# US 11,906,499 B2 · System and method for analyzing volatile component in extraterrestrial soil through penetration heating induction

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- Number: US 11,906,499 B2
- Document ID: US11906499B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/457,259
- Filed: 2021-12-02
- Published: 2023-03-02
- Granted: 2024-02-20
- Earliest claimed: 2021-08-26
- Assignees: Sichuan Institute of Space Systems Engineering
- Applicants: Sichuan Institute of Space Systems Engineering
- Inventors: Xinjian Wang; Yubin Yang; Yi Zuo; Cheng Qian; Yuehai Chen; Lisheng Deng; Xiandong Nie; Yunyun Guo; Jin Liu; Yu Luo; Hansheng Zheng
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11906499B2

## CPC

- G01N 33/24: Earth materials (G01N33/42 takes precedence)
- G01N 1/2294: {Sampling soil gases or the like}
- G01N 1/44: Sample treatment involving radiation, e.g. heat
- G01N 33/243: {for determining biological parameters concerning composting, biodegradability or bioavailability}
- G01N: INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES (measuring or testing apparatus or processes other than immunoassay, involving enzymes or microorganisms C12M, C12Q)

## Abstract

A system for analyzing a volatile component in extraterrestrial soil through penetration heating induction includes the following: a penetration heater, provided therein with a volatile component measurement and analysis module configured to analyze a volatile component in a detected medium; a gas capture hole, provided on a side wall of the penetration heater and used to divert the volatile component in the detected medium to the volatile component measurement and analysis module; a temperature acquisition module, disposed on the penetration heater and configured to acquire a temperature of the detected medium; and a heating module, disposed on the penetration heater and configured to acquire the temperature of the detected medium. The system has a compact structure, a simple function, and low engineering costs, and can directly detect and analyze a volatile component in deep extraterrestrial soil.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method for analyzing a volatile component in extraterrestrial soil through penetration heating induction, comprising the following steps:
step 1: penetrating a penetration heater into the extraterrestrial soil with a speed, wherein frictional heat generated from the penetration and a temperature of the penetration heater induce release of a volatile component from the extraterrestrial soil to obtain an induced volatile component; and
step 2: performing in-situ analysis on the induced volatile component, wherein the induced volatile component enters a volatile component measurement and analysis module disposed inside the penetration heater through a plurality of annular gas capture holes provided at equal intervals on a sidewall of the penetration heater for analysis by the volatile component measurement and analysis module,
wherein following a decrease of the temperature of the extraterrestrial soil in step 1 to −200° C., the extraterrestrial soil is cyclically heated to 200° C. by a heating module to improve in-situ analysis accuracy of the induced volatile component in the extraterrestrial soil, and
wherein a temperature acquisition module is disposed on the penetration heater and acquires a temperature of the extraterrestrial soil.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method for analyzing the volatile component in extraterrestrial soil through penetration heating induction according to claim 1, wherein in step 1, the heating module disposed on the penetration heater provides and controls the temperature of the penetration heater.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method for analyzing the volatile component in extraterrestrial soil through penetration heating induction according to claim 1, wherein in a process of inducing the release of the volatile component in the extraterrestrial soil in step 1, the heating module is used to perform temperature compensation and continuous heating to improve release efficiency of the volatile component.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The method for analyzing the volatile component in extraterrestrial soil through penetration heating induction according to claim 1, wherein the extraterrestrial soil is lunar soil.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The method for analyzing the volatile component in extraterrestrial soil through penetration heating induction according to claim 1, wherein in step 2, performing in-situ analysis on the induced volatile component comprises identifying the induced volatile component in the soil.