Direct-Drive System Demonstration for a Low-Power Hall Thruster

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No AccessTechnical NoteDirect-Drive System Demonstration for a Low-Power Hall ThrusterAlessio Pampaloni, Mirko Trisolini, Tommaso Misuri and Mariano AndrenucciAlessio PampaloniDepartment of Civil and Industrial Engineering, University of Pisa, 56122 Pisa, Italy*Graduate Student, Department of Civil and Industrial Engineering, University of Pisa.Search for more papers by this author, Mirko TrisoliniDepartment of Civil and Industrial Engineering, University of Pisa, 56122 Pisa, Italy*Graduate Student, Department of Civil and Industrial Engineering, University of Pisa.Search for more papers by this author, Tommaso MisuriProfessor of Electric Propulsion and Space Systems, Alta S.p.A., 56121 Pisa, Italy†Project Manager and Research Engineer.Search for more papers by this author and Mariano AndrenucciProfessor of Electric Propulsion and Space Systems, Alta S.p.A., 56121 Pisa, Italy‡President, Professor of Electric Propulsion and Space Systems, University of Pisa, 56122 Pisa, Italy.Search for more papers by this authorPublished Online:1 Jul 2014https://doi.org/10.2514/1.B35253SectionsRead Now ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload citationTrack citations About References [1] Hamley J. A., Sankovic J. M., Miller J. R., O’Neill M. J., Lynn P. and Oleson S. R., “Hall Thruster Direct Drive Demonstration,” 33rd Joint Propulsion Conference, AIAA Paper 1997-2787, July 1997. LinkGoogle Scholar[2] Brandhorst H. W., Best S. R., Rodiek J. A., O’Neill M. J. and Piszczor M. F., “Direct-Drive Performance of a T-100 HET Powered by Triple Junction, High-Voltage Concentrator PV Array,” 46th Joint Propulsion Conference, AIAA Paper 2010-6620, July 2010. LinkGoogle Scholar[3] Snyder J. S., Brophy J. R., Hofer R. R., Goebel D. M. and Katz I., “Experimental Investigation of a Direct-Drive Hall Thruster and Solar Array System at Power Level up to 10 kW,” 48th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference & Exhibit, AIAA Paper 2012-4068, July–Aug. 2012. LinkGoogle Scholar[4] Dignani D., Ducci C., Cifali G., Rossetti P. and Andrenucci M., “HT-100 Hall Thruster Characterization Results,” 32nd International Electric Propulsion Conference, IEPC Paper 2011-191, Sept. 2011. Google Scholar[5] Albertoni R., Andrenucci M., Pedrini D. and Paganuggi F., “Preliminary Characterization of a LaB6 Hollow Cathode for Low-Power Hall Effect Thrusters,” 33rd International Electric Propulsion Conference, IEPC Paper 2013-137, Oct. 2013. Google Scholar[6] Rauschenbach H. S., Solar Cell Array Design Handbook, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1980, , Sec. 2–33, Model 2. CrossrefGoogle Scholar Previous article Next article