Abstract
Principles of the Hall thruster with segmented electrodes are explored. A suitable vacuum facility was put into service. For purposes of comparison between segmented and conventional thruster approaches, a modular laboratory prototype thruster was designed and built. Under conventional operation, the thruster achieves state-of-the-art efficiencies (56% at 300 V and 890 W). Very preliminary results under operation with segmented electrodes are also described.
Original language | English (US) |
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State | Published - 1999 |
Event | 35th Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, 1999 - Los Angeles, United States Duration: Jun 20 1999 → Jun 24 1999 |
Other
Other | 35th Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, 1999 |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | Los Angeles |
Period | 6/20/99 → 6/24/99 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Energy Engineering and Power Technology
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Control and Systems Engineering
- Aerospace Engineering