You were told to build a tractor, but you're building a rocket? Chapter 661 - 645: Privileges and Expectations

Qinling, Second Experint Base of the Project Following the Sun.

Another test had concluded, and Ding Biyun personally led the team to the antenna array, prepared to conduct an inspection.

He wore a blue safety helt and was dressed in a gray coverall, looking more like an electric power worker than a professor in charge of managing the connection between heaven and earth.

Not only did his appearance resemble that of a power worker, but the workflow and tools were also similar. Although the tall antenna arrays were preset with steel corridors, many places still required the use of climbing devices for a thorough inspection.

Unlike ordinary antennas, the maintenance of a microwave receiving array is actually more complex.

As an open-concept super-microwave oven, although the majority of the microwaves would be absorbed by the tal material of the antenna array, a small portion would still leak out, which was not negligible relative to the total amount.

Theoretically, any substance with polar molecules could be heated by microwaves, but that doesn’t necessarily an they would be unhard. For example, many rocks in the soil layers over the antenna array theoretically do not absorb microwaves, but because the rocks might contain tallic components, they could explode after being heated.

The sa principle could also cause the paint on the surface of the antenna array to age and damage more rapidly, or a few non-tallic parts to deteriorate.

Ding Biyun had to find various potential hazards. Although these were small problems now, when the power continued to increase by tenfold or a hundredfold, they could beco serious safety accidents.

The lead disciple, Xiong Cheng, had also beco darker and thinner after nearly a year of moving through the deep mountains and forests, but his spirits were good, likely due to frequent additional als.

Up till now, the core personnel of the Project Following the Sun amounted to forty or fifty people, with more than two hundred technical staff on the periphery. Everyone gradually ford a tradition after understanding the principles of microwave power transmission:

Each short-term test would involve selecting an area to place well-cured chicken, duck, or other foods, and then betting on whether they would be heated just right through calculations.

Chiwu No. 3 had conducted nine power transmission tests these days, with the "tradition" taking place on four occasions. An orderly row of foil-wrapped items placed under the antenna looked like so mysterious ritual.

But in fact, it might indeed be so, for a considerable number of people, to obtain a large amount of electricity "out of thin air" was in itself a kind of miracle.

However, the tradition of microwave grilling was about to end soon, as one of the reasons Ding Biyun organized a thorough inspection this ti was to prepare for an extended power transmission test.

The longest experint before had lasted only 16 hours, but this ti he planned to conduct a seven-day super-long power transmission test.

Due to the presence of the solar inclination, most of the ti, satellites in geostationary orbit would continuously be illuminated by the sun, with only about a maximum of 70 minutes in a day where they would receive no sunlight during certain special events.

Therefore, Ding Biyun had set the actual transmission ti to only about 22 hours and 30 minutes every 24 hours, and the 90-minute break would also be perfect for carrying out maintenance work.

This wouldn’t occur after the official networking, as the downti would generally be in the early hours of the morning, which was already a low energy usage period. By then, the load could temporarily be transferred to other power grids or synchronized across multiple satellites.

Multiple space power stations could transmit microwaves between satellites, allowing those with ample sunlight to supply power to those in shaded areas.

However, the second option was the most convenient. In the long run, Rong City would not be the only one in need of space power stations; the vast territory ensured that there would always be space power stations generating power, and at that point, they could be networked together for flexible allocation.

Up to now, the Project Following the Sun could be said to be progressing well, but what made the team sowhat disheartened was the widespread application of microwave power transmission in public spaces.

Even without considering the huge loss over widespread coverage, it was not possible to discard batteries from electric cars, phones, or computers within a certain area.

After multiple animal experints, so unnad institution even sent volunteers to stay within the antenna array during low-power transmission. According to the varying levels of radiation exposure, the individuals experienced symptoms like runny noses, itchy skin, unexplained irritability, headaches, and reduced mory.

For those animals, like rabbits and monkeys, which were ’sacrificed’ in the continuously intensified tests, so suffered nervous system disorders, losing the ability to move, and even serious consequences like the induction of cancer.

These preliminary tests directly negated the prospects of widespread wireless power transmission. Even connecting to power stations was foreseen to be strictly regulated, and the work personnel were required to enhance protection and undergo regular checks.

However, Xiong Cheng didn’t seem to feel anything. After all, during this period, he was busy during the day and fell asleep as soon as he hit the sack at night, without any symptoms of anxiety.

"Chief Engineer Ding, Chief Engineer Ding!"

The inspection by the people on site was interrupted by a voice. Xiong Cheng looked back and saw that it was the military representative stationed here.

After the launch of Red Crow No. 1, this position was added to the project, but few knew the details between the military representative and the advisors, including Xiong Cheng himself.

"What’s the matter?!"

Standing on a maintenance bridge more than ten ters high, Ding Biyun had to shout loudly to communicate with him.

"I must tell you in person, co down here!"

Ding Biyun didn’t dare to neglect the request and ca down to the ground within minutes to talk with him in private.

The military representative: "Chief Ding, there has been a directive from above, asking about the technical potential of Red Crow No. 1’s terminal precision positioning system. You should write a report later.

Also, I need to ask verbally, if we limit the end spread of Red Crow No. 1’s microwave to... about 0.1 square ters, and switch the application to supersonic planes, would it be able to keep up?"