Principles of Hall Thruster Onboard Malfunction Diagnostics Based on Magnetic Field Measurements of Plasma Currents
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The possibility of non-contact determination of Hall current structure in the thruster is considered in order to use this information for operational processes diagnostics during flight. The scheme of the diagnostics and the algorithm for experimental data processing are developed. Using the MHD equations, an example of interpretation of hypothetical malfunction based on data on the Hall current structure deviation from nominal is considered.
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تاریخ انتشار 2004