Miniaturization perspectives of electrostatic propulsion for small spacecraft platforms

• Published in: Progress in aerospace sciences Vol. 126; p. 100742
• Main Authors: Yeo, Suk Hyun, Ogawa, Hideaki, Kahnfeld, Daniel, Schneider, Ralf
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2021; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Commercial spacecraft; Cusped Field Thruster; Electric propulsion; Electrostatic propulsion; Gridded Ion Engine; Hall effect; Hall Effect Thruster; Ion engines; Miniaturization; Performance enhancement; Platforms; Power consumption; Propulsion systems; Spacecraft propulsion; Specific impulse; Thrusters; Weight reduction; Cusped Field Thruster; Electrostatic propulsion; Miniaturization; Gridded Ion Engine; Hall Effect Thruster

In-space electric propulsion technologies have advanced significantly in the last decade, while there has been increasing interest in economical propulsion systems with growing demand for commercial and scientific applications using small spacecraft platforms. Electrostatic propulsion, in particular...