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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2021
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Edward Little, III, El Dorado Hills, CA (US);
Bryce Chanes, Tucson, AZ (US);
Jacob Pinello-Benavides, Tucson, AZ (US);
John Meschberger, Tucson, AZ (US);
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
A power generation system includes a manifold having multiple plenums, capable of receiving multiple solid rocket motors. Initiators are coupled to the manifold, and are operatively coupled to respective of the plenums, to selectively fire different groups of the rocket motors coupled to respective of the plenums. The rocket motors act in parallel, to provide thrust in a single direction. The initiators may activate ignition charges that are in the plenums. The plenums may be annular plenums, which may be located in an annular manifold. The plenums may be lined with an insulator material. A cover may be used to cover the plenums, and also to receive the rocket motors. The rocket motors may be solid-fuel rocket motors, with propellant grains and nozzles. The individual rocket motors may have separate ignition booster charges coupled to the plenum, which are ignited by the ignition charge.