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Autonomous Method and System for Minimizing the Magnitude of Plasma Discharge Current Oscillations in a Hall Effect Plasma DeviceAn autonomous method for minimizing the magnitude of plasma discharge current oscillations in a Hall effect plasma device includes iteratively measuring plasma discharge current oscillations of the plasma device and iteratively adjusting the magnet current delivered to the plasma device in response to measured plasma discharge current oscillations to reduce the magnitude of the plasma discharge current oscillations.
Document ID
20150003392
Acquisition Source
Headquarters
Document Type
Other - Patent
Authors
Hruby, Vladimir
Demmons, Nathaniel
Ehrbar, Eric
Pote, Bruce
Rosenblad, Nathan
Date Acquired
March 20, 2015
Publication Date
December 9, 2014
Subject Category
Plasma Physics
Electronics And Electrical Engineering
Report/Patent Number
Patent Application Number: US-Patent-Appl-SN-13/621,342
Patent Number: US-Patent-8,907,578
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NNX09CD12P
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
Patent
US-Patent-8,907,578
Patent Application
US-Patent-Appl-SN-13/621,342

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