Open AccessTest results of a 200W class Hall thruster
Author(s) -
David Jacobson,
Robert S. Jankovsky
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
36th aiaa/asme/sae/asee joint propulsion conference and exhibit
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
DOI - 10.2514/6.1998-3792
Subject(s) - test (biology) , class (philosophy) , computer science , electrical engineering , aeronautics , aerospace engineering , engineering , artificial intelligence , geology , paleontology
The performance of a 200 W class Hall thruster was evaluated. Performance measurements were taken at power levels between 90 W and 250 W. At the nominal 200 W design point, the measured thrust was 11.3 mN. and the specific impulse was 1170 s excluding cathode flow in the calculation. A laboratory model 3 mm diameter hollow cathode was used for all testing. The engine was operated on laboratory power supplies in addition to a breadboard power processing unit fabricated from commercially available DC to DC converters.
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