The electrodynamic tether (EDT) is a type of propulsion system that uses the geomagnetic field and ionospheric plasma and has the potential to conduct a space-debris removal mission without consuming a large amount of propellant. To understand the dynamic properties of the bare EDT system, an orbital dynamic model based on a detailed environmental space model and the real discharge characteristics of a hollow cathode plasma contactor (HCPC) was built. By numerical simulation, the differences in the bare tether performance caused by various orbital conditions and HCPC voltage models (at constant or various voltages) were compared and discussed. The results suggest that dynamic distinctions generated by the two bias voltage models increased as the latitude increased from 0° to 60°.
Lorentz Force Characteristics of a Bare Electrodynamic Tether System with a Hollow Cathode
J Astronaut Sci
The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences ; 68 , 2 ; 327-348
2021-06-01
22 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
Hollow cathode contactor , Electrodynamic tether , De-orbiting progress simulation , Bias voltage model , Orbital condition Engineering , Aerospace Technology and Astronautics , Mathematical Applications in the Physical Sciences , Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)
Sounding rocket experiment of bare electrodynamic tether system
Online Contents | 2009
|Nano-Satellite Deorbit by Bare Electrodynamic Tether
AIAA | 2013
|Hollow cathode-based plasma contactor experiments for electrodynamic tether
Tema Archive | 1987
|Sounding rocket experiment of bare electrodynamic tether system
Online Contents | 2009
|Reduction of Libration Angle in Electrodynamic Tether Deployment by Lorentz Force
Online Contents | 2017
|