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

Table 3

Battery performance under different tether parameters.

Condition 1: constant tether length
Tether
Width, (cm)	0.25	0.5	1
Thickness, (μm)	80	40	20
Maximum available power (W)	35.3	39.7	42.4
Deorbiting time (h)	417.50	358.95	316.98
Energy conversion efficiency (%)	2.82	2.61	2.31
Maximum waste power (W)	29.81	23.56	0
Condition 2: constant tether thickness
Tether
Width, (cm)	0.25	0.5	1
Length, (km)	20	10	5
Maximum available power (W)	23.6	39.7	54.4
Deorbiting time (h)	302.30	358.95	487.65
Energy conversion efficiency (%)	1.21	2.61	5.50
Maximum waste power (W)	0	23.56	69.21