Early the next morning, Su Zhe, Fan Xiaoming and others got on the bus arranged by Northwest University of Electronic Science and Technology after having breakfast.
A group of more than 300 people will take a bus to the Zhuguang Engineering Base, fifty kilometers away from Northwest University of Electronic Science and Technology.
The Zhuguang Engineering Base is located in a ravine, with no human habitation within twenty kilometers.
The bus convoy drove on the road for nearly two hours and finally arrived at the Zhuguang Engineering Base smoothly.
The Zhuguang Engineering Base is surrounded by hills, and access is by a road.
Su Zhe and his party of more than 300 people arrived. After a short rest, they began to visit the Zhuguang Engineering Base.
There are many buildings built on the mountain in this shangougou, but the most conspicuous one is the center of the shangougou.
There is a circular building with a diameter of thirty meters in the center of Shangougou.
After the introduction by Academician Zhao Guoan, everyone knew that this was a receiver with dual light source energy transmission technology.
This receiver is capable of receiving beams of transmitted energy from multiple directions.
In the morning, the group visited the Zhuguang Engineering Base. In the afternoon, the group came to the Zhuguang Engineering Central Control Center.
The central control center has a very large screen with many sub-screens.
There are ground receivers and space solar power stations.
Academician Zhao Guoan introduced these excitedly.
At the beginning, Academician Zhao Guoan gave an overall introduction to the Chasing Light Project.
The purpose of the Chasing Light Project is to build solar power stations in outer space and then transmit energy to the earth's surface through unlimited transmission.
Academician Zhao Guoan's scientific research team has solved most of the problems after years of research. The only problem that has not been solved is the problem of energy transmission from space to the surface.
Before dual-light source energy transmission technology appeared, microwave transmission was used. However, microwave transmission had too many disadvantages. As a result, the light-chasing project has been unable to break through.
Now, the entire process of the Light Chasing Project is that the space solar power station converts the collected solar energy into electrical energy, and then converts the electrical energy into light of a specific wavelength, that is, converts electrical energy into light energy.
The light energy is then transmitted to the earth's surface through the transmitter of the space solar power station. After the light energy is received by the receiver on the earth's surface, the light energy is converted into electrical energy.
Electric energy can be integrated into the grid through frequency regulation and voltage transformation.
After giving a brief introduction to the Chasing Light Project, Academician Zhao Guoan began to explain to everyone the various images displayed on the large screen in the central control center.
Everyone visited the ground receiver in the morning. Academician Zhao Guoan gave a brief introduction, and then focused on the solar power station in synchronous orbit.
On the big screen, the solar power station looks like an open umbrella.
Academician Zhao Guoan looked at the big screen while introducing.
"The space solar power station is in a synchronous orbit more than 30,000 kilometers away from us. In our design, those power generation panels are always facing the sun, and the dual light source energy transmission technology transmitter carried by the space solar power station is always facing towards the sun. Zhuguang Engineering Base.”
"To be honest, it is very difficult to do this. It requires additional power to adjust. The power of the space solar power station is provided by nine plasma engines."
"Everyone knows that a plasma engine not only requires energy, but also a medium. There is no shortage of energy, but the medium is difficult... I look forward to the early success of the heavy photon aerospace engine."
"..."
After Academician Zhao Guoan introduced the space solar power station, the test began.
The visitors in the central control center looked at the big screen nervously.
Under the control of the staff of the central control center, the space solar power station in the synchronous orbit started to move.
Then, the ground receiver also started to move.
Almost at the same time, a clearly visible yellow beam was emitted from the edge of the ground receiver and the transmitter of the space solar power station.
In the blink of an eye, both the transmitter and receiver received the yellow beams they emitted.
Two parallel yellow beams connect the ground receiver to the space solar power station's transmitter.
Seeing this scene, Zhao Guoan said excitedly: "If nothing else, in order to achieve point-to-point docking spanning more than 30,000 kilometers, we have worked hard. Even now, we are still optimizing these two yellow beams. It is high-purity monochromatic light that can..."
From Zhao Guoan's introduction, everyone knows that the two yellow beams are for positioning so that the ground receiver and the space solar transmitter are always relative to each other.
These two yellow beams are equivalent to switches between the ground receiver and the transmitter of the space solar power station. Only when the two yellow beams are parallel, the transmitter of the space solar power station will start.
In layman's terms, two parallel yellow beams are a necessary condition for the launch of a space solar power station transmitter.
As Zhao Guoan was talking, on the big screen, the space solar power station transmitter emitted a red beam with a diameter of three meters.
After 0.1 seconds, this red beam with a diameter of three meters reached the ground receiver.
Immediately, one side of the large screen displayed various parameters of the entire system.
From the parameters, we know that energy is transmitted from space to the ground, and the energy transmission efficiency reaches 98%.
Only 2% of the energy was lost over a distance of more than 30,000 kilometers.
You know, the beam that transmits energy passes through the atmosphere.
At this moment, astronauts on two space stations at orbital altitudes of 330 kilometers and 400 kilometers respectively saw a red beam of light connecting the earth and the deep space of the universe through the portholes of the space stations.
The former astronauts felt fear, not knowing whether the red beam was shooting from the earth to deep space, or from deep space to the earth.
These people contacted the ground anxiously, wanting to know the origin of this red beam.
The latter's astronauts' faces were full of excitement. They were either looking at the red beam through the portholes, or looking at the pictures displayed on the display screen in the space station. These pictures were the same as those displayed on the large screen in the central control center of the Zhuguang Engineering Base. Synchronous.
The astronauts watched and chatted excitedly.
Not only these astronauts can see this red beam, but also people in some areas in the dark night.
However, it is difficult to see with the naked eye and requires a telescope.
Through telescopes, these people in the dark night can see a red beam of light passing through the starry sky, and they can also find that this red beam of light is motionless.
At Zhuguang Engineering Base, everyone in the central control center stared at the parameters on the big screen and listened to Academician Zhao Guoan's explanation.
"The diameter of this red beam is three meters. The reason why it is so thick is to reduce the energy power per unit area."
"Don't look at the low power of energy transmission. This is a deliberate setting. It is still in the testing stage..."
"In the process of energy transmission, we not only have to consider the issue of energy transmission power, but also the issue of safety. The current energy transmission power is not fatal to people."
"..."
Fifteen minutes later, applause erupted from the central control center.
Everyone knows that the Zhuguang Engineering Experiment Station test was successful, and the next thing to do is to continuously adjust and optimize.
However, it will take some time before it can be launched on a large scale, and there are still many problems that need to be solved.
For example, there is the issue of power for space solar power stations. After all, relying on plasma engines that require media is not a long-term solution. There are also issues with the orbit of space solar power stations, etc.
Overall, there is still a long way to go to achieve large-scale use.
The test was successful, and the completion ceremony of the Zhuguang Engineering Experiment Station of Northwest University of Electronic Science and Technology began.
In the center of the ravine, a stage was set up next to the ground receiver.
Su Zhe and a group of witnesses were sitting in the audience. Academician Zhao Guoan stood on the stage and told the story of the construction of the Chasing Light Project. Behind the stage was a red beam of light slanting from the sky.
As Zhao Guoan was talking, everyone saw an eagle flying in the distance.
Amid everyone's exclamations, the eagle passed through the red beam.
What everyone worried about did not happen.
At four o'clock in the afternoon, the completion ceremony of the Zhuguang Engineering Experiment Station of Northwest University of Electronic Science and Technology ended. Everyone got on the bus and left the Zhuguang Engineering Base.
It was lunch time when everyone returned to Northwest University of Electronic Science and Technology. Su Zhe, Fan Xiaoming, Xu Zhengping and some of them had dinner, and after a short rest, they got on the bus.
They had to rush overnight to the satellite launch center more than 100 kilometers away to watch the launch of the Xuanwu Project space probe.
There were more than 70 people going to the Satellite Launch Center from Northwest University of Electronic Science and Technology. These people took two buses.
Su Zhe, Fan Xiaoming, Xu Zhengping, and Zhao Guoan were sitting on the bus.
The group of people looked at the looming red light beam in the distance outside the car window.
"The red beam has lasted for five hours. Now it can be said with certainty that the system of the Chasing Light Project is complete." Xu Zhengping said looking at Zhao Guoan sitting next to him.
"It can only be said that it has been initially completed." Zhao Guoan said modestly, "To be honest, the pursuit of light project is not as far-reaching as the light pillar project. Besides, it is impossible for us to cover the earth's synchronous orbit with solar panels, but the pursuit of light project The project can transmit the light energy collected by the light pillar project to planets with atmospheres."
The goal of the Chasing Light Project is really not big. It just wants to collect solar energy around the earth and send the collected energy to the surface of the earth. It is only aimed at the earth.
But the light beam project is different. It collects solar energy from the space around the sun and sends the collected energy to any place in the solar system, even to the outer space of the solar system, targeting the entire solar system.
Furthermore, the essential principles of light pillar engineering and light chasing engineering are also different.
The core of the Light-Chasing Project is electrical energy. No matter what the process is, it will eventually return to electrical energy. But the Light Pillar Project is different. Its core is light energy.
Hearing what Academician Zhao Guoan said, Su Zhe and Fan Xiaoming smiled.
"Academician Zhao! You don't need to belittle yourself. Whether it is the Light Chasing Project or the Light Pillar Project, they are all needed by mankind. No one thinks further than anyone else." Xu Zhengping smiled, "To be honest, with the development of the economy, energy That is the core issue. As long as the energy issue is solved, 90% of mankind's problems can be solved."
"Yes! Yes!" Zhao Guoan said, looking at Su Zhe, and said with a smile, "Professor Su! I have read your three papers carefully. With these three papers, it is not easy to realize the light column project. Another dream, it will become possible for humans to point light energy into the technological tree."
"Yes! I think so too." Xu Zhengping smiled and nodded.
"I think it won't be long before we can create optical cables that can transmit high-power light energy. In this way, the energy transmission does not have to rely on electrical energy transmission, and..." Zhao Guoan was excited. Said.
Suddenly, several people heard the exclamations of five assistants, Zong Lanyue and Liu Fen, saying that the Internet was talking about the red beam.
Su Zhe and others smiled and took out their mobile phones.
At first glance, it turned out that it was exactly what the five assistants said, and it had already spread on the Internet.
Su Zhe looked at Zhao Guoan and asked with a smile: "It's already here, don't you plan to make the Light Chasing Project public?"
"No rush! Let it ferment on the Internet first, so that more people will pay attention." Zhao Guoan replied with a smile.
"It's fine at home. Everyone who needs to know knows what's going on. But it's different abroad. The other side thinks we have developed some powerful weapons." Fan Xiaoming said, "Look, what kind of conspiracy is there on the Internet?" There are many theories, many people from overseas networks say that we have developed a killer weapon."
"Almost!" Zhao Guoan said seriously, "As for the current space solar power station, as long as we want it, it can become a super weapon in minutes. Of course, it is not possible in the sky now. We have set restrictions on the hardware. After all, we have developed It’s a civilian facility.”
"Yes! The safety issue is no joke." Xu Zhengping said with certainty, "But I have heard that the launch of the Xuanwu Project space probe we visited this time is different from the previous ones. We watched this through the SS-defense system. emission."
Zhao Guoan looked around and whispered: "I heard that the most advanced death ray emitter of the SS-defense system's death ray weapon is thirty meters in diameter and can easily kill an aircraft carrier."
"Indeed! But this thing consumes a lot of power. Take the most advanced death ray transmitter as an example. It will consume the power of a small city with a population of 500,000 people for a day." Su Zhe explained.
"We are launching detectors and deploying SS-defense systems in such a hurry because of the asteroid collision!" Fan Xiaoming said.
"We won't be so unlucky! Even if the two asteroids really collide, they may have no impact on our earth." Zhao Guoan sighed.
"We have to prepare for the worst." Xu Zhengping said.
"..."
Along the way, everyone watched the news on the Internet and chatted.
From the Light Chasing Project, we talked about the Light Pillar Project, and then we talked about the collision of two asteroids.
After talking about this, we talked about the ss-defense system.
Unconsciously, more than two hours passed and everyone arrived at the satellite launch center more than 100 kilometers away.
This satellite launch center is only more than 100 kilometers away from the Tamu Desert.
After Su Zhe and his party got out of the car, they were greeted by Zhang Gaoming, director of the Lingzhou Institute of Optoelectronics.
As soon as they met, Zhang Gaoming expressed congratulations to Su Zhe, Zhao Guoan and others.
Congratulations to the Zhuguang Engineering Experimental Station for its success.
