Thruster grid clear circuits and methods to clear thruster grids (206, 208) are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a low voltage grid clear circuit (212) to apply first energy to a grid at a first voltage, and a high voltage grid clear (214) circuit to detect a failure of the applied energy to clear a short circuit condition of the grid and to apply second energy to the grid at a second voltage higher than the first voltage.
Ion propulsion systems comprising thruster grid clear circuits and methods to clear thruster grids
Ionentriebwerke mit Schubtriebwerkgitter-Reinigungsschaltungen und Verfahren zum Reinigen von Schubtriebswerksgittern
Systèmes de propulsion ionique comprenant circuits de nettoyage de grilles de propulseur et procédé pour nettoyer les grille de propulseur
2019-09-18
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
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