The paper uses the NASCAP computer code to compute voltage distributions around a Solar Electric Propulsion (SEP) spacecraft as it encounters an idealized geomagnetic substorm environment. Consideration is given to both a standard operating voltage and direct-drive voltage configuration. The computations are presented without thruster operations as well as with a simplified, simulated thruster-on representation for direct-drive configuration only. Finally, it is stressed that the computations seeking possible areas of concern in the spacecraft design are exploratory.
Computed voltage distribution around Solar Electric Propulsion spacecraft
International Conference on Electric Propulsion ; 1979 ; Princeton, NJ
1979-10-01
Conference paper
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English
Computed voltage distributions around solar electric propulsion spacecraft
Tema Archive | 1981
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