NASA GRC successfully designed, built and tested four different power processor concepts for high power Hall thrusters. Each design satisfies unique goals including the evaluation of a novel silicon carbide semiconductor technology, validation of innovative circuits to overcome the problems with high input voltage converter design, development of a direct-drive unit to demonstrate potential benefits, or simply identification of lessonslearned from the development of a PPU using a conventional design approach. Any of these designs could be developed further to satisfy NASA's needs for high power electric propulsion in the near future.
Development of High-Power Hall Thruster Power Processing Units at NASA GRC
2015
12 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Electrotechnology , Space Technology , Hall thrusters , Semiconductors (materials) , Electric propulsion , High voltages , Electric power , Solar electric propulsion , Solar arrays , Hall effect , Mechanical drives , Silicon carbides , Magnetic shielding , Propulsion system performance , Propulsion system configurations
Development of High-Power Hall Thruster Power Processing Units at NASA GRC
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