Patent ID: 9347438
Filing Date: 2016-05-24
CPC Classification: F03H

Claim Text:
1. A Hall effect thruster comprising: at least one tank of gas under high pressure; a pressure regulator module; a gas flow rate control device; an ionization channel; at least one cathode placed in a vicinity of an outlet from the ionization channel; an anode associated with the ionization channel; an electrical power supply unit; an electric filter; coils for creating a magnetic field around the ionization channel; an additional electrical power supply unit for applying a pulsating voltage between the anode and the at least one cathode, and wherein the additional electrical power supply unit produces in alternation a first discharge voltage for a first duration of 5 μs to 15 μs, and a second discharge voltage for a second duration of 5 μs to 15 μs.