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    The document compares the performance of air core and metal core magnetorquers. It finds that metal core magnetorquers have higher efficiency than air core designs, allowing them to achieve the same magnetic dipole moment with lower mass, power consumption, and volume. Specifically, a metal core can increase the dipole moment of a solenoid up to 300 times compared to an air core design. The document also provides details on a satellite services magnetorquer that is suitable for attitude control on 1U to 3U CubeSats.

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    The document compares the performance of air core and metal core magnetorquers. It finds that metal core magnetorquers have higher efficiency than air core designs, allowing them to achieve the same magnetic dipole moment with lower mass, power consumption, and volume. Specifically, a metal core can increase the dipole moment of a solenoid up to 300 times compared to an air core design. The document also provides details on a satellite services magnetorquer that is suitable for attitude control on 1U to 3U CubeSats.

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    The document compares the performance of air core and metal core magnetorquers. It finds that metal core magnetorquers have higher efficiency than air core designs, allowing them to achieve the same magnetic dipole moment with lower mass, power consumption, and volume. Specifically, a metal core can increase the dipole moment of a solenoid up to 300 times compared to an air core design. The document also provides details on a satellite services magnetorquer that is suitable for attitude control on 1U to 3U CubeSats.

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    10 - Barrington-Brown - Air Cored vs. Rod Magnetorquer

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    Cristian Bandila
    The document compares the performance of air core and metal core magnetorquers. It finds that metal core magnetorquers have higher efficiency than air core designs, allowing them to achieve the same magnetic dipole moment with lower mass, power consumption, and volume. Specifically, a metal core can increase the dipole moment of a solenoid up to 300 times compared to an air core design. The document also provides details on a satellite services magnetorquer that is suitable for attitude control on 1U to 3U CubeSats.

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    Comparison of Magnetorquer

    Performance

    Max Pastena, James Barrington-Brown

    Presentation to CubeSat Workshop


    8th August 2010
    Background

    • Focused on the development and marketing


    of products for the Space Segment

    • Focus is on satellite sub-system design and


    manufacture

    • Growing number of license agreements with


    small satellite and sub-system manufactures

    • Worldwide customer base


    Magnetorquer Function
    Magnetorquers produce a torque on the spacecraft by interacting with the Earth’s Magnetic field:

    T=MxB
    Advantages: Disadvantages:

    •Low power consumption •Low Torque


    •Low volume •No Torque along Earth’s magnetic field
    •Simplicity and reliability •Difficult beyond LEO
    •Simple operation

    Suitable for:

    •Initial De tumbling due to the low power consumption and very low power availability during the phase
    •Reaction Wheel (if any) unloading
    •Two axes control of momentum stabilized satellites (Momentum wheel)

    But also............

    •Three axis control when low power and volume is available on board the spacecraft
    •High efficiency manoeuvres
    Attitude Manoeuvres
    Necessary Dipole Moment to perform a 90deg manoeuvre @400km vs requested time
    in the best case i.e. Earth’s magnetic field perpendicular to the rotation axis

    •0.2 Am2 Dipole Moment Magnetic Torquer is a good compromise to have good agility for 1U, 2U and 3U cubesat
    •Magnetic Torquer with dipole moment <0.06Am2 are not suitable for attitude maneuvers
    De-tumbling
    Necessary Dipole Moment to perform the detumbling @ 400km vs requested time

    •0.2 Am2 Dipole Moment Magnetic Torquer is a good compromise to have perform detumbling in a reasonable time
    •Magnetic Torquer with dipole moment <0.06Am2 increase drastically the detumbling time and the risk to run out of power
    Air core vs Metal core Torquer

    Introducing a metal core in the magnetic torquer


    increase the dipole moment of the solenoid
    The metal core is able to increase the dipole
    moment up to 300 times!

    To reach the same dipole moment with air core magnetic actuator you need to:

    Increase the enclosed area and/or the number of turns

    Increase the current flowing


    Increase the wire length Into the windings
    Or

    Increase the wire diameter Increase the power consumption


    to maintain the same power consumption

    Increase the wire mass which eventually


    overcome the mass of the metal bar
    Mass comparison
    Magnetic Torquer mass ratio (air core/metal core) for a given Dipole Moment for different power consumption
    Maximum metal core torquer length 7cm
    Maximum air core torquer diameter 9cm

    The air core magnetic torquer are convenient in terms of mass only if very low required dipole moment <0.06Am2
    Power consumption comparison
    Magnetic Torquer power consumption ratio (air core/metal core) for a given Dipole Moment for different torquer mass
    Maximum metal core torquer length 7cm
    Maximum air core torquer diameter 9cm

    The metal core torquer is always more efficient wrt the air core one
    for a given Dipole moment and a maximum mass
    Satellite Services Torquer

    Functional Characteristics Magnetic moment: >0.2Am2

    Linearity: +/- 5% across operating design range

    Residual moment: <0.001Am2

    Power: typically 200mW from 5 Volt supply

    Operating range: -35oC to +75oC

    Random Vibration: 15g rms

    Lifetime: >10 years

    Physical Characteristics Length: 7cm Suitable for:

    Overall diameter: <9 mm


    •1U, 2U and 3U cubesat
    Mounting: tied and bonded directly to PCB •Initial De tumbling
    •Reaction Wheel unloading
    Mass: 30 grams •Two axes control of momentum stabilized
    satellites (Momentum wheel)
    Interfaces Coil wires solder direct to PCB pads •Three axes control
    •High efficiency manoeuvres

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