Journal
JOURNAL OF ELECTROSTATICS
Volume 69, Issue 4, Pages 365-369Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.elstat.2011.04.015
Keywords
Aerospace engineering; Lunar dust; Electrical equipment; Lunar exploration
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- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
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A unique cleaning system has been developed utilizing electrostatic force to remove lunar dust adhered to the mechanical parts of equipment used for lunar exploration. A single-phase voltage is applied to parallel electrodes printed on a flexible substrate to remove the dust. More than 90% of adhered dust was repelled from the surface of the slightly inclined device in a vacuum, and the cleaning performance of the system would be further improved in the low-gravity environment of the Moon. This technology is expected to increase the reliability of equipment used in long-term manned and unmanned activities on the lunar surface. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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