Electrostatic Transport Device with Spiral Interdigital Electrode Configuration for Charged Dust Removing

Yue Feng*, Yunke Yin, Zilong Zhou, Xiaojun Zhou, Rundong Luo

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Lunar dust interferes with exploration of astronauts on the Moon. In this paper, a tube-shaped dust transportation device utilizing standing-wave transport was proposed. Different structures of capture and transport electrodes were introduced and compared, and simulations on capture and transport electric field and trajectory of captured dust particle were conducted respectively. Coil type device with 5mm pitch gave the best dust removal performance, a removal time of 28.8ms. This device was 107mm in length and 13.8mm in diameter, and can be easily held by hand or installed on robotic arms, providing astronauts and rovers with preliminary dust removal on the lunar surface.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of 2022 International Conference on Autonomous Unmanned Systems, ICAUS 2022
EditorsWenxing Fu, Mancang Gu, Yifeng Niu
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages2467-2476
Number of pages10
ISBN (Print)9789819904785
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023
EventInternational Conference on Autonomous Unmanned Systems, ICAUS 2022 - Xi'an, China
Duration: 23 Sept 202225 Sept 2022

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Electrical Engineering
Volume1010 LNEE
ISSN (Print)1876-1100
ISSN (Electronic)1876-1119

Conference

ConferenceInternational Conference on Autonomous Unmanned Systems, ICAUS 2022
Country/TerritoryChina
CityXi'an
Period23/09/2225/09/22

Keywords

  • Electrostatic force
  • Interdigital electrodes
  • Particle electrodynamics
  • Standing wave

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