Studies of the power of high-frequency losses in the toroidal resonator of a prototype of the high-frequency ion thruster

Authors

  • Vavilov Igor Sergeevich Omsk State Technical University, Omsk
  • Zharikov Konstantin Igorevich Omsk State Technical University, Omsk https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4966-1788
  • Yachmenev Pavel Sergeevich Omsk State Technical University, Omsk https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3483-4321
  • Kuzmenko Irina Anatolievna Omsk State Technical University, Omsk
  • Volod’kov Ilya Vladislavovich Omsk State Technical University, Omsk

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25206/2588-0373-2025-9-3-92-100

Keywords:

power of high-frequency losses, plasma, small spacecraft, nitrogen, argon, accelerating voltage, thermocouple, electrical capacity.

Abstract

The authors present a prototype of an accelerator micro thruster for a small spacecraft with a maximum power consumption of 5 W. The design is demonstrated and the main structural elements are described. Moreover, the paper also presents vacuum calorimetric studies of the power of high-frequency losses in the volume of a toroidal resonator for various working fields: air, helium, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, argon and water vapor. Due to the joint measurement of the main frequencies of the oscillator with calorimetric studies, the electrical capacitances of the oscillating circuit are obtained. With prototype 4–4.8 power consumption the calculated values of accelerating alternating voltages are 199.65–287.9 V for various gases. The measured power of high-frequency losses is 0.088–0.183 W, which is no more than 4 % of the total power consumption.

 

Funding. The research was carried out by the financial support of the Russian Science Foundation (Project no. 19-79-10038).

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Author Biographies

Vavilov Igor Sergeevich, Omsk State Technical University, Omsk

Candidate of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Aircraft and Rocket Building Department, Omsk State Technical University (OmSTU), Omsk.

Zharikov Konstantin Igorevich, Omsk State Technical University, Omsk

Candidate of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Aircraft and Rocket Building Department, OmSTU, Omsk.

Yachmenev Pavel Sergeevich, Omsk State Technical University, Omsk

Assistant, Postgraduate of the Aircraft and Rocket Building Department, OmSTU, Omsk.

Kuzmenko Irina Anatolievna, Omsk State Technical University, Omsk

Senior Lecturer of the Aircraft and Rocket Building Department, OmSTU, Omsk.

Volod’kov Ilya Vladislavovich, Omsk State Technical University, Omsk

Master’s Student of the РКм-231 group of the Aircraft and Rocket Building Department, OmSTU, Omsk.

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2025-10-31

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Vavilov И. С., Zharikov К. И., Yachmenev П. С., Kuzmenko И. А., & Volod’kov И. В. (2025). Studies of the power of high-frequency losses in the toroidal resonator of a prototype of the high-frequency ion thruster. Omsk Scientific Bulletin. Series «Aviation-Rocket and Power Engineering», 9(3), 92–100. https://doi.org/10.25206/2588-0373-2025-9-3-92-100

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Vol. 9 No. 3 (2025)

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Aviation and rocket-space engineering

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