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A code for the analysis of missions with electrodynamic tethers

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dc.affiliation.dptoUC3M. Departamento de Ingeniería Aeroespaciales
dc.affiliation.grupoinvUC3M. Grupo de Investigación: Ingeniería Aeroespaciales
dc.contributor.authorSánchez Arriaga, Gonzalo
dc.contributor.authorBorderes Motta, Gabriel
dc.contributor.authorChiabó, Luca
dc.contributor.funderEuropean Commissionen
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-25T16:14:43Z
dc.date.available2023-01-25T16:14:43Z
dc.date.issued2022-09
dc.description.abstractThe main novelties and capabilities of the second version of the Bare Electrodynamic Tether Mission Analysis Software (BETsMA v2.0) are presented. Recent advances on Orbital-Motion-Theory have been incorporated to the electric model of Low-Work-function Tethers (LWTs). An electric model that considers a switch to embed a power supply or a resistor between a Bare Electrodynamic Tether (BET) and an electron emitter is also introduced. For both types of tethers (LWT and BET) and modes of operations (active and passive), robust and efficient numerical algorithms to compute the current and voltage profiles were constructed based on a change of variable proposed in a previous work. The capabilities of the code are illustrated by considering two relevant scenarios. For a BET in the passive mode, it was shown that onboard power can enhance tether performance and reduce significantly the deorbit time. For a BET in the active mode, a performance map varying the orbit inclination, the length of the insulated tether segment, and the power was constructed. For both cases, the code was used to investigate through simulations the conditions to keep constant the electric current at the electron emitter.en
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work was supported by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under grant agreement No 828902 (E.T.PACK project).en
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dc.identifier.bibliographicCitationSánchez-Arriaga, G.; Borderes-Motta, G.; Chiabó, L. A code for the analysis of missions with electrodynamic tethers. In: Acta astronautica, vol. 198, Sept. 2022, Pp. 471-481en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.actaastro.2022.06.021
dc.identifier.issn0094-5765
dc.identifier.issn1879-2030 (online)
dc.identifier.publicationfirstpage471es
dc.identifier.publicationlastpage481es
dc.identifier.publicationtitleACTA ASTRONAUTICAen
dc.identifier.publicationvolume198es
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10016/36367
dc.identifier.uxxiAR/0000031456
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisherElsevier Ltd.en
dc.relation.projectIDinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/828902/E.T.PACKen
dc.rights© 2022 IAA. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.es
dc.rightsAtribución 3.0 Españaes
dc.rights.accessRightsopen accesses
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/*
dc.subject.ecienciaAeronáuticaes
dc.subject.ecienciaIngeniería Industriales
dc.subject.otherElectric propulsionen
dc.subject.otherElectrodynamic tetheren
dc.subject.otherSpace debrisen
dc.titleA code for the analysis of missions with electrodynamic tethersen
dc.typeresearch article*
dc.type.hasVersionSMUR*
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