Transient Pulse Monitor

Abstract

The Transient Pulse Monitor (TPM) detects and characterizes static discharges on orbiting satellites. The TPM instrument provides a suite of electrical transient sensors to support the Photovoltaics Space Power Plus Diagnostics (PASP Plus) experiment. It measures the transient electric fields and currents that result from electrostatic discharges and thus reveals whether operations of the PASP Plus experiment lead to discharges.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 27, 1989
Accession Number
ADA220353

Entities

People

  • David R. Dana

Organizations

  • SRI International

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Circuit Boards
  • Classification
  • Detectors
  • Electric Fields
  • Electronic Components
  • Ground Support Equipment
  • Measurement
  • Power Supplies
  • Printed Circuits
  • Pulse Analyzers
  • Security
  • Space Systems
  • Spacecraft
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Propulsion Engineering.
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster
  • Space - Satellites