• 한국추진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국추진공학회 2004년도 제22회 춘계학술대회논문집
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• pp.262-270
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• 2004

Basic experiments were carried out using the THT-IV low-power Hall thruster to examine the influences of magnetic field shape and strength, and acceleration channel length on thruster performance and to establish guidelines for design of high-performance Hall thrusters. Thrusts were measured with varying magnetic field and channel structure. Exhaust plasma diagnostic measurement was also made to evaluate plume divergent angles and voltage utilization efficiencies. Ion current spatial profiles were measured with a Faraday cup, and ion energy distribution functions were estimated from data with a retarding potential analyzer. The thruster was stably operated with a highest performance under an optimum acceleration channel length of 20 mm and an optimum magnetic field with a maximum strength of about 150 Gauss near the channel exit and with some shape considering ion acceleration directions. Accordingly, an optimum magnetic field and channel structure is considered to exist under an operational condition, related to inner physical phenomena of plasma production, ion acceleration and exhaust plasma feature. A new Hall thruster was designed with basic research data of the THT-IV thruster. With the thruster with many considerations, long stable operations were achieved. In all experiments at 200-400 V with 1.5-3 mg/s, the thrust and the specific impulse ranged from 15 to 70 mN and from 1100 to 2300 see, respectively, in a low electric power range of 300~1300 W. The thrust efficiency reached 55 %. Hence, a large map of the thruster performance was successfully made. The thermal characteristics were also examined with data of both measured and calculated temperatures in the thruster body. Thermally safe conditions were achieved with all input powers.

• 한국추진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국추진공학회 2009년도 제33회 추계학술대회논문집
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• pp.298-302
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• 2009

홀 추력기는 전기추력기의 한 종류로 비교적 간단한 구조와 높은 추력밀도 및 비추력으로 소형위성에 적합하다고 판단되어 주목받고 있으며, 이에 국내에서도 과학기술위성 3호의 핵심기술로 선정되어 자체 개발 중에 있다. 여러 요구조건 분석을 통해 입력전력 300 W, 추력 10 mN, 추력효율 35% 및 비추력 1000 s이 개발목표로 설정되었으며, 이를 만족하는 추력기의 개발을 위해 다양한 구조의 프로토타입 제작 및 실험을 수행하였다. 그 결과 현재까지 약 290 W 입력전력과 0.97 mg/s의 제논 연료유량에서 11 mN의 추력을 37%의 추력효율로 얻는 만족할만한 결과를 얻었다.