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Hall Effect Thruster Direct Drive PPUs, Experimental Investigation of the Cathode Potential Grounding Problem

E3S Web of Conferences, 2017
In order to maximize system mass and cost savings, a Hall Effect Thruster Direct Drive Approach shall ideally get away with the need to provide galvanic isolation for the Anode voltage.
Ghislanzoni Luca, Benetti Luca, Misuri Tommaso, Cesaretti Giovanni, Fontani Lorenzo   +4 more
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An Analysis of the Effect of Hall Thruster Plumes on Surface Charging of a Complex Spacecraft Structure

Applied Sciences
This article aims to conduct an in-depth investigation into the environmental impact of Hall thruster plumes on spacecraft surface charging. The non-uniform plasma plume generated by Hall thrusters may trigger charging and discharging effects, making the
Xin Zhang, Wenjing Wang, Chaopin Bai, Yueqiang Sun, Shichen Jiang, Zhihao Yang, Qiang Chen, Lichang Zhang, Liguo Zhang, Zhiliang Zhang, Ziting Wang, Shuai Zhang   +11 more
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Experimental Investigation of the Electrical Wiring Configuration of the HK40 Hall Thruster Operation

Journal of Aerospace Technology and Management, 2023
Vacuum chambers providing a low pressure environment similar to the vacuum environment in low earth orbit have been used for the testing of plasma thrusters.
Ugur Kokal, Nazli Turana, Murat Celik
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Co-Flow Hollow Cathode Technology [PDF]

Hall thrusters utilize identical hollow cathode technology as ion thrusters, yet must operate at much higher mass flow rates in order to efficiently couple to the bulk plasma discharge.
Goebel, Dan M., Hofer, Richard R.
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Performance Characteristics of Turkey’s First 1,5 kW Hall Thruster Electric Propulsion System

Havacılık ve Uzay Teknolojileri Dergisi, 2020
Due to significant advantages and successful applications, electric propulsion has become a key technology for both scientific and commercial space missions.
Demet Ulusen, Banu Cicek Aydin, Yusuf Yurttas, Baris Cal, Andrii Tsybulnyk, Sergii Neugodnikov, Oleksii Cherkun, Seda Kayra Güllü   +7 more
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Design and Testing of a Hall Effect Thruster with 3D Printed Channel and Propellant Distributor [PDF]

The UAH-78AM is a low-power Hall effect thruster developed at the University of Alabama in Huntsville with channel walls and a propellant distributor manufactured using 3D printing.
Hopping, Ethan P., Xu, Kunning G.
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Magnetic field deformation due to electron drift in a Hall thruster

AIP Advances, 2017
The strength and shape of the magnetic field are the core factors in the design of the Hall thruster. However, Hall current can affect the distribution of static magnetic field.
Han Liang, Ding Yongjie, Zhang Xu, Wei Liqiu, Yu Daren   +4 more
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High Power Demonstration of a 100 kW Nested Hall Thruster System [PDF]

The XR-100 team successfully completed high power system testing of a Nested Hall Thruster system made up of the X3 Nested Hall Thruster, a modular Power Processing Unit, and a 5 valve Mass Flow Controller as the culmination of work performed under a ...
Goebel, Dan M., Hall, Scott J., Hofer, Richard R., Jorns, Benjamin, Shark, Sarah   +4 more
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Hall Thruster Direct-Drive Assessment and Demonstration [PDF]

, 2013
This thesis involves the theoretical and experimental study of the Hall thruster Direct Drive configuration: a innovative way to deliver power to the electric thrusters and candidate for future propulsion system of spacecraft.
TRISOLINI, MIRKO
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Analytical model of a Hall thruster

Physics of Plasmas
Hall thrusters are one of the most successful and prevalent electric propulsion systems for spacecraft in use today. However, they are also complex devices and their unique E×B configuration makes modeling of the underlying plasma discharge challenging.
Lafleur, Trevor, Chabert, Pascal
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