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Electric sail with voltage multipliers in tethers

US8550404B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Clausal Computing Oy · FI

Inventor

Tatu J. Ylonen · Espoo, FI

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 29, 2010
Grant date	Oct 8, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 7, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB64G1/407
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The effective area of an electric sail depends on the voltage applied to tethers. The use of higher voltages is made possible by moving voltage multipliers to tethers, perhaps 100 meters out from the body of the spacecraft.

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