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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2016
Rocket Lab Usa, Inc., Los Angeles, CA (US);
Peter Joseph Beck, Auckland, NZ;
Naomi Altman, Auckland, NZ;
Jarrod William Burton, Auckland, NZ;
Shaun Keith O'Donnell, Auckland, NZ;
Rocket Labs USA, Inc., Los Angeles, CA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are various technologies pertinent to jettisonable battery systems for use in rocket engine-based launch vehicles. Such systems may feature batteries that are configured to be used to power one or more electric turbopumps that may be used to supply fuel to a rocket engine or engines. One or more of the batteries may be jettisoned during flight in order to reduce weight and as they are depleted. In some implementations, a depleted battery may remain electrically connected with the turbopump(s) while a new battery is electrically connected with the turbopump(s). The depleted battery may then be electrically disconnected from the turbopump and jettisoned.