A nominal 600-Watt Hall Effect Thruster was developed to propel unmanned space vehicles. Both xenon and iodine compatible versions were demonstrated. With xenon, peak measured thruster efficiency is 46-48% at 600-W, with specific impulse from 1400 s to 1700 s. Evolution of the thruster channel due to ion erosion was predicted through numerical models and calibrated with experimental measurements. Estimated xenon throughput is greater than 100 kg. The thruster is well sized for satellite station keeping and orbit maneuvering, either by itself or within a cluster.
High Throughput 600 Watt Hall Effect Thruster for Space Exploration
AIAA/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference ; 2016 ; Salt Lake City, UT, United States
2016-07-25
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HIGH THROUGHPUT 600 WATT HALL EFFECT THRUSTER FOR SPACE EXPLORATION (AIAA 2016-4830)
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