Staging of ion propulsion thrusters
Abstract
Spacecraft thruster systems are disclosed. In some instances, a spacecraft thruster system may include stacked ion thrusters and/or ion thruster layers. The ion thrusters and/or ion thruster layers may be sequentially activated and jettisoned from the thruster system after use.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- NASA Ames Research Center (ARC), Moffett Field, Mountain View, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE; NASA Ames Research Center (ARC)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1892554
- Patent Number(s):
- 11230394
- Application Number:
- 16/587,821
- Assignee:
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B64 - AIRCRAFT B64G - COSMONAUTICS
F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F03 - MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS F03H - PRODUCING A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- DOE Contract Number:
- 80NSSC18M0045
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 09/30/2019
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS; 42 ENGINEERING
Citation Formats
Lozano, Paulo C., Krejci, David, and Jia-Richards, Oliver. Staging of ion propulsion thrusters. United States: N. p., 2022.
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Lozano, Paulo C., Krejci, David, & Jia-Richards, Oliver. Staging of ion propulsion thrusters. United States.
Lozano, Paulo C., Krejci, David, and Jia-Richards, Oliver. Tue .
"Staging of ion propulsion thrusters". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1892554.
@article{osti_1892554,
title = {Staging of ion propulsion thrusters},
author = {Lozano, Paulo C. and Krejci, David and Jia-Richards, Oliver},
abstractNote = {Spacecraft thruster systems are disclosed. In some instances, a spacecraft thruster system may include stacked ion thrusters and/or ion thruster layers. The ion thrusters and/or ion thruster layers may be sequentially activated and jettisoned from the thruster system after use.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {2022},
month = {1}
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