Steerable hall effect thruster having plural independently controllable propellant injectors and a frustoconical exhaust outlet
US9494142B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 19, 2012 |
| Grant date | Nov 15, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 18, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF03H1/0075
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A steerable-thrust Hall effect thruster in which a final stage of a magnetic circuit includes an inner pole and a facing outer pole, the inner pole being offset axially downstream relative to the outer pole, so that a magnetic field is inclined relative to a transverse plane of the thruster.
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