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Solar phased arrays-based wireless power transfer for commercial airlines can reduce energy costs and carbon emissions in the United States

ソーラーフェーズドアレイを用いた商用航空機向けワイヤレス電力伝送は、米国のエネルギーコストと炭素排出量を削減できる (AI 翻訳)

Tianyi Wang, Yiming Xu, Jiseop Byeon, Junfeng Jiao, Javad Mohammadi, Kara Kockelman, Christian Claudel, Alexandre Bayen

arXivプレプリント2026-05-24#エネルギー転換Origin: US
原典: https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.24875
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日本語

本論文は、太陽光発電所に設置したフェーズドアレイから巡航中のハイブリッド電気航空機へマイクロ波でワイヤレス給電する新たなインフラ構想を評価。米国の14万以上の飛行経路と5,712の太陽光発電所データを用い、この手法が短・中距離飛行に有効で、太陽光豊富で交通量の多い州に利益が集中することを示す。スケジュール最適化や高高度巡航で価値が向上し、他の航空脱炭素経路を補完する回廊戦略として有望。

English

This paper evaluates a novel infrastructure concept where utility-scale solar farms equipped with phased arrays wirelessly beam microwave power to hybrid-electric aircraft during cruise. Using 143,152 U.S. flight trajectories and 5,712 solar farms, it shows benefits concentrate in solar-rich, traffic-dense states for short- and medium-range flights. Schedule optimization and higher cruise altitudes enhance value, positioning wireless power beaming as a corridor-specific strategy complementing other aviation decarbonization pathways.

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📝 gxceed 編集解説 — Why this matters

日本のGX文脈において

日本でも航空脱炭素が課題だが、本論文は米国を対象としている。ただし、ワイヤレス給電という新たな技術経路を示唆しており、水素・電化と並ぶ選択肢として日本の航空・エネルギー政策に示唆を与える。

In the global GX context

This paper provides a novel techno-economic analysis of wireless power transfer for aviation, a hard-to-abate sector. It complements TCFD/ISSB-aligned transition plans by offering a concrete infrastructure pathway for reducing Scope 1 emissions in aviation. The corridor-specific approach is relevant for global aviation decarbonization strategies beyond battery and hydrogen.

👥 読者別の含意

🔬研究者:The integrated modeling of flight trajectories, solar farms, and wireless power transfer offers a replicable methodology for assessing novel aviation decarbonization pathways.

🏢実務担当者:Airlines and solar developers can use the corridor-specific findings to identify high-potential routes for operational pilots and infrastructure investment.

🏛政策担当者:The study underscores the need for corridor-specific policy support (e.g., airspace integration, spectrum allocation) to enable wireless power beaming as a complementary aviation decarbonization strategy.

📄 Abstract（原文）

Decarbonizing aviation remains challenging because energy-dense jet fuels dominate beyond short-range operations, while batteries impose severe range and payload penalties. Here we evaluate a new infrastructure pathway in which utility-scale solar farms equipped with solar phased arrays wirelessly beam microwave power to hybrid-electric aircraft during cruise. Integrating 143,152 U.S. flight trajectories, 5,712 solar farms and wireless power transfer models, we quantify the spatial, temporal, and operational potential of this concept at continental scale. We find that benefits are highly concentrated in solar-rich, traffic-dense states and are dominated by short- and medium-range flights, accounting for nearly all delivered energy and cost savings. Schedule optimization and higher cruise altitudes further increase value by improving alignment between aircraft demand and beaming availability. Market penetration analysis reveals non-linear scaling between solar farm and flight adoption. These results show that wireless power beaming is best understood as a corridor-specific strategy complementing other aviation decarbonization pathways.

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