High-voltage Energy Latch and Pulser (HVELP)

Completed TRL 2 (started at 1, targeting 4)

Description

HVELP will produce high-voltage pulser electronics in a package capable of being space-qualified, and demonstrate TRL 4 maturity (component laboratory demonstration) for field control and timing of controlled ion motion.

HELP will provide the ability to maintain ultra low noise DC potential fields to enable precise ion manipulation.

Benefits

High-voltage switching

Details

Technology area	Ground, Test, and Surface Systems > Mission Success Technologies > Team Preparedness and Training
Program	Center Independent Research & Development: GSFC IRAD (GSFC IRAD)
Lead organization	Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD
Start date	2016-10-01
End date	2017-09-01

Project contacts

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Brook Lakew — brook.lakew-1@nasa.gov
Michael J Amato — michael.j.amato@nasa.gov
Ricardo D Arevalo
Lars M Hovmand

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