Power supply apparatus
    31.
    发明授权
    Power supply apparatus 失效
    电源设备

    公开(公告)号:US07579780B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-08-25

    申请号:US11866062

    申请日:2007-10-02

    IPC分类号: H05B31/26

    摘要: A power supply apparatus for controlling an ion accelerator includes a controller configured to adjust magnitude of ion acceleration in the ion accelerator. The controller controls an anode voltage applied to an anode electrode of the ion accelerator, a gas flow rate of gas flowing through a gas flow rate regulator of the ion accelerator, and magnetic flux density at an ion exit of the ion accelerator to satisfy a formula given as follows: 500 × 10 9

    摘要翻译: 用于控制离子加速器的电源装置包括控制器,其被配置为调节离子加速器中的离子加速度的大小。 控制器控制施加到离子加速器的阳极的阳极电压,流过离子加速器的气体流量调节器的气体的气体流量和离子加速器的离子出口处的磁通密度,以满足公式 给出如下: 500 x 10 9 << / mo> beta > S B 2 其中S是离子出口的截面面积[m2]; d是离子加速区长度[m]; β是磁通偏压比; Va为阳极电压[V]; Q是气体流量[sccm]; B为离子出口处的磁通密度[T]。

      Power supply apparatus for ion accelerator
      32.
      发明授权
      Power supply apparatus for ion accelerator 有权
      离子加速器供电装置

      公开(公告)号:US07560870B2

      公开(公告)日:2009-07-14

      申请号:US11613479

      申请日:2006-12-20

      IPC分类号: H01J27/02

      摘要: A power supply apparatus for controlling a Hall thruster which is an ion accelerator includes an anode power supply for applying anode voltage Va to an anode of the Hall thruster, inner and outer coil power supplies for supplying coil current Ic to each of inner and outer magnetic field generating coils of the Hall thruster, a gas flow rate controller for regulating gas flow rate Q via a gas flow rate regulator, and a control unit. The control unit adjusts the magnitude of ion acceleration by the Hall thruster by controlling the anode voltage Va, the gas flow rate Q and the coil current Ic according to a quantity expressed by a function related to the anode voltage Va and the coil current Ic.

      摘要翻译: 用于控制作为离子加速器的霍尔推进器的电源装置包括用于将阳极电压Va施加到霍尔推进器的阳极的阳极电源,用于将线圈电流Ic提供给内部和外部磁体的内部和外部线圈电源 霍尔推进器的场产生线圈,用于通过气体流量调节器调节气体流量Q的气体流量控制器和控制单元。 控制单元通过根据与阳极电压Va和线圈电流Ic相关的函数表示的量来控制阳极电压Va,气体流量Q和线圈电流Ic来调节霍尔推进器的离子加速度的大小。

      Ion engine power supply
      33.
      发明授权
      Ion engine power supply 有权
      离子发动机电源

      公开(公告)号:US07477042B2

      公开(公告)日:2009-01-13

      申请号:US12043302

      申请日:2008-03-06

      申请人: Steven L. Wiseman

      发明人: Steven L. Wiseman

      IPC分类号: H02H7/06 H02P9/00 H02P11/00

      摘要: A power supply for an ion engine comprises a multiphase alternator and a power converter comprising a voltage multiplier coupled to each phase of the alternator. Each voltage multiplier comprises one or more staged voltage doublers. The alternator phases may be coupled to each other in a Y configuration such that no common return line is required, and each phase of the alternator provides equal amounts of constant power in a balanced, sequential flow. The converter corrects for the alternator's inherent internal reactance, thereby minimizing the required output of the alternator and reducing the overall power required of the system. A controllable impedance can be inserted into a low voltage portion of the multiplier for selectably varying the output voltage and power of the supply.

      摘要翻译: 用于离子发动机的电源包括多相交流发电机和功率转换器,其包括耦合到交流发电机的每个相的电压倍增器。 每个电压倍增器包括一个或多个分级电压倍增器。 交流发电机相可以以Y配置彼此耦合,使得不需要公共返回线,并且交流发电机的每个相位在平衡的顺序流中提供等量的恒定功率。 转换器校正交流发电机固有的内部电抗,从而最小化交流发电机所需的输出并降低系统所需的总功率。 可控制的阻抗可以插入到乘法器的低电压部分中,以可选地改变电源的输出电压和功率。

      POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS FOR ION ACCELERATOR
      34.
      发明申请
      POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS FOR ION ACCELERATOR 有权
      用于放电加速器的电源装置

      公开(公告)号:US20070145901A1

      公开(公告)日:2007-06-28

      申请号:US11613479

      申请日:2006-12-20

      IPC分类号: H01J7/24

      摘要: A power supply apparatus for controlling a Hall thruster which is an ion accelerator includes an anode power supply for applying anode voltage Va to an anode of the Hall thruster, inner and outer coil power supplies for supplying coil current Ic to each of inner and outer magnetic field generating coils of the Hall thruster, a gas flow rate controller for regulating gas flow rate Q via a gas flow rate regulator, and a control unit. The control unit adjusts the magnitude of ion acceleration by the Hall thruster by controlling the anode voltage Va, the gas flow rate Q and the coil current Ic according to a quantity expressed by a function related to the anode voltage Va and the coil current Ic.

      摘要翻译: 用于控制作为离子加速器的霍尔推进器的电源装置包括用于将阳极电压Va施加到霍尔推进器的阳极的阳极电源,用于将线圈电流Ic提供给内部和外部磁体的内部和外部线圈电源 霍尔推进器的场产生线圈,用于经由气体流量调节器调节气体流量Q的气体流量控制器和控制单元。 控制单元通过根据与阳极电压Va和线圈电流Ic相关的函数表示的量来控制阳极电压Va,气体流量Q和线圈电流Ic来调节霍尔推进器的离子加速度的大小。

      Starter circuit for an ion engine
      35.
      发明授权
      Starter circuit for an ion engine 有权
      离子发动机起动电路

      公开(公告)号:US06369521B1

      公开(公告)日:2002-04-09

      申请号:US09935189

      申请日:2001-08-22

      IPC分类号: H05B3700

      CPC分类号: F03H1/0018

      摘要: A starter circuit particularly suitable for a plasma of an ion engine for a spacecraft includes a power supply having an output inductor with a tap. A switch is coupled to the tap. The switch has a control input. A pulse control logic circuit is coupled to said control input, said pulse control logic circuit controlling said switch to an off state to generate a high voltage discharge.

      摘要翻译: 特别适合用于航天器的离子发动机的等离子体的起动器电路包括具有带抽头的输出电感器的电源。 开关与水龙头相连。 开关有一个控制输入。 脉冲控制逻辑电路耦合到所述控制输入端,所述脉冲控制逻辑电路将所述开关控制到关闭状态以产生高电压放电。

      Multiple output power supply circuit for an ion engine with shared upper inverter
      36.
      发明授权
      Multiple output power supply circuit for an ion engine with shared upper inverter 有权
      具有共享上变频器的离子发动机的多输出电源电路

      公开(公告)号:US06181585B2

      公开(公告)日:2001-01-30

      申请号:US09351738

      申请日:1999-07-12

      IPC分类号: H02M3335

      摘要: A power supply circuit for an ion engine suitable for a spacecraft is coupled to a bus having a bus input and a bus return. The power supply circuit has a first primary winding of a first transformer. An upper inverter circuit is coupled to the bus input and the first primary winding. The power supply circuit further includes a first lower inverter circuit coupled to the bus return and the first primary winding. The second primary winding of a second transformer is coupled to the upper inverter circuit. A second lower inverter circuit is coupled to the bus return and the second primary winding.

      摘要翻译: 用于适用于航天器的离子发动机的电源电路耦合到具有总线输入和总线返回的总线。 电源电路具有第一变压器的第一初级绕组。 上反相器电路耦合到总线输入和第一初级绕组。 电源电路还包括耦合到总线返回和第一初级绕组的第一下反相器电路。 第二变压器的第二初级绕组耦合到上反相器电路。 第二较低的反相器电路耦合到总线返回和第二初级绕组。

      Electrostatic ion thruster with improved thrust modulation
      37.
      发明授权
      Electrostatic ion thruster with improved thrust modulation 失效
      静电离子推进器具有改进的推力调制

      公开(公告)号:US4838021A

      公开(公告)日:1989-06-13

      申请号:US131978

      申请日:1987-12-11

      申请人: John R. Beattie

      发明人: John R. Beattie

      IPC分类号: F03H1/00

      CPC分类号: F03H1/0043 F03H1/0018

      摘要: An ion propulsion system is disclosed. The invention includes a ionizing system for ionizing a gaseous propellant within a chamber to produce a plasma. The ionizing system includes a cathode 14 to provide a source of electrons and anodes 11 and 13 to accelerate the electrons to velocitites sufficient to ionize the gaseous propellant. The invention further includes an ion extraction system 20 for expelling an ion beam from the plasma. A particularly novel aspect of the invention is the provision of a control system 45 and 46 for modulating the current of the ion beam by modulating the current through the anode 11 and 13.

      摘要翻译: 公开了一种离子推进系统。 本发明包括用于电离室内的气体推进剂以产生等离子体的电离系统。 电离系统包括阴极14,以提供电子源和阳极11和13,以将电子加速到足以电离气态推进剂的速率。 本发明还包括用于排出来自等离子体的离子束的离子提取系统20。 本发明的特别新颖的方面是提供一种用于通过调节通过阳极11和13的电流来调制离子束的电流的控制系统45和46。

      Power-processing unit
      38.
      发明授权
      Power-processing unit 失效
      电源处理单元

      公开(公告)号:US4638149A

      公开(公告)日:1987-01-20

      申请号:US507659

      申请日:1983-06-27

      CPC分类号: G05F3/04 F03H1/0018

      摘要: Power-processing unit uses AC buses (30, 32) to supply all current dependent needs such as connections (54, 56) to an ion thruster through an inductor (88) and the primary of a transformer (90), to assure limited currents to such loads. Where temperature control is also required, such as to the main discharge vaporizer heater connection (36, 38), switches (100, 102) are serially connected with inductor (96) and the primary of transformer (98). Temperature sensor (104) controls the switches (100, 102) for temperature regulation.

      摘要翻译: 功率处理单元使用AC总线(30,32)通过电感器(88)和变压器(90)的初级线路将所有当前依赖的需求(例如连接(54,56))提供给离子推进器,以确保有限的电流 到这样的负载。 如果还需要温度控制,例如主排气蒸发器加热器连接(36,38),开关(100,102)与电感器(96)和变压器(98)的初级串联连接。 温度传感器(104)控制用于温度调节的开关(100,102)。

      Power circuit utilizing self-excited Hall effect switch means
      39.
      发明授权
      Power circuit utilizing self-excited Hall effect switch means 失效
      利用自激霍尔效应开关装置的电源电路

      公开(公告)号:US4485314A

      公开(公告)日:1984-11-27

      申请号:US469176

      申请日:1983-02-23

      申请人: Peter J. Turchi

      发明人: Peter J. Turchi

      IPC分类号: F03H1/00 H03K17/90

      CPC分类号: F03H1/0018 Y10T307/766

      摘要: A power circuit utilizing a switch comprised of Hall-effect-active resistive elements for interrupting a current flow in an inductive energy storage system. Interruption of the flow of current causes a high-voltage pulse which drives the current flow into a circuit leg which is parallel to the interrupting elements. The Hall effect switch is controlled by means of an exciter coil that is connected in parallel with the Hall-effect-active resistive elements to provide self excited operation.

      摘要翻译: 一种利用由霍尔效应有源电阻元件组成的开关的电源电路,用于中断感应能量存储系统中的电流。 电流流动的中断导致高电压脉冲,其驱动电流流入与中断元件平行的电路支路。 霍尔效应开关通过与霍尔效应有源电阻元件并联连接的励磁线圈来控制,以提供自激操作。

      Electron-bombardment ion sources
      40.
      发明授权
      Electron-bombardment ion sources 失效
      电子轰击离子源

      公开(公告)号:US3956666A

      公开(公告)日:1976-05-11

      申请号:US544240

      申请日:1975-01-27

      摘要: An electron-bombardment ion source includes a chamber into which a propellant is introduced. The propellant is ionized by means of electrons drawn toward an anode from a cathode. At one end of the chamber is an apertured screen followed by an aligned apertured grid. The grid is maintained at a potential that accelerates the ions out of the chamber through the screen and the grid and past a space-charge-neutralizing cathode. A resistor is connected between the grid and the neutralizing cathode in order to maintain the latter at a positive potential relative to the potential on the grid. A system ground preferably is connected to the junction between the resistor and the neutralizing cathode but, alternatively, may be connected between the grid and the resistor.

      摘要翻译: 电子轰击离子源包括引入推进剂的腔室。 推进剂通过从阴极向阳极拉出的电子被电离。 在腔的一端是多孔屏幕,随后是对准的有孔网格。 电网被保持在通过屏幕和电网并通过空间电荷中和的阴极将离子加速到室外的电位。 电阻器连接在电网和中和阴极之间,以便将电阻器相对于电网上的电位保持在正电位。 系统接地优选地连接到电阻器和中和阴极之间的连接点,但是也可以连接在电网和电阻器之间。