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In view of the application requirements of electric propulsion system for China’s asteroid deep space exploration mission, the overall scheme is designed, an ion thruster prototype model is established by using a four-ring-cusp field discharge chamber, 30-cm beam current extraction diameter three-grid ion optics system. Reasonableness and compatibility of discharge chamber and grid design are verified experimentally and theoretically . The test results are shown below. The ion thruster can operate steadily over an input power envelope of 277–3120 W, thrust increases linearly from 9.9 to 117.2 mN, specific impulse rises from 1269 to 3492 s, the beam divergence angle drops from 30.7° to 26.8° and stabilizes above a certain power value, the thrust vector angle is less than 1.5° and beam flatness parameter is greater than 0.75 at different operating points. The maximum percentage reduction in grid gap aberration is 90% with the strain relief molybdenum mounting ring thermal design. This research provides a reference for multi-mode ion thruster design and in-orbit engineering applications.
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Keywords:
- ion thruster /
- multi-mode /
- ring-cusp field /
- convex triple grids with variable aperture /
- thermal design
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图 1 四极环形磁铁会切场示意图
Figure 1. Schematic diagram of ring magnets cusp field.
图 2 四极会切磁场多极边界剖面图, 包括磁力线及磁场等值线分布
Figure 2. Cross section (side) view of a four-ring-cusp magnetic multipole boundary showing the magnetic field lines and examples of contours of constant magnetic field.
图 3 放电室磁感应强度等值线
Figure 3. Magnetic field contours in the ion thruster discharge chamber.
图 4 变孔径屏栅示意图
Figure 4. Diagram of the variable aperture screen grid.
图 5 改进前后栅极边缘变形情况对比 (a) 无应力释放钛安装环; (b) 应力释放钼安装环
Figure 5. Comparison of grid edge deformation before and after improvement: (a) Ti mounting ring without strain relief; (b) Mo mounting ring with strain relief.
图 6 离子推力器原理样机
Figure 6. Ion thruster prototype model.
图 7 离子推力器点火照片
Figure 7. Discharge of the ion thruster.
图 8 试验组成图
Figure 8. Schematic diagram of experimental principle.
图 9 离子束电流随功率变化曲线
Figure 9. Ion beam current as a function of input power.
图 10 推力、比冲随功率变化曲线
Figure 10. Thrust, specific impulse as a function of input power
图 11 不同测量点屏栅-加速栅间距 (a) 优化前; (b) 优化后
Figure 11. Screen grid-acceleration grid spacing at different measurement position: (a) Before optimization; (b) after optimization.
图 12 不同测量点加速栅-减速栅间距 (a) 优化前; (b) 优化后
Figure 12. Accelerator-decelerator spacing at different measurement position: (a) Before optimization; (b) after optimization
图 13 推力器不同工作点下的束流发散角和矢量偏角
Figure 13. Beam divergence angle and thrust vector angle at different operating points.
图 14 栅极热稳定设计优化前后束流密度分布
Figure 14. Radial beam current density profile before and after optimization of grid thermal stabilization design.
图 15 推力器不同工作点下的束流密度分布
Figure 15. Radial beam current density profile at different operating points.
表 1 离子推力器放电室设计参数
Table 1. Design parameters of the ion thruster discharge chamber.
几何构型 直段 + 锥段阳极筒 放电室口径和栅极直径比 1—1.2 长径比 0.4—1 磁极数 4 无量纲后磁极间距离 0.6—0.85 闭合磁等势线/Gs 50—60 磁体体积宽度比/cm2 0.4—0.8 永磁体剩磁/Gs ≥9500 永磁体矫顽力/(kA·m–1) ≥700 
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表 2 离子光学系统屏栅变孔径分区及归一化后参数
Table 2. Normalized parameters for screen grids with variable aperture zones.
分区 分区范围 孔径 0—OA 0—3 1 OA—OB 3—5 1.05 OB—OC 5—12 1 OC—OD 12—15 0.94
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表 3 离子光学系统设计参数
Table 3. Design parameters of the ion optical system for ion thrusters.
参数名称 参数指标 栅极材料 Mo 栅极直径/cm 30 束流直径/cm 28.6 屏栅加速栅厚度比 1∶1.1 加速栅减速栅厚度比 1∶1.1 屏栅加速栅孔径比 3∶2 屏栅减速栅孔径比 9∶8 栅间距 1 屏栅加速栅透明度比 1.45 屏栅减速栅透明度比 2.52
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表 4 优化前后栅极稳定化处理后栅间距变化量
Table 4. Variation in grid gap with stabilization before and after optimization.
四周变化
量/mm中心变化
量/mm四周极
差/mm中心极
差/mm屏栅-加速 优化前 0.228 0.235 0.100 0.330 优化后 0.131 0.165 0.010 0.180 加速-减速 优化前 0.206 0.166 0.290 0.290 优化后 0.021 0.060 0.075 0.115
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[1] Burak K K, Deborah A L 2017 J. Propul. Power 33 264
Google Scholar
[2] Li J X, Wang Z H, Zhang Y B, Fu H M, Liu C R, Krishnaswamy S 2016 J. Propul. Power 32 948
Google Scholar
[3] 李建鹏, 靳伍银, 赵以德 2022 物理学报 71 015202
Li J P, Jin W Y, Zhao Y D 2022 Acta Phys. Sin. 71 015202
[4] Brophy J R, Mareucei M G, Ganapathi C B, Garner C E, Henry M D, Nakazono B, Noon D 2003 Presented at the 39th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference & Exhibit Huntsville, USA, July 20–23, 2003 p2003-4542-1
[5] Rayman M D, Varghese P, Lehman D H, Livesay L 2000 Acta Astronaut 47 475
Google Scholar
[6] Garner C E, Rayman M D, Brophy J R, Mikes S C 2011 Presented at the 47th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference & Exhibit San Diego, USA, July 31−August 03, 2011 p2011-5661-1
[7] Malone S P, Soulas G C 2004 Presented at the 40th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit Fort Lauderdale, USA, July 11–14, 2004 p2004-3784-1
[8] Herman D A , Soulas G C , Patterson M J 2007 Presented at the 43rd AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit Cincinnati, USA, July 08–11, 2007 p2007-5212-1
[9] Goebel D M, Martinez-Lavin M, Bond T A, King M 2002 Presented at the 38th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference & Exhibit, Joint Propulsion Conferences Indianapolis, USA, July 7–10, 2002 p2002-4348-1
[10] Snyder J S, Goebel D M, Hofer R R, Polk J E 2012 J. Propul. Power 28 371
Google Scholar
[11] Jahn R G, Von J W 2006 Physics of Electric Propulsion (New York: Dover Pubns) p68
[12] Farnell C C, Williams J D 2011 Plasma Sources Sci. Technol 20 025006
Google Scholar
[13] Bittencourt J A 1980 Fundamentals of Plasma Physics (New York: Springer) p95
[14] Piel A, Brown M 2011 Phys. Today 64 55
[15] Brophy J R, Wilbur P J 1985 AIAA J 23 1731
Google Scholar
[16] Arakawa Y, Wilbur P J 1991 J. Propul. Power 7 125
Google Scholar
[17] Mahalingam S, Menart J A 2002 Presented at the 38th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference & Exhibit, Joint Propulsion Conferences Indianapolis, USA, July 7–10, 2002 p2002-4262-1
[18] Wang J, Polk J, Brophy J, Katz I 2003 J. Propul. Power 19 1192
Google Scholar
[19] 陈茂林, 夏广庆, 毛根旺 2014 物理学报 63 182901
Chen M L, Xia G Q, Mao G W 2014 Acta Phys. Sin. 63 182901
[20] 龙建飞, 张天平, 李娟, 贾艳辉 2017 物理学报 66 162901
Long J F, Zhang T P, Li J, Jia Y H 2017 Acta Phys. Sin. 66 162901
[21] Wirz R, Goebel D M 2008 Plasma Sources Sci. Technol 17 035010
Google Scholar
[22] Zhang T P, Wang X Y, Jiang H C 2013 Presented at the 33th International Electric Propulsion Conference Washington, USA, October 6–10, 2013 p2013-48-1
[23] 赵以德, 李娟, 吴宗海, 黄永杰, 李建鹏, 张天平 2020 物理学报 69 115203
Zhao Y D, Li J, Wu Z H, Huang Y J, Li J P, Zhang T P 2020 Acta Phys. Sin. 69 115203
[24] 李建鹏, 张天平, 赵以德, 李娟, 郭德洲, 胡竟 2021 推进技术 42 1435
Li J P, Zhang T P, ZhaoY D, Li J, Guo D Z, Hu J 2021 J. Propul. Technol. 42 1435
[25] 李建鹏, 靳伍银, 赵以德 2022 物理学报 71 075203
Li J P, Jin W Y, Zhao Y D 2022 Acta Phys. Sin. 71 075203
[26] Goebel D M, Katz I 2008 Fundamentals of Electric Propulsion: Ion and Hall Thruster (Hoboken: John Wiley and Sons) p115
[27] 张天平, 杨福全, 李娟 2020 离子电推进技术 (上海: 科学出版社) 第91页
Zhang T P, Yang F Q, Li J 2020 Technology of ion electric propulsion (Shanghai: Science Press) p91 (in Chinese)
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