• Acta Physica Sinica
  • Vol. 69, Issue 11, 115203-1 (2020)
Yi-De Zhao*, Juan Li, Zong-Hai Wu, Yong-Jie Huang, Jian-Peng Li, and Tian-Ping Zhang
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  • Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Vacuum Technology and Physics, Lanzhou Institute of Physics, Lanzhou 730000, China
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    DOI: 10.7498/aps.69.20200358 Cite this Article
    Yi-De Zhao, Juan Li, Zong-Hai Wu, Yong-Jie Huang, Jian-Peng Li, Tian-Ping Zhang. Influence of screen gird aperture diameter in outer region on performance of dual-mode ion thruster[J]. Acta Physica Sinica, 2020, 69(11): 115203-1 Copy Citation Text show less
    Radial beam current density profiles of 30 cm dual-mode ion thruster.
    Fig. 1. Radial beam current density profiles of 30 cm dual-mode ion thruster.
    The power and discharge loss of 30 cm dual-mode ion thruster with same aperture diameter grid optical system during 300 h operation: (a) Low thrust-high specific impulse mode; (b) large thrust-high power mode.
    Fig. 2. The power and discharge loss of 30 cm dual-mode ion thruster with same aperture diameter grid optical system during 300 h operation: (a) Low thrust-high specific impulse mode; (b) large thrust-high power mode.
    The power and discharge loss of 30 cm dual-mode ion thruster with small aperture diameter grid optical system during 300 h operation: (a) Low thrust-high specific impulse mode; (b) large thrust-high power mode.
    Fig. 3. The power and discharge loss of 30 cm dual-mode ion thruster with small aperture diameter grid optical system during 300 h operation: (a) Low thrust-high specific impulse mode; (b) large thrust-high power mode.
    Photography of decelerate grid: (a) and (b) are the same aperture diameter grid optical system after 300 h and 600 h operation respectively; (c) and (d) are the small aperture diameter grid optical system after 300 h and 600 h opera-tion respectively.
    Fig. 4. Photography of decelerate grid: (a) and (b) are the same aperture diameter grid optical system after 300 h and 600 h operation respectively; (c) and (d) are the small aperture diameter grid optical system after 300 h and 600 h opera-tion respectively.
    Relative variation of decelerate grid apertures diameter at the different radial position after 300 h and 600 h operation: (a) The same aperture diameter grid optical system; (b) the small aperture diameter grid optical system.
    Fig. 5. Relative variation of decelerate grid apertures diameter at the different radial position after 300 h and 600 h operation: (a) The same aperture diameter grid optical system; (b) the small aperture diameter grid optical system.
    参数小推力高比冲模式大推力高功率模式
    束电压/V14501200
    束电流/A1.683.68
    加速电压/V–220–400
    总流率/mg·s–12.5515.831
    理论推力/mN100200
    理论比冲/s40003500
    理论功率/kW2.85.1
    Table 1. Main parameters of 30 cm dual-mode ion thruster.
    参数名称小推力高比冲模式大推力高功率模式
    等孔径栅小孔径栅等孔径栅小孔径栅
    屏栅电压/V1420142011701170
    屏栅电流/A1.681.683.683.68
    加速电压/V–220–220–400–400
    放电电压/V29.930.231.730.2
    放电电流/A9.828.7223.6219.62
    阴极触持电压/V9.08.99.28.3
    阴极触持电流/A0.60.60.60.6
    中和器触持电压/V14.214.211.711.0
    中和器触持电流/A1.61.61.61.6
    Table 2.

    Steady-state operating parameters of 30 cm dual-mode ion thruster at two kinds of grid optical system.

    两种栅极下30 cm双模式离子推力器工作平衡时电参数

    Yi-De Zhao, Juan Li, Zong-Hai Wu, Yong-Jie Huang, Jian-Peng Li, Tian-Ping Zhang. Influence of screen gird aperture diameter in outer region on performance of dual-mode ion thruster[J]. Acta Physica Sinica, 2020, 69(11): 115203-1
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