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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2018
Applicant:
Airbus Defence and Space Gmbh, Taufkirchen, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Taufkirchen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03H 1/00 (2006.01); B64G 1/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03H 1/0068 (2013.01); B64G 1/405 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cusped-field thruster for a space system, wherein the cusped-field thruster comprises: at least two substantially annular permanent magnets arranged in an antipolar manner, wherein a magnetic pole piece is formed between the permanent magnets, and an anode, which comprises a permanent-magnetic material. The cusped-field thruster is configured such that a cusp is formed in a region adjacent to the anode of the cusped-field thruster.