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AssigneeThe Aerospace Corporation
InventorsDonald C. Mayer, Jon V. Osborn, Siegfried W. Janson, Peter D. Fuqua
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The method addresses and interrogates addressable cells having at least one element including a polysilicon resistor functioning as a heating element and blocking diode preventing sneak current to un addressed elements, for selectively addressing one of the cells using row and column address line in a thin film structure having a minimum number of address lines and a minimum number of layers. The resistor heating element can be used for igniting a respective fuel cell in an array of fuel cells disposed in a thin film microthruster. After ignition, the address lines are used to interrogate the cell location for verification of fuel cell ignition well suited for monitoring fuel burns and usage of the microthruster.
A method of addressing a cell having an element comprising a resistor and a diode in a polysilicon layer and a fuel cell of combustible fuel, the resistor being connected to a first addressing line and the diode being connected to a second addressing line, the method comprising the steps of,
A method of addressing an array of cells comprising an array of elements comprising respective resistors and respective diodes in a polysilicon layer and respective fuels cells of combustible fuel, the resistors are connected to row addressing lines and the diodes are connected to column addressing lines, the method comprising the steps of,
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