang Mingyi asked.

"I can't give an answer right now."

Li Xingyang thought for a while, and said to them: "These are important commercial secrets, and it is inconvenient to disclose them for the time being, and I am not sure that I can do them 100%. If I say too much, it will bring losses to you, and wait three more years." How about a month or so? After all ten energy relay satellites are launched and tested, we will provide the data for your reference. It’s only three months, so you don’t need to be so impatient, right?”

hear this.

The chief expert Long Yonghao could only say: "Okay, we will start the project a few days later, so hurry up on your side."

Expert Wang Mingyi shook his head secretly: This is the passivity of being controlled by others. Mr. Li deliberately delayed for three months. He didn't want to make a plan for commercial interests. He was worried that he would be taken advantage of by the Aerospace Industry Group. Personally, I still think that it is necessary to establish a space energy facility that belongs to the country and cannot be controlled by others. However, the leaders did not adopt his suggestion. Maybe after a few years, when they regret it and are criticized by countless people, they will stand out. vision and correctness.

...

Three twenty in the afternoon.

"5!"

"4!"

"3!"

"2!"

"1!"

"Ignite and launch!"

buzz buzz~

Amidst the loud bang, four huge and fat Expedition-5C rockets were launched into the sky at the same time, and the scene was very shocking.

After more than ten minutes, all four load modules were accurately put into orbit.

Three hours later, the umbrella column module of the energy relay satellite and the 'mushroom head' module were perfectly connected to form a fully functional whole, which is the case for both energy relay satellites.

So far!

In the command and control hall, applause broke out, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.