Development of 300V direct-drive vacuum arc thruster for nano-satellite
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24656521
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Aerospace engineering
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| Research Institution | Kyushu Institute of Technology |
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Principal Investigator |
TOYODA Kazuhiro 九州工業大学, 工学(系)研究科(研究院), 准教授 (10361411)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2012-04-01 – 2014-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2013)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥2,860,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥660,000)
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| Keywords | 真空アーク / 超小型衛星 / 300V発電 / 推進機 / 電気推進 |
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| Research Abstract |
A vacuum arc thruster was developed for 300V direct-drive operation on nano-satellite. The cone-type target was produced for improving thrust measurement in place of the plate-type target. The metal vapor velocity was measured with changing the parameter of applied voltage and amount of capacitance. The average velocity did not change in this measurement. The thrust was proportional to amount of charge stored in capacitance. The engineering model of thruster was produced and drove directly by 300V solar array in vacuum chamber. The circuit of thruster was also developed for nano-satellite.
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