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Slip Ring Test Assembly With Increased Breakdown Voltage Limit for High-Voltage Bus Satellites

Avino, F.  
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Gaffinet, B.
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Bommottet, D.
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August 1, 2020
Ieee Aerospace And Electronic Systems Magazine

In this article, a setup including a passive gas breakdown mitigation technique for satellite slip ring assemblies (SRAs) is introduced and tested. The setup features a central conducting ring, separated from two external conducting limiting discs (LDs) by insulating rings. The characteristic breakdown curves are measured as a function of the surrounding pressure by biasing the central ring and setting the LDs at a variable voltage. The minimum breakdown voltage is increased from similar to 420 to similar to 860 V by biasing the LDs at one half of the voltage applied to the central ring. This solution is further applied on a test-SRA that includes the main features of a standard cylindrical SRA: a stack of conducting rings on which conducting brushes slip to ensure the electrical contact between moving components. The minimum of the breakdown curve is raised from similar to 400 V for the grounded LDs to similar to 600 V for the passively biased LDs. This result confirms the possibility to improve SRA protection for the entire pressure range encountered by a satellite during its operational life, from atmospheric pressure to in-orbit high-vacuum, meeting the requirements for the next generation of satellites.

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research article
DOI
10.1109/MAES.2020.2993388
Web of Science ID

WOS:000556767100003

Author(s)
Avino, F.  
Gaffinet, B.
Bommottet, D.
Howling, A.  
Furno, I.  
Date Issued

2020-08-01

Published in
Ieee Aerospace And Electronic Systems Magazine
Volume

35

Issue

8

Start page

32

End page

36

Subjects

Engineering, Aerospace

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Engineering, Electrical & Electronic

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Engineering

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electric breakdown

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satellites

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breakdown voltage

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voltage measurement

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brushes

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plasmas

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attitude control

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gas

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