CHEOPS Very High-Power Building Blocks

Informazioni relative al progetto

CHEOPS-VHP-BB

ID dell’accordo di sovvenzione: 101082532

DOI

10.3030/101082532

Progetto chiuso

Data della firma CE 25 Novembre 2022

Data di avvio 1 Gennaio 2023

Data di completamento 31 Marzo 2026

Finanziato da

• Digital, Industry and Space

Costo totale

€ 1 971 131,25

Contributo UE

€ 1 499 853,00

Coordinato da

SAFRAN ELECTRONICS & DEFENSE
France

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Risultati finali

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

Pubblicazioni

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

Autori: 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
Pubblicato in: 39th International Electric Propulsion Conference, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom 14-19 September 2025
Editore: Researchgate

Technology Demonstration testing of the PPS20k Thruster

Autori: 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
Pubblicato in: 39th International Electric Propulsion Conference Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom, 14-19 September 2025
Editore: Researchgate

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

Autori: Guidi, F. Marconcini, G. Giammarinaro
Pubblicato in: Space Propulsion 2024, 2024
Editore: 3AF

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

Autori: 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
Pubblicato in: 39th International Electric Propulsion Conference Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom, 14-19 September 2025
Editore: Researchgate

Electric Propulsion Activities at the University of Pisa

Autori: Fabrizio Paganucci and Mariano Andrenucci
Pubblicato in: 38th International Electric Propulsion Conference, 2024
Editore: ERPS

Fused Filament Fabrication of Alumina Components for Hall Thrusters

Autori: Guido Giammarinaro, Francesco Marconcini and Carla Guidi
Pubblicato in: 38th International Electric Propulsion Conference, 2024
Editore: ERPS

Other (1)

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

Autori: 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
Pubblicato in: 8th International Electric Propulsion Conference (IEPC 2024), Toulouse, France, June 2024
Editore: Researchgate