HiVHAc Hall propulsion system
NASA Glenn's HiVHAc is a 4 kW-class integrated Hall propulsion system combining a high-voltage Hall thruster, power-processing unit, and xenon flow-control module for lower-cost science and exploration missions.
Identity
- Aliases
- High Voltage Hall AcceleratorHiVHAc
- Domains
- spaceflight
- Identity Level
- integrated-system
- Kind
- integrated-propulsion-system
- Name
- HiVHAc Hall propulsion system
- Status
- development
Details
- Description
- NASA Glenn's HiVHAc is a 4 kW-class integrated Hall propulsion system combining a high-voltage Hall thruster, power-processing unit, and xenon flow-control module for lower-cost science and exploration missions.
- Electric Specs
- Input Power Kw Max
- 4
- Propellants
- xenon
Links
- Official Url
- https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20170000947
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 15, 2026 at 02:41:24 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 15, 2026 at 02:41:24 UTC
Other
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-14
- Note
- NASA Glenn's paper defines HiVHAc as a 4 kW-class integrated propulsion system consisting of a Hall thruster, power-processing unit, and xenon flow-control module, with integrated closed-loop testing.
- Publisher
- NASA Technical Reports Server
- Title
- Performance of a High-Fidelity 4kW-Class Engineering Model PPU and Integration with HiVHAc System
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-14
- Note
- NASA Glenn documents the HiVHAc development system, its 4 kW Hall-thruster class, and mission rationale for lower-cost electric propulsion.
- Publisher
- NASA Technical Reports Server
- Title
- Integration Tests of the 4 kW-class High Voltage Hall Accelerator Power Processing Unit with the HiVHAc and SPT-140 Hall Effect Thrusters