Prof. G. Sánchez-Arriaga
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

Space ElectroDynamic Tethers (EDTs) are long conductors in orbit that carry an
electric current and exchange momentum and energy with a planet
magnetosphere. This propellant-less technology has a wide range of applications
that include the passive deorbiting of space debris, thrust generation, power
harvesting, and radiation belt remediation, among others. EDTs have also been
proposed for scientific missions on wavefront excitation in plasmas and artificial
aurora generation, and they can be used to investigate interesting phenomena like
the current collection and emission by objects immersed in plasmas and the
behaviour of low work-function materials in the tough space environment.

This course, aimed to Ms and PhD students, have four sessions on the following topics:

Dates & Time:

  1. EDTs Fundamentals: 2nd December, 13:00 – 15:00
  2. EDT modelling and the BETsMA v2.0 software: 3rd December, 13:00 – 15:00
  3. Electrodynamic tether applications: 9th December, 13:00 – 15:00
  4. The E.T.PACK project (www.etpack.eu): 10th December, 13:00 – 15:00


Room: 4.1.E02 .

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