A propulsion system for spacecraft is based on an electric engine that expels propellant to achieve thrust. The propellant is first ionized to generate a plasma. Plasma particles are selectively accelerated via a pulsed laser that accelerates predominantly the electrons in the plasma. The electrons ...
Electric propulsions are currently mainly used for the satellite orbit correction and stationkeeping, as well as for the satellite attitude control. Comparing to the chemical jet engines, main EP advantage is in high specific thrust pulses (I sp ). Besides, EP's make it possible to realize ...
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Systems ClassificationChemical RocketsSpacecraft PropulsionElectric Propulsiondoi:10.1002/9781119971009.ch6John P. W. StarkPeter Fortescue and John Stark, 1995, "Spacecraft System Engineering," John Wiley & Sons Ltd..Peter Fortescue, John Stark, Graham Swinerd. "Spacecraft Systems Engineering".P. ...
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The most popular electric propulsion technologies used for miniature satellites—the Hall Thruster—has major limitations. Now, new research, led by Michael Keidar, the A. James Clark Professor of Engineering at the George ...
The sequential switching shunt maximum power regulator and its application in the electric propulsion system of a spacecraft This paper describes a baseline solution of a Power Conditioning and Distribution Unit (PCDU) for Electrical Propulsion (EP) systems. The solution adopted ... A Garrigos,JM ...
“[In contrast], nuclear electric propulsion systems can provide higher efficiencies but lower thrust, and the energy generated through nuclear fission can be converted to electricity to provide power to subsystems on the spacecraft.” The challenges of nuclear electric propulsion Steady as we go ...
but they require large amounts of fuel and are inefficient for deep space missions. Now NASA is seeking proposals for mission concepts of solar electric propulsion systems. The systems use solar panels to generate electricity that gives a positive charge to atoms inside a chamber...