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Power console development for nasa's electric propulsion outreach program
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Satterwhite, Vincent E. Pinero, Luis R. Patterson, Michael J. |
| Copyright Year | 1993 |
| Description | NASA LeRC is developing a 30 cm diameter xenon ion thruster for auxiliary and primary propulsion applications. To maximize expectations for user-acceptance of ion propulsion technology, NASA LeRC, through their Electric Propulsion Outreach Program, is providing sectors of industry with portable power consoles for operation of 5 KW-class xenon ion thrusters. This power console provides all necessary functions to permit thruster operations over a 0.5-5 KW envelope under both manual and automated control. These functions include the following: discharge, cathode heater, neutralizer keeper, and neutralizer heater currents, screen and accelerator voltages, and a gas feed system to regulate and control propellant flow to the thruster. An electronic circuit monitors screen and accelerator currents and controls arcing events. The power console was successfully integrated with the NASA 30 cm thruster. |
| File Size | 10296710 |
| Page Count | 23 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19940018899 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t3pw1dr1g |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1993-12-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Spacecraft Propulsion And Power Electric Propulsion Electric Potential Neutralizers Propellants Xenon Feed Systems Ion Propulsion Automatic Control Auxiliary Propulsion Cathodes Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
