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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2014
Princeton Satellite Systems, Inc., Plainsboro, NJ (US);
The Trustees of Princeton University, Princeton, NJ (US);
Michael A. Paluszek, Princeton, NJ (US);
Eric M. Ham, Princeton, NJ (US);
Yosef Razin, Princeton, NJ (US);
Samuel A. Cohen, Princeton, NJ (US);
PRINCETON SATELLITE SYSTEMS, INC., Plainsboro, NJ (US);
THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY, Princeton, NJ (US);
Abstract
The invention is for a startup system for nuclear fusion engines in space. The combustion of hydrogen and oxygen produces heat that is used by a heat engine to produce electricity. This can be supplemented by electricity from other operating engines. The exhaust from the combustion is condensed and electrolyzed to produce hydrogen and oxygen once the engine is in operation. This provides a constant source of energy for future startups. The engine is started up at partial power in electricity generation mode and this power replaces the power from the combustion as it grows. The combustor uses the same heat engine as the nuclear engine uses for power generation.