An Electrodynamic Dust Shield for Mars Solar Arrays and Optics: Travelling-Wave Removal Sizing

This paper presents a sized design for a Mars surface system based on removal of dust by a travelling electrostatic wave on interdigitated electrodes under a transparent cover. Transparent electrodynamic panels fitted over photovoltaic arrays, radiators and optical surfaces. The study is SIMULATED, NOT MEASURED: all values are computed from stated assumptions and published Martian environmental data, and no hardware was built or tested. The principal computed results are protected area m2 of 64, peak power density W m2 of 0.55, peak power W of 35.2, drive voltage V of 1200. Further results include transmission before of 0.62, transmission after of 0.94, transmission recovered of 0.32, array power gain kW of 5.76. The design is a computed study for peaceful surface operations — power supply, thermal control, radiation protection, construction and resource extraction for a crewed base — and it has no targeting or weapon application. Losses, deratings for dust and temperature, and the margin between capacity and the stated load are reported alongside the headline figures, and the limitations section states what a physical test would still need to establish.