A parametric optimization code based on local algorithms to design magnetic circuits of Hall effect thrusters

2017 ◽  
Vol 53 ◽  
pp. S153-S165 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alberto Rossi ◽  
Frédéric Messine ◽  
Carole Henaux
Keyword(s):  
Hall Effect ◽  
Parametric Optimization ◽  
Local Algorithms ◽  
Magnetic Circuits ◽  
Hall Effect Thrusters

Analysis of Airbreathing Hall-Effect Thrusters

2012 ◽  
Vol 28 (6) ◽  
pp. 1399-1405 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonid Pekker ◽  
Michael Keidar
Keyword(s):  
Hall Effect ◽  
Hall Effect Thrusters

On a force balance and role of cathode plasma in Hall Effect Thruster

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timofey Chernyshev ◽  
Dariya Krivoruchko
Keyword(s):  
Hall Effect ◽  
Magnetic Layer ◽  
Integral Form ◽  
Anomalous Transport ◽  
Force Balance ◽  
Current Loop ◽  
Cathode Plasma ◽  
Hall Effect Thrusters ◽  
Hall Effect Thruster ◽  
Scaling Models

Abstract The cathode plasma is a specific transition region in the Hall Effect Thruster (HET) discharge that localizes between the strongly magnetized acceleration layer (magnetic layer or B-layer) and non-magnetized exhaust plume. Cathode plasma provides a flow of electron current that supplies losses in the magnetic layer (due to ionization, excitation, electron-wall interactions, etc.). The electrons' transport in this region occurs in collisionless mode through the excitation of plasma instabilities. This effect is also known as "anomalous transport/conductivity". In this work, we present the results of a 2d (drift-plane) kinetic simulation of the HET discharge, including the outside region that contains cathode plasma. We discuss the process of cathode plasma formation and the mechanisms of "anomalous transport" inside it. We also analyze how fluid force balance emerges from collisionless kinetic approach. The acceleration mechanism in Hall Effect Thrusters (HETs) is commonly described in terms of force balance. Namely, the reactive force produced by accelerated ions has the same value as Ampère's force acting on a drift current loop. This balance written in integral form provides the basis for quantitative estimations of HETs' parameters and scaling models.

Discrete Cathode Power Supplies for Low Power Hall Effect Thrusters

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Spiridon Savvas ◽  
Pavlos Ramnalis ◽  
Alexandros Manoudis ◽  
Luca Benetti ◽  
Luca Onida ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Power ◽  
Hall Effect ◽  
Power Supplies ◽  
Hall Effect Thrusters
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