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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2015
Filed:
May. 27, 2011
Applicant:
Aaron Kombai Knoll, Guildford, GB;
Inventor:
Aaron Kombai Knoll, Guildford, GB;
Assignee:
ASTRIUM LIMITED, Hertfordshire, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03H 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03H 1/0056 (2013.01); F03H 1/00 (2013.01); F03H 1/0037 (2013.01); F03H 1/0062 (2013.01); F03H 1/0068 (2013.01); F03H 1/0075 (2013.01);
Abstract
A plasma thruster includes a plasma chamber having first and second axial ends, the first of which is open, an anode located at the second axial end, and a cathode. The cathode and anode are arranged to produce an electric field having at least a component in the axial direction of the thruster. A magnet system including a plurality of magnets is spaced around the thruster axis, each magnet having its north and south poles spaced around the axis.