一种百尖端阵列式多孔电喷雾微推力器 Hundred-Tip Array Multi-Orifice Electrospray Micro-Thruster

Patent · 2026

PublicationChinese invention patent · Under Internal Review

AuthorsChengyu Ma, Tianshu Wang, Jiaqing Chen, Yonghe Zhang, Chaoyue Fan, Zibing Qin, Wei Qiao

AuthorshipAdvisor is the first inventor

  1. Supported attitude–orbit control trade studies for the array thruster and built a simulation model for unipolar/bipolar mode switching. Simulations verified Faraday shielding against electromagnetic interference, optimized sub-1 s fast-switch logic, and met 0.01° high-precision attitude control requirements.
  2. Led precision assembly and performance testing of thruster prototypes, including 3D-printed part verification and a pump-free propellant platform. Emission-current analysis confirmed ~90% suppression of tip corrosion by the remote electrode, supporting ~35% system mass reduction and long-life design with quantitative evidence.

This patent proposes a hundred-tip arrayed porous electrospray micro-thruster with pump-free transport to raise thrust and lifetime for micro/nano-satellite micro-thrust missions. It further describes a plume diagnostic system (four grids and programmable scanning for energy and parameter extraction) and a control method that decouples extraction from confinement for beam convergence and active regulation in microsatellite orbit control.