CHEOPS Very High-Power Building Blocks

Informations projet

CHEOPS-VHP-BB

N° de convention de subvention: 101082532

DOI

10.3030/101082532

Projet clôturé

Date de signature de la CE 25 Novembre 2022

Date de début 1 Janvier 2023

Date de fin 31 Mars 2026

Financé au titre de

• Digital, Industry and Space

Coût total

€ 1 971 131,25

Contribution de l’UE

€ 1 499 853,00

Coordonné par

SAFRAN ELECTRONICS & DEFENSE
France

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Livrables

Documents, reports (10)

Public website of the project and established social media profiles

Website will be developed and published online. Report on rationale of website will be provided. Social media accounts will be established and published.

Propellant selection for VHP Hall thruster characterization testing

The document will provide the trade-off analysis of the propellant options (Xe, Kr, Ar, N2) including aspects related to performance, cost, system, integrability, mission analysis, criticalities vs facilities/health issues, etc

Outlook for a sustainable approach to lifetime qualification of very high power, long-life Hall thrusters

The document will present the recommendations for a short, cost-effective and robust qualification of a very high power thruster based on the outcomes of the project studies.

Data Management Plan

The document will describe the partners data management processes, agreed rules and criteria adopted for the data exchange and exploitation on the various activities.

Scientific paper on testing of VHP thrusters with the AEDP diagnostics set-up

In this paper, the AEPD diagnostic set-up used for VHP thrusters will be described and the data acquired in the test campaigns on VHP thrusters presented. The data will be analysed and discussed with special emphasis on the high thermal load imposed on the diagnostic tools by the VHP thrusters.

System level impact on spacecraft and required HET performance for VHP thrusters

Based on previous mission analyses, a specification of VHP thursters (use duration,…) is provided.

Scientific paper on diagnotics for VHP

Experimental outcomes, discussions on techniques, wear processes, thruster lifetime at high power and conclusions will be published in high-rank scientific journals and in well-established conference proceedings, for instance International Electric Propulsion Conference, AIAA Energy and Propulsion Forum and Space Propulsion conference.

Power systems architecture trade-off report

This document lists and compares different power architectures compatible with the different missions based on EDDA and CHEOPS-VHP tests.

Probabilistic Failure Analysis for selected mission scenarios

The document will present the comprehensive wear out analysis and failure risk for the most intended mission applications.

Architecture options for VHP Hall thruster design

The document will present the detailed analysis of the thruster (both for anode and cathode assemblies) design options, including the identification of the existing or to be further developed industrial solutions and manufacturing techniques

Publications

Conference proceedings (6)

Characterisation of the 20 kW TANDEM Hall Thruster Cathode and 3D-printed Anodes in the Framework of the CHEOPS-VHP-BB Project

Auteurs: Francesco Marconcini, Raffaello Bottai, Lorenzo Petroni, Davide Picciau, Federico Dini, Ugo Cesari, Federico Cannelli, Simone Scaranzin, Elisa Bonelli, Leonardo Sestini, Marco Bartali, Francesco Avanzi, Lorenzo Bruni, Pietro Pacciani, and Fabrizio Scortec
Publié dans: 39th International Electric Propulsion Conference, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom 14-19 September 2025
Éditeur: Researchgate

Technology Demonstration testing of the PPS20k Thruster

Auteurs: Antonio Piragino, Alexandros Papamatthaiou, Olivier Duchemin, Claude-Martin Brito Frederic Marchandise, Giovanni Coduti, Benjamin Laurent and Vanessa Vial – Safran Spacecraft Propulsion France Alexis Lecervoisier and Stephane Mazouffre – ICARE – CNRS F
Publié dans: 39th International Electric Propulsion Conference Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom, 14-19 September 2025
Éditeur: Researchgate

Development of a Hight-current cathode for the CHEOPS VHP BB project

Auteurs: Guidi, F. Marconcini, G. Giammarinaro
Publié dans: Space Propulsion 2024, 2024
Éditeur: 3AF

Characterisation of a 20 kW Dual Channel HT with Different Propellants (Xe/Kr/Ar)

Auteurs: S. Scaranzin, F. Scortecci, E. Bonelli, L. Manzolillo , M. Bartalim, F. Avanzi, L.Sestini, F. Dini, F. Cannelli, U. Cesari, and F. Marconcini – AEROSPAZIO Tecnologie Srl F. Paganucci, G. Becatti, M.M. Saravia, G. Giammarinaro, and C. Guidi – University o
Publié dans: 39th International Electric Propulsion Conference Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom, 14-19 September 2025
Éditeur: Researchgate

Electric Propulsion Activities at the University of Pisa

Auteurs: Fabrizio Paganucci and Mariano Andrenucci
Publié dans: 38th International Electric Propulsion Conference, 2024
Éditeur: ERPS

Fused Filament Fabrication of Alumina Components for Hall Thrusters

Auteurs: Guido Giammarinaro, Francesco Marconcini and Carla Guidi
Publié dans: 38th International Electric Propulsion Conference, 2024
Éditeur: ERPS

Other (1)

Characterisation of a 20 kW Dual Channel Hall Thruster in the Framework of the ESA TANDEM Project

Auteurs: S. Scaranzin, F.Scortecci, E. Bonelli, L. Sestini, M. Bartali and F. Avanzi – AEROSPAZIO Tecnologie Srl U. Cesari, F. Dini and F. Cannelli – AEROSPAZIO Tecnologie Srl G. Giammarinaro, F. Marconcini, F. Paganucci, M. Saravia and G. Becatti – University o
Publié dans: 8th International Electric Propulsion Conference (IEPC 2024), Toulouse, France, June 2024
Éditeur: Researchgate