Performance improvement of Hall thrusters using a pulse-synchronous driver system

Taichiro Tamida; Hiroyuki Osuga; Naoji Yamamoto; Haruki Takegahara; Junichiro Aoyagi; Kyoichi Kuriki

doi:10.2514/1.B35273

Performance improvement of Hall thrusters using a pulse-synchronous driver system

Taichiro Tamida, Hiroyuki Osuga, Naoji Yamamoto, Haruki Takegahara, Junichiro Aoyagi, Kyoichi Kuriki

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A new pulse-synchronous driver system is proposed for Hall thrusters.By applyingapulsating drive voltage with a frequency close to that of the discharge oscillation, the stable and synchronized operation of a Hall thruster can be realized. A pulsating boost chopper circuit is also proposed that is suitable for use as a pulse-synchronous drive and has many attractive features as the driver circuit for Hall thrusters. Moreover, it is demonstrated that the thrust performance is improved approximately 30% at 200 W input power by using the driver circuit. Pulse-synchronous driving isa new driving method optimized for thruster operation, and it is expected to become anessential technology for high-power Hall thrusters.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	956-961
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of Propulsion and Power
Volume	31
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2514/1.B35273
Publication status	Published - 2015

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Aerospace Engineering
Fuel Technology
Mechanical Engineering
Space and Planetary Science

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