• DocumentCode
    3083296
  • Title

    Engineering and scientific applications of electrodynamic tether transmission lines in space plasmas

  • Author

    Bilen, S.G. ; Gilchrist, B.E.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI, USA
  • fYear
    1996
  • fDate
    3-5 June 1996
  • Firstpage
    242
  • Abstract
    Summary form only given. Before electrodynamic tether systems can be fully exploited a complete understanding of their electrical response is needed. Understanding the plasma/conductor system requires knowledge of its steady-state and its transient response, as well as its transmission line characteristics. This paper examines work done to date on the transmission line properties of electrodynamic tethers. This article shows the importance of knowing these properties to the proper interpretation of science and engineering data.
  • Keywords
    ionosphere; artificial satellite; electrical response; electrodynamic tether transmission lines; ionosphere; ionospheric disturbance; measurement technique; space plasma; space tether; tethered satellite; Electrodynamics; Extraterrestrial measurements; Planetary orbits; Plasma applications; Plasma density; Plasma measurements; Plasma simulation; Power transmission lines; Satellite broadcasting; Transmission lines;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Plasma Science, 1996. IEEE Conference Record - Abstracts., 1996 IEEE International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Boston, MA, USA
  • ISSN
    0730-9244
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-3322-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PLASMA.1996.551464
  • Filename
    551464