Hall thruster suitable for operating in wide parameter range

Abstract

The invention discloses a Hall thruster suitable for operating in a wide parameter range and belongs to the technical field of space electric propulsion. By means of the Hall thruster, the problem that an existing Hall thruster does not have the high-performance stable operation capacity under the wide parameter range condition is solved. A ceramic channel of the Hall thruster is a continuous variable cross-section channel, and starting from the anode top face, the ceramic channel extends continuously from inside to outside at the expansion half angle of 7.1 degrees; the axial position of themagnetic field intensity peak is adjusted through a flexible magnetic circuit, and then the ionization position is controlled to adapt to different working medium flow conditions; when the working medium flow is small, ionization is carried out at an area, with small width and high working medium gas density, of the variable cross-section channel in an adjusted mode so that the through-flow density low limit value of sufficient ionization can be met; and when the working medium flow is high, ionization is carried out at an area, with large width and moderate working medium gas density, of thevariable cross-section channel in an adjusted mode, so that not only sufficient ionization of working media is ensured, but also overhigh thermal loads of part of a wall are avoided.

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technical field [0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of spaceflight electric propulsion, and relates to the technology of optimizing the performance of a Hall thruster through the cooperation of a ceramic channel structure and a magnetic circuit. Background technique [0002] The Hall thruster is the most widely used space electric propulsion technology in the world. It is an energy conversion device that uses the combined action of electric and magnetic fields to convert electrical energy into kinetic energy of working fluid. It has the advantages of simple structure, high specific impulse, high efficiency, long working life, high power density, long service time in orbit, etc. It is suitable for attitude control, orbit correction, orbit transfer, power compensation, position maintenance, Repositioning, off-orbit processing, deep space exploration and other tasks have become one of the most effective means for countries all over the world to reduce the total ...

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[0004] The purpose of the present invention is to solve the problem that the current Hall thruster does not have high performance and stable working ability under the condition of wide parameter range, and to provide a Hall thruster suitable for working in a wide parameter range

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