System and method for recovering power from a traveling wave tube
    1.
    发明授权
    System and method for recovering power from a traveling wave tube 失效
    从行波管回收功率的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US6111358A

    公开(公告)日:2000-08-29

    申请号:US127518

    申请日:1998-07-31

    CPC分类号: H01J23/0275 H01J2225/34

    摘要: A traveling wave tube incorporates a collector having a plurality of collector electrodes, one or more of which is operated at a potential below that of the cathode so as to collect electrons having associated energies greater than the cathode potential (E.sub.K), and thereby act as a high impedance current source. The current from the collector electrode operated below the cathode potential (E.sub.K) is converted by a power converter to an alternating current signal that can be either magnetically coupled to the high voltage transformer (T.sub.1) of the traveling wave tube power supply, or coupled to an external load with a transformer (T.sub.2), thereby improving the operating efficiency of the traveling wave tube system.

    摘要翻译: 行波管包括具有多个集电极的集电极,其中一个或多个集电极的电位低于阴极的电位,以便收集具有大于阴极电位(EK)的相关能量的电子,从而充当 高阻抗电流源。 从阴极电位(EK)以下操作的集电极的电流由功率转换器转换成可以与行波管电源的高压变压器(T1)磁耦合的交流信号,或耦合到 具有变压器(T2)的外部负载,从而提高行波管系统的工作效率。

    Starter circuit for an ion engine
    2.
    发明授权
    Starter circuit for an ion engine 有权
    离子发动机起动电路

    公开(公告)号:US06369520B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-04-09

    申请号:US09934628

    申请日:2001-08-22

    IPC分类号: H05B3700

    CPC分类号: F03H1/0018

    摘要: A starter circuit particularly suitable for a plasma of an ion engine for a spacecraft includes a power supply having an output inductor with a tap. A switch is coupled to the tap. The switch has a control input. A pulse control logic circuit is coupled to said control input) said pulse control logic circuit controlling said switch to an off state to generate a high voltage discharge.

    摘要翻译: 特别适合用于航天器的离子发动机的等离子体的起动器电路包括具有带抽头的输出电感器的电源。 开关与水龙头相连。 开关有一个控制输入。 脉冲控制逻辑电路耦合到所述控制输入),所述脉冲控制逻辑电路将所述开关控制到关闭状态以产生高电压放电。

    Starter circuit for an ion engine
    3.
    发明授权
    Starter circuit for an ion engine 有权
    离子发动机起动电路

    公开(公告)号:US06304040B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-10-16

    申请号:US09352011

    申请日:1999-07-12

    IPC分类号: H05B3700

    CPC分类号: F03H1/0018

    摘要: A starter circuit particularly suitable for a plasma of an ion engine for a spacecraft includes a power supply having an output inductor with a tap. A switch is coupled to the tap. The switch has a control input. A pulse control logic circuit is coupled to said control input, said pulse control logic circuit controlling said switch to an off state to generate a high voltage discharge.

    摘要翻译: 特别适合用于航天器的离子发动机的等离子体的起动器电路包括具有带抽头的输出电感器的电源。 开关与水龙头相连。 开关有一个控制输入。 脉冲控制逻辑电路耦合到所述控制输入,所述脉冲控制逻辑电路将所述开关控制到关闭状态以产生高电压放电。

    D.C. chopper regulating method and apparatus incorporating bilateral
regulating voltage path
    4.
    发明授权
    D.C. chopper regulating method and apparatus incorporating bilateral regulating voltage path 失效
    直流斩波器调节方法和装置包含双边调节电压路径

    公开(公告)号:US5218522A

    公开(公告)日:1993-06-08

    申请号:US845074

    申请日:1992-03-03

    CPC分类号: H02M3/3374

    摘要: An unregulated D.C. input voltage (V.sub.IN) is processed by a high power chopper (34,36) to produce a first chopped signal having the same voltage as the input (V.sub.IN), and by a low power chopper (56,58) to produce a second chopped signal in synchronism with and having a lower voltage than the first chopped signal. The first and second chopped signals are algebraically combined by transformers (52,54) to produce an A.C. output signal which may be converted to D.C. (V.sub.OUT). The second chopped signal may be controlled to have the same polarity relative to the first chopped signal in which case the voltages add to increase the output voltage (V.sub.OUT), or to have the opposite polarity relative to the first chopped signal in which case the voltages subtract to decrease the output voltage (V.sub.OUT). The periods of addition and subtraction are alternated within the period of the first chopped signal. The ratio of addition and subtraction of the second chopped signal may be varied to adjust the ratio of output voltage to input voltage over a wide range. An energy storage inductor (62 ) is provided in the high power chopper path to average the voltage addition and subtraction. The high power chopper operation may be intermittently interrupted to limit input current flow during startup, and switches (102,104) provided to discharge energy stored in the inductor (62) into the transformers (52,54) and thereby contribute to the output voltage (V.sub.OUT).

    Starter circuit for an ion engine
    5.
    发明授权
    Starter circuit for an ion engine 有权
    离子发动机起动电路

    公开(公告)号:US06369521B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-04-09

    申请号:US09935189

    申请日:2001-08-22

    IPC分类号: H05B3700

    CPC分类号: F03H1/0018

    摘要: A starter circuit particularly suitable for a plasma of an ion engine for a spacecraft includes a power supply having an output inductor with a tap. A switch is coupled to the tap. The switch has a control input. A pulse control logic circuit is coupled to said control input, said pulse control logic circuit controlling said switch to an off state to generate a high voltage discharge.

    摘要翻译: 特别适合用于航天器的离子发动机的等离子体的起动器电路包括具有带抽头的输出电感器的电源。 开关与水龙头相连。 开关有一个控制输入。 脉冲控制逻辑电路耦合到所述控制输入端,所述脉冲控制逻辑电路将所述开关控制到关闭状态以产生高电压放电。

    Multiple output power supply circuit for an ion engine with shared upper inverter
    6.
    发明授权
    Multiple output power supply circuit for an ion engine with shared upper inverter 有权
    具有共享上变频器的离子发动机的多输出电源电路

    公开(公告)号:US06181585B2

    公开(公告)日:2001-01-30

    申请号:US09351738

    申请日:1999-07-12

    IPC分类号: H02M3335

    摘要: A power supply circuit for an ion engine suitable for a spacecraft is coupled to a bus having a bus input and a bus return. The power supply circuit has a first primary winding of a first transformer. An upper inverter circuit is coupled to the bus input and the first primary winding. The power supply circuit further includes a first lower inverter circuit coupled to the bus return and the first primary winding. The second primary winding of a second transformer is coupled to the upper inverter circuit. A second lower inverter circuit is coupled to the bus return and the second primary winding.

    摘要翻译: 用于适用于航天器的离子发动机的电源电路耦合到具有总线输入和总线返回的总线。 电源电路具有第一变压器的第一初级绕组。 上反相器电路耦合到总线输入和第一初级绕组。 电源电路还包括耦合到总线返回和第一初级绕组的第一下反相器电路。 第二变压器的第二初级绕组耦合到上反相器电路。 第二较低的反相器电路耦合到总线返回和第二初级绕组。