NASA NTRS · 20210022014
The Light Bender Concept for Power Distribution on a Lunar Base
Abstract
Power generation and distribution is a challenge for a future lunar base. A promising concept for lunar power distribution is the light bender—a system that utilizes autonomously deployed mirrors to reflect sunlight to shaded regions on the lunar surface. The light bender system consists of two components: tandem reflector mirrors (TRM) which reflect sunlight to a permanently shaded region and the Cassegrain Fresnel distribution optics (CFDO) which collects the reflected light from the TRM and redirects light to local consumer nodes. This paper describes the light bender system concepts and the associated system analysis and technology development performed as part of a 2021 NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) phase I award.
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Bradford Robertson, Matthew Rines, Charles Taylor, Aboubakar Traore, James Burgess, Travis Turner, Timothy Roach. The Light Bender Concept for Power Distribution on a Lunar Base. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20210022014
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