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http://dx.doi.org/10.5139/JKSAS.2010.39.2.195

Comparison Study of the Low Power Hall Thrusters Performance  

Kang, Seong-Min ((주) 쎄트렉아이)
Kim, Youn-Ho ((주) 쎄트렉아이)
Jeong, Yun-Hwang ((주) 쎄트렉아이)
Seon, Jong-Ho (경희대학교 우주과학과)
Lee, Jong-Sub (KAIST 물리학과)
Seo, Mi-Hui (KAIST 물리학과)
Choe, Won-Ho (KAIST 물리학과)
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Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences / v.39, no.2, 2011 , pp. 195-200 More about this Journal
Abstract
A low power Hall thruster is under development for orbit maintenance of a small Earth observing satellite. Both cylindrical and annular type thrusters were manufactured and tested to characterize the performance of cylindrical Hall thrusters. Results were described through comparative analyses. Cylindrical thrusters were manufactured in two different channel diameter dimensions, 28 mm and 50 mm. Thrust, ion velocity and ion current were measured in various operating conditions. The results show that cylindrical thrusters are more efficient in mass utilization and voltage utilization, but less efficient in current utilization than annular one.
Keywords
Cylindrical Hall Thruster; Annular Hall Thruster; Small Satellite; Thrust;
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