A circuit for igniting and sustaining an electron discharge includes an ignitor circuit. The ignitor circuit includes a high voltage transformer and a switch connected in series between a primary of the transformer and a DC source return. The switch is configured to receive a driving signal. A reset circuit is connected in parallel to the primary of the high voltage transformer. A first rectifier is connected in series between a secondary of the high voltage transformer and a keeper. A terminal of the secondary of transformer is connected to a cathode. The circuit for igniting and sustaining the electron discharge also includes a sustaining circuit having a current source with a return connected to a cathode and a second rectifier connected in series between the current source and the keeper.
IGNITION AND SUSTAINING CIRCUIT FOR ELECTRIC PROPULSION SYSTEM INCLUDING HEATERLESS DISPENSER CATHODE
ZÜND- UND ERHALTUNGSSCHALTUNG FÜR EIN ELEKTRISCHES ANTRIEBSSYSTEM MIT EINER HEIZERLOSEN DISPENSERKATHODE
CIRCUIT D'ALLUMAGE ET DE MAINTIEN POUR SYSTÈME DE PROPULSION ÉLECTRIQUE COMPRENANT UNE CATHODE DE DISTRIBUTEUR SANS CHAUFFAGE
2022-03-09
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | H02M APPARATUS FOR CONVERSION BETWEEN AC AND AC, BETWEEN AC AND DC, OR BETWEEN DC AND DC, AND FOR USE WITH MAINS OR SIMILAR POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMS , Anlagen zur Umformung von Wechselstrom in Wechselstrom, von Wechselstrom in Gleichstrom oder umgekehrt, oder von Gleichstrom in Gleichstrom und zur Verwendung in Netzen oder ähnlichen Stromversorgungssystemen / B64G Raumfahrt , COSMONAUTICS / F03H PRODUCING A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR , Erzeugung von Vortriebskraft [Schub] nach dem Prinzip des Rückstoßes, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen |
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