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Project Loon Final
Project Loon Final
CONTENTS
Sr. No. Particulars
1 What is Project Loon ?
2 Pilot Test
3 The Technology
4 Stratosphere
5 How Loon Moves
6 How Loon is designed : Components
7 Envelopes
8 Solar Panels
9 Equipment's
10 How Loon connects ?
11 ISM Bands
12 Competing Ideas
13 Conclusion
What is Project Loon?
Project Loon is a pilot project
developed by Google LLC.
It is aimed at providing the internet
by using balloons that would trace
the earth.
Project Loon was developed with the
aim of providing
economic internet access across the
world. It is a research and
development (RnD) project that is
developed by Google.
Pilot Test
Project Loon starts in June 2013
with an experimental pilot in
New Zealand. A small group of
Project Loon pioneers will test
the technology in Christchurch
and Canterbury.
30 balloons, launched from New
Zealand’s South Island.
The experience of these pilot
testers will be to refine the
technology and shape the next
phase of Project Loon.
The Technology
Envelop
Solar Panels
Equipment
Envelope
• Project loon’s balloon envelopes are made from sheets of
polyethylene plastic and stand fifteen meters wide by
twelve tall when fully inflated.
• A parachute attached to the top of the envelope allows for
a controlled descent and landing whenever a balloon is
ready to be taken out of service.
Solar Panels
• Each unit’s electronics are powered by an array of solar
panels that sits between the envelopes and the hardware.
• In full sun, these panels produce 100 Watts of power –
enough to keep the unit running while also charging a
battery for use at night.
• By moving with the wind and charging in the sun, Project
Loon is able to power itself using only renewable energy
sources.
Equipment
• A small box containing the balloon’s electronic equipment.
• The box contains circuit boards that control the system.
• Radio antennas to communicate with other balloons and
with Internet antennas on the ground.
• And batteries to store solar power so the balloons can
operate during the night.
How Loon Connects
• Each balloon can provide connectivity to a
ground area about 40 km in diameter at speeds
comparable to 3G.
• Each balloon is equipped with a GPS for tracking
its location.
• Three radio transceivers
1. Balloon-to-balloon communications
2. Balloon-to-ground communication
3. Third for backup
• The balloons use antennas equipped with
specialized radio frequency technology.
• Project Loon currently uses ISM bands that are
available for anyone to use
ISM BANDS
• The industrial, scientific, and medical
(ISM) radio bands