DESCRIPTION OF METHODS TO INCREASE PROPELLANT THROUGHPUT IN A MICRO PULSED PLASMA THRUSTER

摘要

Propellant modules for Micro Pulsed Plasma Thrusters, and techniques for bundling propellant modules (30) and for using a two-stage (36,36') discharge process to increase MicroPPT propellant (18) throughput, and decrease the output voltage required from the power-processing unit are provided.