The application discloses a capillary type
ion liquid electric spray thruster with electrically controlled thrust, and belongs to the technical field of micro-
nano satellite micro propulsion. The application comprises a
propellant tank, an upper shell, a
constant force spring, a limiting plate, a capillary and an extraction
electrode. The inner and outer walls of the capillary are covered with a
dielectric layer with a micron level thickness, and the inner wall is covered with a hydrophobic layer with a nanometer level thickness. The extraction
electrode is fixed through an insulating screw; and the upper shell is fixed with the
propellant tank. The application is based on the principle of electric
wetting, uses an
electric field to control the active supply of
ion liquid and simultaneously adjusts the thrust size of the thruster. The application can not only save complicated
fluid control components such as high-precision pumps, valves and pipelines, but also can couple the supply process and the emission process of the
ion liquid, simplify the operation process of the thruster
system and facilitate the
miniaturization of the thruster
system. The application is suitable for resistance compensation, position keeping and
attitude control of low-power micro-nano satellites.