The successful integration of a light-weight, high-efficiency power conditioning (PC) unit with an electron bombardment ion thruster using a hollow cathode at JPL has been reported recently. This paper summarizes the presently conceived requirements by which the next generation of PCs should be judged and evaluated. The requirements are formulated in terms of a deep space mission, which implies that the characteristics of the solar source will vary in terms of output power and output voltage. The requirements identified by practical experience during long-term evaluation between 1968-1970 are described and explained.


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    Title :

    Power processing requirements for solar electric propulsion.


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    PCSC ''71; Power Conditioning Specialists Conference, California Institute of Technology ; 1971 ; Pasadena, CA


    Publication date :

    1971-01-01


    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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