Hall-effect thruster
US9347438B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 23, 2012 |
| Grant date | May 24, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 11, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF03H1/0087
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A Hall effect thruster includes at least one tank of gas under high pressure, a pressure regulator module, a gas flow rate control device, an ionization channel, a cathode placed in a vicinity of an outlet from the ionization channel, an anode associated with the ionization channel, an electrical power supply unit, an electric filter, coils for creating a magnetic field around the ionization channel, and an additional electrical power supply unit for applying a pulsating voltage between the anode and the cathode.
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