FR3138169B1 - POWER SUPPLY ASSEMBLY FOR SPACESHIP PLASMA THRUSTER - Google Patents

POWER SUPPLY ASSEMBLY FOR SPACESHIP PLASMA THRUSTER Download PDF

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FR3138169B1
FR3138169B1 FR2207618A FR2207618A FR3138169B1 FR 3138169 B1 FR3138169 B1 FR 3138169B1 FR 2207618 A FR2207618 A FR 2207618A FR 2207618 A FR2207618 A FR 2207618A FR 3138169 B1 FR3138169 B1 FR 3138169B1
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Dominique Nicolas
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03H—PRODUCING A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03H1/00—Using plasma to produce a reactive propulsive thrust
    • F03H1/0006—Details applicable to different types of plasma thrusters
    • F03H1/0018—Arrangements or adaptations of power supply systems

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Un ensemble d’alimentation électrique (1) pour propulseur à plasma (2) de vaisseau spatial (100) permet de contrôler un courant de maintien (Ikeeper) qui est fourni à une électrode de maintien (22) du propulseur à plasma. L’ensemble d’alimentation électrique prend en compte une contribution à un courant de retour (Ibody) en provenance du propulseur à plasma, qui est constituée par un courant de fuite (Ileak) s’écoulant vers une masse électrique (102) du vaisseau spatial. De cette façon, un vieillissement prématuré ou une dégradation du propulseur à plasma peut être évité.Figure d’abrégé : Figure 1A power supply assembly (1) for a plasma thruster (2) of a spacecraft (100) controls a holding current (Ikeeper) which is supplied to a holding electrode (22) of the plasma thruster. The power supply assembly takes into account a contribution to a return current (Ibody) from the plasma thruster, which is constituted by a leakage current (Ileak) flowing to an electrical ground (102) of the vessel spatial. In this way, premature aging or degradation of the plasma thruster can be avoided. Abstract figure: Figure 1

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