by Ethan Dale | Jan 1, 2011
Thruster X3 – Nested Channel Hall Thruster Low-power operation of the X3 at PEPL. Developed 2011-2013 Approx. Specs. Ø80 cm x 20 cm, 230 kg Tested at PEPL 2013 – ongoing Developer PEPL, AFRL, NASA GRC, NASA JPL “Nested-channel Hall thrusters have...
by Ethan Dale | Jan 1, 2009
Thruster Helicon Hall Thruster (HHT) Photo of the HHT prior to operation. Developed 2009 Tested at PEPL 2010 Developer ElectroDynamic Applications (EDA) “Helicon plasma sources have been studied since the 1960’s, with early studies focusing on their ability to...
by Ethan Dale | Jan 1, 2009
Thruster X2 – Nested Channel Hall Thruster Low-power operation of the X3 at PEPL. Developed 2009 Tested at PEPL 2009 – ongoing Developer PEPL The goal of the project is to create a fourth-generation PEPL Hall thruster capable of multiple modes of operation...
by Ethan Dale | Jan 1, 2007
Thruster 6-kW Hall Thruster (H6) The H6 before first firing. Developed 2007 Tested at PEPL 2008 – 2016 Developer PEPL, AFRL, NASA JPL “The H6 Hall thruster shown [in photos below] is a 6-kW class Hall thruster with a nominal design voltage of 300 V and a...
by Ethan Dale | Jan 1, 2006
Thruster M1 & M2 NanoFET Schematic of the M2 thruster under development (left) and photograph of the M1 prototype thruster mounted in a spherical ultra-high vacuum test facility at PEPL (right). Developed 2006 – 2010 Tested at PEPL 2009 – 2010...
