公开(公告)号：US07118074B1

公开(公告)日：2006-10-10

申请号：US10690161

申请日：2003-10-17

申请人： Charles L. Johnson ,  Judy L. C. Ballance ,  Kenneth J. Welzyn ,  Jason A. Vaughn ,  Enrico Lorenzini ,  Peter S. Schuler

发明人： Charles L. Johnson ,  Judy L. C. Ballance ,  Kenneth J. Welzyn ,  Jason A. Vaughn ,  Enrico Lorenzini ,  Peter S. Schuler

IPC分类号： B64G1/00

CPC分类号： B64G1/648 ,  B64G1/42

摘要： A tether system for providing thrust to or power subsystems of an artificial satellite in a low earth orbit. The tether has three main sections, an insulated section connected to the satellite, a conducting section connected to the insulating section for drawing in and releasing electrons from the space plasma and a non-conducting section for providing a tension to the other sections of the tether. An oxygen resistant coating is applied to the bare wire of the conducting section as well as the insulated wires of the insulated section that prevents breakdown during tether operations in the space plasma. The insulated and bare wire sections also surround a high tensile flexible polymer core to prevent any debris from breaking the tether during use.

摘要翻译： 用于在低地球轨道中提供人造卫星的推力或电力子系统的系绳系统。 系绳具有三个主要部分，连接到卫星的绝缘部分，连接到绝缘部分用于从空间等离子体吸入和释放电子的导电部分和用于向系绳的其他部分提供张力的非导电部分 。 对导电部分的裸线以及绝缘部分的绝缘导线施加耐氧涂层，以防止在空间等离子体中的系链操作期间的击穿。 绝缘和裸线部分也围绕高拉伸柔性聚合物芯，以防止任何碎屑在使用过程中破坏系绳。