Development of a nano-satellite micro-thruster system
Nanosatellite refers to an artificial satellite that has a mass of less than 10 kg and small dimensions such as 10cm x 10cm x 30cm. With the increasing interest in nanosatellite due to its low cost and simplicity, the thrusters possess simple, scalable, and low power characteristics are preferred to...
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| author | Do, Trong Chinh |
| author2 | Low Kay Soon |
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| description | Nanosatellite refers to an artificial satellite that has a mass of less than 10 kg and small dimensions such as 10cm x 10cm x 30cm. With the increasing interest in nanosatellite due to its low cost and simplicity, the thrusters possess simple, scalable, and low power characteristics are preferred to study. Hall Thruster is one of the best candidates to use for spacecraft as it is rather simple to manufacture, miniature among the plasma-ion engines. The report will show the design of an 11 mm channel miniature Hall Thruster (TAL type) prototype, namely NYT-11, based on MHT-9 designed by Noah Z. Warner (MIT) with modifications in materials chosen and complexity reductions in the anode. The dimensions of NYT-11 seem to approach the possible minimum with the magnet size and normal machining capability available in Singapore. Therefore, NYT-11 could be used for study, demonstration, reference etc… There should be a further research on micro propulsion to reduce more on the dimensions of the thruster if we want to integrate thruster in the nanosatellite. On the other hand, colloid thruster seems to be the ideal thruster for tiny size satellite in term of high precision control, low thrust, simple, light weight, low power, and high efficiency. Their specific impulses are possibly in the range of 1000s to 4000s. There are many institutes researching on the Colloid Thruster such as Tsinghua, MIT, Standford, Busek Company etc... A simple single needle colloid thruster testing was set up for demonstration in this project. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/460012023-07-07T17:12:30Z Development of a nano-satellite micro-thruster system Do, Trong Chinh Low Kay Soon School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering DRNTU::Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering::Satellite telecommunication Nanosatellite refers to an artificial satellite that has a mass of less than 10 kg and small dimensions such as 10cm x 10cm x 30cm. With the increasing interest in nanosatellite due to its low cost and simplicity, the thrusters possess simple, scalable, and low power characteristics are preferred to study. Hall Thruster is one of the best candidates to use for spacecraft as it is rather simple to manufacture, miniature among the plasma-ion engines. The report will show the design of an 11 mm channel miniature Hall Thruster (TAL type) prototype, namely NYT-11, based on MHT-9 designed by Noah Z. Warner (MIT) with modifications in materials chosen and complexity reductions in the anode. The dimensions of NYT-11 seem to approach the possible minimum with the magnet size and normal machining capability available in Singapore. Therefore, NYT-11 could be used for study, demonstration, reference etc… There should be a further research on micro propulsion to reduce more on the dimensions of the thruster if we want to integrate thruster in the nanosatellite. On the other hand, colloid thruster seems to be the ideal thruster for tiny size satellite in term of high precision control, low thrust, simple, light weight, low power, and high efficiency. Their specific impulses are possibly in the range of 1000s to 4000s. There are many institutes researching on the Colloid Thruster such as Tsinghua, MIT, Standford, Busek Company etc... A simple single needle colloid thruster testing was set up for demonstration in this project. Bachelor of Engineering 2011-06-27T07:06:48Z 2011-06-27T07:06:48Z 2011 2011 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/46001 en Nanyang Technological University 55 p. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | DRNTU::Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering::Satellite telecommunication Do, Trong Chinh Development of a nano-satellite micro-thruster system |
| title | Development of a nano-satellite micro-thruster system |
| title_full | Development of a nano-satellite micro-thruster system |
| title_fullStr | Development of a nano-satellite micro-thruster system |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development of a nano-satellite micro-thruster system |
| title_short | Development of a nano-satellite micro-thruster system |
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| topic | DRNTU::Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering::Satellite telecommunication |
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