Super conducting action motor (acronym SCAM): electrical apparatus for generating a one-directional (ie reactionless) force, with applications in space vehicle propulsion

The SCAM comprises 2 parallel plates of conducting segments distance a apart;

• each segment is of length a, equal to the separation;
• separation distance a is fixed for a particular SCAM, but this patent covers designs for any a;
• the use of any separation distance a is a claim of this patent.

This patent claims all values of a.

Each conducting segment is of length a, equal to the separation;

• the equivalence of plate separation and segment length is a claim of this patent.

The conductors of each plate are pulsed with current I at a frequency dependent on the separation of the plates, as in FIGS. 1 and 2.

The currents in the two plates are phased, as in W1 and W2 of FIG. 2;

• these wave forms and phase relationship is a claim of this patent.

Each plate has M elements in the x direction, and N elements in the y direction;

• M is fixed for a particular SCAM, but this patent covers designs for any M.

Similarly N is fixed for a particular SCAM, but this patent covers designs for any N.

M and N may be equal, but they need not be equal. This patent claims all values for M and N.

The array of segments, are separated by gaps of ({square root}{square root over (15)}−1)α parallel to current (the x direction), and by gaps of {square root}{square root over (15)} α normal to the current (the y direction) (FIGS. 5 and 8);

• these separations,({square root}{square root over (15)}−1)α and {square root}{square root over (15)} α are part of this patent;
• this patent claims the x and y segment separations ({square root}{square root over (15)}−1)α and {square root}{square root over (15)} α

The individual segments may be fabricated from conventional conductors or superconductors.

Although the SCAM depicted has rectangular plates, this patent covers plates of any shape.

To guard against infringement of this patent using sub-optimal geometric variation, this patent claims all dimensions and ratios specified in the specification, ±75%.