Patent ID: 6411493
Filing Date: 2002-06-25
Classification: F03H,H02N

Abstract:
A capacitor module system for creating a thrust force, said system comprising:a capacitor module comprising a first conductive element having a first geometry; a second conductive element axially spaced from said first conductive element and having a geometry of smaller axial extent than the geometry of said first conductive element; and a dielectric element disposed between said first conductive element and said second conductive element so as to form the capacitor module; and, a high voltage source, having first and second terminals connected respectively to said first and second conductive elements, for applying a high voltage to said conductive elements of sufficient value to create a thrust force on said module inducing movement thereof, said second conductive element having a diameter substantially equal to that of said first conductive element and being of a shape defining a plane as viewed in axial cross section while being of reduced weight compared with a copper disk of the same diameter and shape.