Disclosure of Invention
In view of this, the invention provides an automatic simulation device and method for impedance characteristics of an ion thruster based on an electronic load, which can realize multi-mode and high-fidelity impedance simulation of electric propulsion of ions.
In order to achieve the purpose, the automatic simulation device for the impedance characteristic of the ion thruster based on the electronic load comprises a high-voltage floating electronic load, a photoelectric conversion module, a high-voltage ignition counting module, a grounding electronic load, a physical isolation assembly, a grounding end ignition counting module, a switch array, a pressure and current measuring switch control unit and an industrial personal computer;
the power input of the impedance characteristic automatic simulation device is provided by the PPU according to the flow of controlling the ion thruster;
the physical isolation assembly is used for physically isolating the high-voltage floating electronic load, the photoelectric conversion module and the high-voltage ignition counting module; the photoelectric conversion module is used for realizing program-controlled communication isolation of the industrial personal computer to the high-voltage floating electronic load; the high-voltage ignition counting module is connected with the high-voltage floating electronic load, and the grounding end ignition counting module is connected with the grounding electronic load;
the voltage and current measuring switch control unit is used for sampling the current of the anode module;
the industrial personal computer monitors the power output state of the PPU in real time, judges the working stage of the ion thruster, controls the switch array to select to be connected into a power supply loop where the high-voltage floating electronic load or the grounding electronic load is located through the sampling value of the pressure and current measuring switch control unit, sets impedance parameters simulated by the high-voltage floating electronic load or the grounding electronic load, follows the output of the PPU, automatically simulates the working impedance of the thruster, and realizes the automatic following simulation process.
The industrial personal computer tests the relays in the switch array and calculates the resistance compensation of the power cables through the program-controlled high-voltage floating electronic load, the grounding electronic load and the pressure and current measuring switch control unit.
The invention also provides an automatic simulation method of the impedance characteristic of the ion thruster based on the electronic load, and the automatic simulation device comprises the following steps:
step 1, connecting a test interface and a power input interface of an impedance characteristic automatic simulation device by using a power cable;
step 2, connecting the industrial personal computer and the communication concentrator by using a communication cable;
step 3, running a test program in the industrial personal computer, measuring the compensation resistance of the power cable A, executing the step after the test program passes, and if the test program does not pass, checking whether the power cable and the simulation device have faults or not until the test program passes;
step 4, the PPU is connected with an impedance characteristic automatic simulation device through a power cable;
and step (3) running an upper computer program in the industrial personal computer to enter a following state, and controlling the PPU to output power when the ion thruster works by using PPU software.
Wherein the PPU is arranged in the vacuum chamber or outside the vacuum chamber.
Has the advantages that:
the invention can automatically adjust the electronic load parameters according to the power supply output of the PPU (Power supply processing unit of the ion thruster) to the ion thruster, thereby realizing the automatic simulation of the impedance characteristic of the ion thruster during working. The electronic loads are connected according to the potential relation among the power supply modules in the PPU by selecting different types of adjustable electronic loads, finally, the voltage and current values in the power supply loop are judged by utilizing industrial personal computer software, the relay in the switch array is switched according to the judgment result, and the electronic load parameters are adjusted, so that the impedance characteristic of the ion thruster during working can be automatically simulated by passively following the power supply output of the PPU. The device can realize the impedance simulation of the steady-state working mode of the ion thruster, and can also simulate the transition state (ignition process and beam extraction process) and the fault state (sparking flashover discharge and arc extinction) of the thruster. Through utilizing the device to carry out the ion thruster substitution test of high authenticity, can realize low-cost, the high efficiency test to PPU and electric propulsion branch system.
Detailed Description
The invention is described in detail below by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings.
As shown in fig. 1, the automatic simulation apparatus for the impedance characteristic of the ion thruster based on the electronic load of the present embodiment includes a high-voltage floating electronic load 1, a photoelectric conversion module 4, a high-voltage ignition counting module 6, a grounded electronic load 2, a physical isolation component 3, a ground terminal ignition counting module 5, a switch array 8, a voltage and current measuring switch control unit 9, and an industrial personal computer 10; through the communication concentrator 11 and the power cable A1~A3Test cable B4And a communication cable C5~C8The connection is made. Wherein the high voltage refers to a voltage above 1000V.
Wherein, the PPU7 provides power input for the impedance characteristic automatic simulation device according to the flow of controlling the ion thruster.
The physical isolation assembly 3 is used for physically isolating the high-voltage floating electronic load 1, the photoelectric conversion module 4 and the high-voltage ignition counting module 6, and the isolation transformer supplies power to prevent high voltage from leaking onto the shell to hurt people or influence the work of the electronic load; the components in the isolation area comprise a high-voltage floating electronic load 1, a photoelectric conversion module 4 and a high-voltage ignition counting module 6, wherein the photoelectric conversion module 4 is used for realizing program control communication isolation of the industrial personal computer 10 on the high-voltage floating electronic load 1 and protecting high voltage from leaking from the end of the communication cable to hurt people or electronic loads.
The grounding end ignition counting module 5 is connected with the grounding electronic load 2, and the high-voltage ignition counting module 6 is connected with the high-voltage floating electronic load 1;
the voltage and current measuring switch control unit 9 is used for sampling the current of the anode module;
the industrial personal computer 10 monitors the power output state of the PPU7 in real time, judges the working stage of the ion thruster, controls the switch array 8 to select to be connected to a power supply loop where the high-voltage floating electronic load 1 or the grounding electronic load 2 is located through the sampling value of the pressure measuring and current measuring switch control unit 9, sets the impedance parameter simulated by the high-voltage floating electronic load 1 or the grounding electronic load 2, automatically simulates the working impedance of the thruster along with the output of the PPU7, and realizes the automatic following simulation process.
The communication concentrator 11 is provided with a plurality of sets of electronic load control units and a plurality of U ports for communication control with the industrial personal computer 10. Carry out the waveform counting through the control program in the industrial computer 10 to the realization is to the pulse count of ignition power in PPU7, and then simulates the successful process of ignition of ion thruster, and concrete process is: the high-voltage pulse of the ignition power supply in the coupling PPU7 generates low voltage, the pressure measurement and current measurement switch control unit 9 samples the coupling voltage, and the waveform counting is carried out through a control program in the industrial personal computer 10, so that the pulse counting of the ignition power supply in the PPU7 is realized, and the ignition success process of the ion thruster is simulated.
The invention passes through the communication concentrator 11 and the communication cable C5~C8The program control of the high-voltage floating electronic load 1 and the grounding electronic load 2 is realized, and the continuous adjustment of the impedance is realized by using the high-voltage floating electronic load 1 and the grounding electronic load 2.
For the auto-follow simulation process: first access power cable A1When upper computer software of the industrial personal computer 10 controls the impedance characteristic simulation device to enter a simulation mode of the ignition process of the thruster, the grounding electronic load 2 and the floating electronic load 1 are set to be in corresponding resistance value modes, and the PPU7 passes through a power cable A according to the normal ignition process1And outputting the power to the impedance characteristic simulation device. Firstly, the heating power supply of the PPU7 neutralizer starts to output, the neutralizer touches the power supply and the ignition pulse starts to output after 2 minutes, the upper computer software controls the grounding end ignition counting module 5 to be connected, the grounding electronic load 2 is disconnected and used for protecting the neutralizer from being damaged by the high-voltage pulse, the ignition pulse counting of the PPU7 neutralizer starts to be carried out, after the counting value reaches a set value, the upper computer software controls the grounding electronic load 2 to be connected into an ignition loop, the resistance value of the electronic load is synchronously set and the grounding end ignition counting module 5 is cut off, the neutralizer touches the loop to generate current at the moment, the PPU7 judges that the neutralizer touches the ignition successfully, and the ignition pulse output is closed. Then PPU7 continuously controls cathode heating, touch and ignition pulseThe anode power supply module and the cathode power supply module start to output, and the upper computer software of the impedance characteristic simulation device similarly controls the high-voltage ignition counting module 6 and the high-voltage floating electronic load 1 to simulate the ignition process of the discharge chamber. And finally, the PPU7 continues to start acceleration and the output of the screen grid power supply module, the loading of the anode module current is started in a step mode, the upper computer software of the impedance characteristic simulation device controls the current set value of the grounding electronic load 2 corresponding to the screen grid current in a step mode according to the anode module current value obtained by the pressure measuring and current measuring switch control unit 9, and finally the processes of anode step loading and beam current step leading-out in the ignition process are achieved.
Further, with power cable A1The testing interface and the power input interface are connected, and the relay in the switch array 8 is tested and the power cable A is connected through the program-controlled high-voltage floating electronic load 1, the grounding electronic load 2 and the pressure-measuring current-measuring switch control unit 9 in the industrial personal computer 101~A3Thereby realizing the test of the analog system and the measurement of the compensation line resistance.
For the test procedure: disconnect power cable a first1Connecting a test cable of the impedance characteristic simulation device, and entering a test mode by using upper computer software of the industrial personal computer 10, wherein the upper computer software controls the switch array 8 to control the 24V array power supply unit to be alternately connected to the grounding electronic load 2 and the floating electronic load 1 on one hand, and sets the resistance value of the electronic load; on the other hand, the voltage and current acquisition of each path of electronic load is realized by controlling the voltage and current measuring switch control unit 9, and the equivalent resistance value is calculated and compared with the set resistance value of the electronic load to obtain a test result; meanwhile, the voltage and current of the electronic load are compared with the acquired voltage and current to calculate the power cable A2And A3The compensation resistance value of (1).
The invention also provides an automatic simulation method of the impedance characteristic of the ion thruster based on the electronic load, and the automatic simulation device comprises the following steps:
step 1, using a power cable A1And connecting the test interface and the power input interface of the impedance characteristic automatic simulation device.
Step 2, using a communication cable C8And an industrial personal computer 10 and a communication concentrator 11 are connected.
Step 3, running a test program in the industrial personal computer 10, measuring the compensation resistance of the power cable A1, executing step 4 after the test program passes, and if the test program does not pass, checking whether the power cable and the simulation device are in fault or not until the test program passes;
step 4, the PPU7 can be placed in a vacuum chamber or outside the vacuum chamber and is connected with an impedance characteristic automatic simulation device through a power cable A1.
And 5, operating an industrial personal computer program in the industrial personal computer 10 to enter a following state, controlling the PPU7 to output power when the ion thruster works by using PPU software, and enabling the impedance characteristic automatic simulation device to follow the output automatic adjustment system of the PPU7 to simulate the real working state of the ion thruster.
The invention overcomes the defects that the ion thruster simulator is built by a power resistor and is manually controlled in a single step, is built by a continuous adjustable electronic load, and can automatically adjust impedance parameters along with the output of a PPU (point-to-point unit) so as to simulate the real working characteristics of the thruster. The device has the functions of testing before testing and simulating the ignition and arc striking of the thruster through the ignition counting, can realize the impedance simulation of the steady-state working mode of the ion thruster, can also simulate the transition state (the ignition process and the beam extraction process) and the fault state (the ignition flashover discharge and the arc extinguishing) of the thruster, and can carry out the substitution test of the ion thruster with high authenticity.
In summary, the above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.