Mitigation of lunar dust on solar panels and optical elements utilizing electrostatic traveling-wave

Hiroyuki Kawamoto; M. Uchiyama; B. L. Cooper; D. S. McKay

doi:10.1016/j.elstat.2011.04.016

Mitigation of lunar dust on solar panels and optical elements utilizing electrostatic traveling-wave

Hiroyuki Kawamoto^*, M. Uchiyama, B. L. Cooper, D. S. McKay

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Abstract

A system for removing lunar dust from the surface of solar panels and optical elements is of great importance for lunar exploration. We have developed a method of removing lunar dust using electrostatic traveling-waves generated by four-phase rectangular voltage applied to a transparent conveyer consisting of parallel ITO (indium tin oxide) electrodes printed on a glass substrate. On the basis of basic investigations, we have demonstrated the removal of actual lunar dust. A numerical investigation predicts that the performance will improve in the low-gravity environment on the Moon.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	370-379
Number of pages	10
Journal	Journal of Electrostatics
Volume	69
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.elstat.2011.04.016
Publication status	Published - 2011 Aug

Keywords

Aerospace Engineering
Lunar dust
Lunar exploration
Traveling wave

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Surfaces, Coatings and Films
Condensed Matter Physics
Biotechnology

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