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Granted Patent B2
US 11,652,397 · App. 16/328,003 · Granted May 16, 2023

Hall thruster power supply device and control method of hall thruster power supply device

Inventors: Hiroyuki Osuga (Chiyoda-ku, JP); Takayuki Hidaka (Chiyoda-ku, JP); Takashi Miyamoto (Chiyoda-ku, JP)
Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
H02M1/08F03H1/0081
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Patent No.
US 11,652,397
App. No.
16/328,003
Granted
May 16, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A time average peak value of low frequency magnetic noise or low frequency conductive noise generated from a power supply device which drives a Hall thruster is suppressed without mass of a satellite significantly increased. A pulse width control circuit ( 22 ) of a Hall thruster power supply device ( 10 ) outputs a spread signal ( 58 ) obtained by performing spread spectrum on a pulse signal based on a control signal ( 54 ). A voltage output circuit ( 21 ) outputs output voltage ( 52 ) to a Hall thruster ( 50 ) in accordance with the spread signal ( 58 ) output by the pulse width control circuit ( 22 ).

Claims (31)

1. A Hall thruster power supply device comprising:

a spread circuit configured to output a spread signal obtained by performing spread spectrum on a pulse width signal based on a control signal; and

a voltage output circuit configured to output an output voltage to a Hall thruster in accordance with the spread signal output by the spread circuit,

wherein the pulse width signal is proportional to a comparison signal determined based on a difference between the control signal and the output voltage.

2. A Hall thruster power supply device comprising:

a spread circuit configured to output a spread signal obtained by performing spread spectrum on a pulse signal based on a control signal; and

a voltage output circuit configured to output an output voltage to a Hall thruster in accordance with the spread signal output by the spread circuit,

wherein the spread circuit outputs the spread signal depending on a magnetic field signal which controls a magnetic field of the Hall thruster.

3. The Hall thruster power supply device according to claim 2 , wherein the spread circuit outputs the spread signal which increases the output voltage as the magnetic field controlled by the magnetic field signal increases in strength.

4. The Hall thruster power supply device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the spread circuit outputs the spread signal modulated in a range between ±10% and ±50% of a basic switching frequency.

5. The Hall thruster power supply device according to claim 2 ,

wherein the spread circuit outputs the spread signal modulated in a range between ±10% and ±50% of a basic switching frequency.

6. The Hall thruster power supply device according to claim 3 ,

wherein the spread circuit outputs the spread signal modulated in a range between ±10% and ±50% of a basic switching frequency.

7. The Hall thruster power supply device according to claim 1 , wherein the spread circuit outputs the spread signal obtained by sequentially switching a plurality of switching frequencies for each reference time among one or more reference times.

8. The Hall thruster power supply device according to claim 2 , wherein the spread circuit outputs the spread signal obtained by sequentially switching a plurality of switching frequencies for each reference time among one or more reference times.

9. The Hall thruster power supply device according to claim 3 , wherein the spread circuit outputs the spread signal obtained by sequentially switching a plurality of switching frequencies for each reference time among one or more reference times.

10. The Hall thruster power supply device according to claim 4 , wherein the spread circuit outputs the spread signal obtained by sequentially switching a plurality of switching frequencies for each reference time among one or more reference times.

11. The Hall thruster power supply device according to claim 5 , wherein the spread circuit outputs the spread signal obtained by sequentially switching a plurality of switching frequencies for each reference time among one or more reference times.

12. The Hall thruster power supply device according to claim 6 , wherein the spread circuit outputs the spread signal obtained by sequentially switching a plurality of switching frequencies for each reference time among one or more reference times.

13. The Hall thruster power supply device according to claim 1 , wherein the spread circuit outputs the spread signal obtained by sequentially switching a plurality of duty ratios for each reference time among one or more reference times.

14. The Hall thruster power supply device according to claim 2 , wherein the spread circuit outputs the spread signal obtained by sequentially switching a plurality of duty ratios for each reference time among one or more reference times.

15. The Hall thruster power supply device according to claim 3 , wherein the spread circuit outputs the spread signal obtained by sequentially switching a plurality of duty ratios for each reference time among one or more reference times.

16. The Hall thruster power supply device according to claim 4 , wherein the spread circuit outputs the spread signal obtained by sequentially switching a plurality of duty ratios for each reference time among one or more reference times.

17. The Hall thruster power supply device according to claim 5 , wherein the spread circuit outputs the spread signal obtained by sequentially switching a plurality of duty ratios for each reference time among one or more reference times.

18. The Hall thruster power supply device according to claim 6 , wherein the spread circuit outputs the spread signal obtained by sequentially switching a plurality of duty ratios for each reference time among one or more reference times.

19. A control method of a Hall thruster power supply device comprising:

outputting a spread signal obtained by performing spread spectrum on a pulse width signal in accordance with a control signal; and

outputting an output voltage to a Hall thruster in accordance with the spread signal,

wherein the pulse width signal is proportional to a comparison signal determined based on a difference between the control signal and the output voltage.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 25, 2019
From: OSUGA, HIROYUKI; HIDAKA, TAKAYUKI; MIYAMOTO, TAKASHI
To: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 048425/0033 →
Continuity (1)
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