Power Generation on a Bare Electrodynamic Tether during Debris Mitigation in Space

Table 1

Basic input parameters.

Component	Parameter	Value
Mass distribution	Mother spacecraft	1500 kg
	End mass	30 kg
Tether	Cross-sectional length	0.5 cm
	Cross-sectional width	40 μm
	Conductive length	10 km
	Resistivity	Ω∙cm
	Mass density	kg∙m^-3
Battery system	Voltage	41.9 V
	Maximum electrical power	10 A∙h
Orbital parameters	Initial semimajor axis	6900 km
	Final semimajor axis	6600 km
	Inclination	30°
	UTC	2010.01.01, 12 : 0 : 0