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US 2026/0254095 A1Published application
Hall thruster state monitoring
AssigneeThe Aerospace Corporation
InventorNicolas Augustus RONGIONE
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Abstract
A hall thruster monitoring system includes an antenna placed near or in the vicinity of a thruster. The hall thruster monitoring system also includes a radio frequency (RF) cable connecting the antenna with an oscilloscope or RF digitizer and a computing system to perform the analysis of thruster emissions.
Claims20
A hall thruster monitoring system, comprising:
- an antenna configured to detect emissions from a thruster, the antenna being placed near or in the vicinity of a thruster;
- and
- a radio frequency (RF) cable connecting the antenna with an oscilloscope or RF digitizer and a computer system to perform the analysis of thruster emissions.
A hall thruster monitoring system, comprising:
- an antenna configured to detect emissions from a thruster, the antenna being placed near or in the vicinity of a thruster.
- a radio frequency (RF) cable connecting the antenna with an oscilloscope or RF digitizer and a computer system to perform the analysis of thruster emissions, wherein
- the antenna is placed in the line of sight of the thruster.
A hall thruster monitoring system, comprising:
- an antenna configured to detect emissions from a thruster, the antenna being placed near or in the vicinity of a thruster;
- a radio frequency (RF) cable connecting the antenna with an oscilloscope or RF digitizer and a computer system to perform the analysis of thruster emissions;
- and
- a direct current (DC) block configured to block DC signals in a signal voltage from entering the oscilloscope or RF digitizer to provide scope protection, wherein the DC block is placed directly in front of the oscilloscope or the RF digitizer.
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