A nominal 8-kW Hall thruster system was developed for high power spacecraft applications. This thruster is supported by a 1.3 cm hollow cathode. Performance was measured directly at conditions representative of the space environment, bringing the Technology Readiness Level (TRL) to 5. At nominal conditions, the thruster delivers half a Newton of thrust at 8-kW with a specific impulse of greater 1900 s. Deep throttling capabilities were demonstrated. Performance and throttling curves are presented. Data were taken with xenon, krypton, and iodine. Details of the thruster and system components are also presented.


    Access

    Access via TIB

    Check availability in my library


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    Eight Kilowatt Hall Thruster System Characterization


    Contributors:
    J. Szabo (author) / B. Pote (author) / L. Byrne (author) / S. Paintal (author) / V. Hruby (author)

    Publication date :

    2013


    Size :

    14 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





    Performance Evaluation of a Two-Kilowatt Magnetically Shielded Hall Thruster

    Watanabe, Hiroki / Cho, Shinatora / Kubota, Kenichi et al. | AIAA | 2019


    1000 hours of testing on a 10 kilowatt Hall effect thruster

    Mason, Lee / Jankovsky, Robert / Manzella, David | AIAA | 2001