发明名称 |
APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ESTABLISHING PLASMA AND USING PLASMA IN A ROTATING MAGNETIC FIELD |
摘要 |
Systems and methods establish plasma in a rotating magnetic field. An exemplary embodiment is a plasma thruster that establishes a first transverse magnetic field with respect to a system axis of a plasma propulsion system; establishes a second transverse magnetic field oriented orthogonally to the first transverse magnetic field, wherein the second transverse magnetic field is out of phase with the first transverse magnetic field; and establishes a magnetic field aligned with the system axis using a plurality of magnet elements oriented along the system axis. A plasma containment portion defines an interior region, wherein an interior region of a plasma containment portion accommodates a plasma that is established by a rotating magnetic field component that is cooperatively established by the first transverse magnetic field and the second transverse magnetic field, and wherein the plasma is accelerated out of the plasma containment portion by magnetic forces to generate a propulsion force. |
申请公布号 |
US2016115946(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2016.04.28 |
申请号 |
US201514867997 |
申请日期 |
2015.09.28 |
申请人 |
MSNW LLC |
发明人 |
Slough John Thomas;Kirtley David Edwin |
分类号 |
F03H1/00 |
主分类号 |
F03H1/00 |
代理机构 |
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代理人 |
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主权项 |
1. A method, comprising:
establishing a first transverse magnetic field with respect to a system axis of a plasma propulsion system; establishing a second transverse magnetic field oriented orthogonally to the first transverse magnetic field, wherein the second transverse magnetic field is out of phase with the first transverse magnetic field; and establishing a magnetic field aligned with the system axis using a plurality of magnet elements oriented along the system axis, wherein a plasma containment portion defines an interior region, wherein the interior region of the plasma containment portion accommodates a plasma that is established by a rotating magnetic field component that is cooperatively established by the first transverse magnetic field and the second transverse magnetic field, and wherein the plasma is accelerated out of the plasma containment portion by magnetic forces to generate a propulsion force. |
地址 |
Redmond WA US |