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TOMORROW'S
 

TECHNOLOGIES

TODAY


'CASSIOPeiA' (model):
our award-winning
solar power satellite design
THE NEW GENERATION OF WIRELESS POWER
AND COMMUNICATIONS SOLUTIONS

 BREAKTHROUGH TECHNOLOGIES

INNOVATING & ENGINEERING

IECL designs advanced microwave and millimeter wave technologies that have a host of immediate applications, in particular for sustainable & renewable energy.

We have worldwide patents granted and pending for our ambitious designs.

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Constant Aperture, Solid-State, Integrated, Orbital Phased Array:

CASSIOPeiA

HIGH GAIN ANTENNAE FOR WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER & COMMUNICATIONS

Unlike existing designs, CASSIOPeiA is a phased array with negligible mechanical pointing requirements - a high-gain antenna yet with omnidirectional coverage and 100% array utilisation.

CASSIOPeiA

CASSIOPeiA Applications:

SPACE BASED
SOLAR POWER

Previously considered economically non-viable, CASSIOPeiA’s outstanding specific power, when combined with upcoming low-cost reusable launch and minimal energy storage requirement (24/365 delivery), challenges the extreme cost of grid-scale storage necessary as terrestrial wind, solar and other intermittent renewables continue to grow.

CASSIOPeiA can be launched onto various orbits to collect sunlight and efficiently convert it to a safe beam of microwaves, directed to a terrestrial rectifying antenna ('Rectenna'), feeding into the local power grid.

 

This is a renewable, carbon-free system that could augment and eventually replace traditional terrestrial power stations, de-risking the pathway to Net Zero.  

Learn more about this from the Space Energy Initiative:

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Image courtesy: Space Energy Initiative

SATELLITE
APPLICATIONS

CASSIOPeiA provides a high-gain, yet omnidirectional antenna - so communications can be maintained for attitudes outside the steering range of other high-gain antennas (such as for space telescopes of VLEO "SkimSats"), including recovery from complete loss of satellite attitude control. 

STRATOSPHERIC
POWER
TRANSFER

Air to ground microwave power transfer, offering predictability irrespective of weather and location, using both existing and planned stratospheric platforms. 

 

The platform attitude can be optimized for solar collection, without regard to typical phased array pointing. 

 

Uses include emergency relief and strategic energy clients.

AERIAL
POWER
TRANSFER

Power transfer to and from aerial platforms, including drones, tethered balloons and airships.

WHY SOLAR?

“We should be using Nature's inexhaustible sources of energy: sun, wind and tide. I'd put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power! ”​

 

—  Thomas Edison, Inventor

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LUCIDA

PHASED ARRAY FOR WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER & COMMUNICATIONS

A revolutionary new design of phased array with significant cost reduction potential, enabling new applications in wireless power transfer, communications and radar.

LUCIDA

LUCIDA Applications:

TERRESTRIAL POWER TRANSFER

Power beaming to static and mobile devices, including IoT (Internet of Things) and wearables.

 

Point-to-point geographical power transfer to otherwise inaccessible locations.

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Image by Jenny Ueberberg

AUTOMOTIVE

New generation of electronically steerable phased array for communications and radar applications.

COMMUNICATIONS

LUCIDA will allow the next generation of precision phased array flat antennas to be produced at a lower cost.

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RADICAL SOLUTIONS FOR
GLOBAL SCALE PROBLEMS 

IECL working within the space, aerospace & energy scientific communities.

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Spaces

OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARTNERSHIP WITH IECL

Collaborations considered

Open to Ideas

Next Gen Technology Projects

Green Investment

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GET IN TOUCH

We are happy to answer any questions & welcome all enquiries, whether you are an institution, individual or from the media.

Thanks! We'll get back to you as soon as we can.

HARWELL INNOVATION CENTRE | CURIE AVENUE | HARWELL | OXFORD | UNITED KINGDOM  | OX11 0QG

TEL: +44 (0) 1235 838 552 | www.internationalelectric.com

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