Magnetic Field Simulator
Glavkosmos
The Magnetic Field Simulator is a Helmholtz cage system designed to simulate the Earth's magnetic field along a satellite's orbital trajectory for testing purposes.
Key figurescomparable across the catalogue
- Largest dimension
- 2,000 mm
- Lead time
- 5 months
Normalised to common units so this product can be compared with others in its category. The supplier's own wording is below.
As published by the supplier
- Purpose
- Designed for magnetic field simulation along the orbital trajectory of a satellite.
- Year of release
- 2009
- Lead time
- 5 months
- Flight qualification of the product
- No
- Possibility to adapt the product to customer requirements
- No
- Dimensions
- 2000x2000x200 mm
- Max field amplitude (w/o Earth magnetic field)
- 150,000 nT
- Homogeneity zone diameter
- 600 mm
About
The Magnetic Field Simulator is a system composed of three pairs of mutually orthogonal square coils, forming a Helmholtz cage. Its primary purpose is to simulate the magnetic field experienced by a satellite during its orbital flight. The system generates a magnetic field by inducing current in the coil wires, with the direction and value of the field controlled by the amperage. A block of pulse-width modulators, connected to a personal computer via USB, controls the currents in the cage. A magnetometer provides feedback to ensure accurate simulation. The product was released in 2009 and has a homogeneity zone diameter of 600 mm, with a maximum field amplitude of 150,000 nT (without the Earth’s magnetic field). It is not flight-qualified and cannot be adapted to customer requirements. The estimated production/delivery time is 5 months.
Documentation
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