Electrical, multikilowatt power conditioning (PC) equipment needed on board a spacecraft utilizing solar electric propulsion creates an electromagnetic environment that is potentially deterimental to the science, navigation, and radio communication hardware. Within the scope of the solar electric propulsion system technology program, three lightweight, 2.5-kW PCs were evaluated in terms of their electromagnetic characteristics. It was found that the levels of radiated and conducted interference exceeded the levels anticipated for a solar electric propulsion mission. These noise emissions, however, were the result of deficient interference design in these models, rather than a basic inability to control interference in this type of PC. (Author)


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    Title :

    Electromagnetic Interference of Power Conditioners for Solar Electric Propulsion


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    Publication date :

    1973


    Size :

    42 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English