Three different low-power cylindrical Hall thrusters, which more readily lend themselves to miniaturization and low-power operation than a conventional (annular) Hall thruster, are compared to evaluate the propulsive performance of each. One thruster uses electromagnet coils to produce the magnetic field within the discharge channel while the others use permanent magnets, promising power reduction relative to the electromagnet thruster. A magnetic screen is added to the permanent magnet thruster to improve performance by keeping the magnetic field from expanding into space beyond the exit of the thruster. The combined dataset spans a power range from 50-350 W. The thrust levels over this range were 1.3-7.3 mN, with thruster efficiencies and specific impulses spanning 3.5-28.7% and 400-1940 s, respectively. The efficiency is generally higher for the permanent magnet thruster with the magnetic screen, while That thruster s specific impulse as a function of discharge voltage is comparable to the electromagnet thruster.


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    Title :

    Comparisons in Performance of Electromagnet and Permanent-Magnet Cylindrical Hall-Effect Thrusters


    Contributors:
    K. A. Polzin (author) / Y. Raitses (author) / J. C. Gayoso (author) / N. J. Fisch (author)

    Publication date :

    2010


    Size :

    7 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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