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Medium-scale deployment and technology maturation of game changing usage of the US high-voltage power transmission grid as a space weather antenna

Completed TRL 4 (started at 4, targeting 4)

Description

We will use the US high-voltage power transmission system as an extremely large antenna for geophysical and space physical remote sensing. The technology will also provide valuable real-time space weather information for the US power transmission industry.

Details

ProgramCenter Innovation Fund: GSFC CIF (GSFC CIF)
Lead organizationGoddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD
Start date2014-11-01
End date2015-10-01

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