公开(公告)号：US06834492B2

公开(公告)日：2004-12-28

申请号：US10177481

申请日：2002-06-21

申请人： Vlad Hruby ,  Bruce Pote ,  Tom Brogan ,  Kurt Hohman ,  James Szabo ,  Peter Rostler

发明人： Vlad Hruby ,  Bruce Pote ,  Tom Brogan ,  Kurt Hohman ,  James Szabo ,  Peter Rostler

IPC分类号： F03H300

CPC分类号： F03H1/0075 ,  F03H1/0012 ,  H05H1/54

摘要： An air/atmosphere breathing electrically powered Hall effect thruster including a thruster duct having an inlet, an exit, and a discharge zone between the inlet and the exit for receiving air from the inlet into the discharge zone, an electrical circuit having a cathode for emitting electrons and an anode in the discharge zone for attracting the electrons from the cathode through the exit, and a magnetic circuit for establishing a magnetic field in the discharge zone radially across the duct between the anode and exit which creates an impedance to the flow of electrons toward the anode and enables ionization of the air/atmosphere moving through the discharge zone and which creates an axial electric field in the duct for accelerating ionized air/atmosphere through the exit to create thrust.

摘要翻译： 空气/大气呼吸电动霍尔效应推进器，包括具有在入口和出口之间的入口，出口和排放区域的推进器管道，用于将空气从入口接收到排放区域中，电路具有用于发射的阴极 电子和放电区中的阳极，用于从阴极通过出口吸引电子;以及磁路，用于在放电区域中径向跨越阳极和出口之间的管道建立磁场，从而产生对电子流的阻抗 朝向阳极并且能够使通过排放区移动的空气/大气的电离，并且在管道中产生轴向电场，以通过出口加速离子化的空气/大气以产生推力。

公开(公告)号：US07420182B2

公开(公告)日：2008-09-02

申请号：US11412619

申请日：2006-04-27

申请人： Vladimir Hruby ,  Kurt Hohman ,  Thomas Brogan

发明人： Vladimir Hruby ,  Kurt Hohman ,  Thomas Brogan

IPC分类号： H01J27/00

CPC分类号： H01J27/143 ,  F03H1/0075 ,  H01J27/16 ,  H05H1/54

摘要： This invention features a combined radio frequency (RF) and Hall Effect ion source and plasma accelerator system including a plasma accelerator having an anode and a discharge zone, the plasma accelerator for providing plasma discharge. A gas distributor introduces a gas into the plasma accelerator. A cathode emits electrons attracted to the anode for ionizing the gas and neutralizing ion flux emitted from the plasma accelerator. An electrical circuit coupled between the anode and the cathode having a DC power source provides DC voltage. A magnetic circuit structure including a magnetic field source establishes a transverse magnetic field in the plasma accelerator that creates an impedance to the flow of the electrons toward the anode to enhance ionization of the gas to create plasma and which in combination with the electric circuit establishes an axial electric field in the plasma accelerator. An RF power source provides RF power to at least one electrode disposed about and/or inside the plasma accelerator that induces current for ionizing the gas to create the plasma such that the axial electric field accelerates ions through the plasma accelerator to provide ion flux.

摘要翻译： 本发明的特征在于组合射频（RF）和霍尔效应离子源和等离子体加速器系统，其包括具有阳极和放电区域的等离子体加速器，用于提供等离子体放电的等离子体加速器。 气体分配器将气体引入等离子体加速器。 阴极发射吸附到阳极的电子，用于电离气体并中和从等离子体加速器发射的离子通量。 耦合在具有DC电源的阳极和阴极之间的电路提供DC电压。 包括磁场源的磁路结构在等离子体加速器中形成横向磁场，该横向磁场对电子向阳极的流动产生阻抗，以增强气体的电离以产生等离子体，并且与电路组合形成等离子体 等离子体加速器中的轴向电场。 射频功率源向等离子体加速器周围和/或内部设置的至少一个电极提供RF功率，该电极引起用于电离气体的电流以产生等离子体，使得轴向电场通过等离子体加速器加速离子以提供离子通量。

公开(公告)号：US20060284562A1

公开(公告)日：2006-12-21

申请号：US11412619

申请日：2006-04-27

申请人： Vladimir Hruby ,  Kurt Hohman ,  Thomas Brogan

发明人： Vladimir Hruby ,  Kurt Hohman ,  Thomas Brogan

IPC分类号： H01J7/24

CPC分类号： H01J27/143 ,  F03H1/0075 ,  H01J27/16 ,  H05H1/54

摘要： This invention features a combined radio frequency (RF) and Hall Effect ion source and plasma accelerator system including a plasma accelerator having an anode and a discharge zone, the plasma accelerator for providing plasma discharge. A gas distributor introduces a gas into the plasma accelerator. A cathode emits electrons attracted to the anode for ionizing the gas and neutralizing ion flux emitted from the plasma accelerator. An electrical circuit coupled between the anode and the cathode having a DC power source provides DC voltage. A magnetic circuit structure including a magnetic field source establishes a transverse magnetic field in the plasma accelerator that creates an impedance to the flow of the electrons toward the anode to enhance ionization of the gas to create plasma and which in combination with the electric circuit establishes an axial electric field in the plasma accelerator. An RF power source provides RF power to at least one electrode disposed about and/or inside the plasma accelerator that induces current for ionizing the gas to create the plasma such that the axial electric field accelerates ions through the plasma accelerator to provide ion flux.

摘要翻译： 本发明的特征在于组合射频（RF）和霍尔效应离子源和等离子体加速器系统，其包括具有阳极和放电区域的等离子体加速器，用于提供等离子体放电的等离子体加速器。 气体分配器将气体引入等离子体加速器。 阴极发射吸附到阳极的电子，用于电离气体并中和从等离子体加速器发射的离子通量。 耦合在具有DC电源的阳极和阴极之间的电路提供DC电压。 包括磁场源的磁路结构在等离子体加速器中形成横向磁场，该横向磁场对电子向阳极的流动产生阻抗，以增强气体的电离以产生等离子体，并且与电路组合形成等离子体 等离子体加速器中的轴向电场。 射频功率源向等离子体加速器周围和/或内部设置的至少一个电极提供RF功率，该电极产生用于电离气体的电流以产生等离子体，使得轴向电场通过等离子体加速器加速离子以提供离子通量。