Title :
Application of linear motor on artificial satellite fuel pump system
Author :
Oyama, Jun ; Higuchi, Tsuyoshi ; Akashi, Hiroto ; Yamada, Eiji ; Nagatomo, N. ; Yoshinaga, Itsuo
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Nagasaki Univ., Japan
Abstract :
The authors propose a new type of fuel pump system with linear motor propulsion, in which two pumps are equipped on both sides of the linear motor and a resonant system with springs is organized to decrease the rated thrust. A pump where the discharge pressure is 21.0 kgf/cm2 and the discharge flow rate is 21.25 cm3/s is assumed. A prototype linear pulse motor was designed, built, and tested. The thrust characteristics are estimated using an equivalent magnetic circuit, and it is confirmed that the calculated results agree well with the experimental results
Keywords :
aerospace testing; artificial satellites; electric propulsion; equivalent circuits; fuel; linear motors; machine testing; machine theory; magnetic circuits; pumps; stepping motors; artificial satellite fuel pump system; discharge pressure; equivalent magnetic circuit; flow rate; linear motor; machine testing; machine theory; propulsion; pulse motor; resonant system; springs; stepping motors; thrust characteristics; Application software; Artificial satellites; Control systems; Engines; Fuel pumps; Magnetic circuits; Propulsion; Resonance; Satellite broadcasting; Size control;
Conference_Titel :
Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, 1992., Conference Record of the 1992 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Houston, TX
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0635-X
DOI :
10.1109/IAS.1992.244450
