Electromagnetic Air-Ion Thrust for Fuel-Free Vehicle Propulsion
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current jet engines require large amounts of liquid fuel, increasing vehicle weight and limiting speed, and eVTOLs are limited by energy consumption and battery density, restricting flight time.
Innovation Solution
An electromagnetic propulsion system that intakes air, ionizes it, and uses an electromagnetic thrustor and electrostatic repulser to generate thrust without fossil fuels, utilizing an inlet turbine, ionizer, magnetic field, and electrostatic repulser to control air velocity and acceleration.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Force
If large amounts of liquid fuel are carried by the vehicle, then the propulsion system can achieve high thrust, but the vehicle weight increases greatly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and eliminates the fuel storage system from the vehicle architecture. By using an electromagnetic propulsion system that draws air from the environment rather than carrying onboard fuel, the system removes the heavy fuel tanks and fuel supply infrastructure, directly resolving the contradiction between thrust generation and vehicle weight
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical combustion-based propulsion system with an electromagnetic propulsion system. Instead of using chemical energy from liquid fuel to drive a combustion engine, the system uses electromagnetic fields to ionize air and generate thrust, eliminating the need for heavy fuel storage while maintaining propulsion capability
2Speed
If liquid fuel is used for propulsion, then high speed can be achieved, but air pollution is generated due to combustion
Solution Approach 1:
The patent converts the previously harmful combustion process into a beneficial ionization process. Instead of burning fuel and producing harmful emissions, the electromagnetic system ionizes atmospheric air molecules, using the ionized plasma to generate thrust without combustion byproducts, thus eliminating air pollution while maintaining high-speed capability
Solution Approach 2:
The patent substitutes the chemical combustion process with an electromagnetic ionization process. The electromagnetic thrustor uses high-voltage electromagnetic fields to ionize air molecules directly, replacing the fuel combustion chain reaction with a clean electromagnetic-plasma interaction that produces no harmful emissions
3Use of energy by moving object
If battery power source is used for electric propulsion, then energy consumption can be reduced, but flight time is limited due to battery density
Solution Approach 1:
The electromagnetic propulsion system performs self-service by drawing oxygen from the atmospheric environment rather than carrying onboard oxidizer or fuel. The system uses ambient air as both the working fluid and the source of ions for thrust generation, effectively using the environment to sustain operation and potentially enabling extended or indefinite flight duration
Solution Approach 2:
The patent fundamentally changes the energy density parameter of the propulsion system by transitioning from chemical energy storage (fuel or battery) to electromagnetic energy conversion. The electromagnetic thrustor converts electrical energy directly into kinetic energy of ionized air molecules with high efficiency, and by drawing air from the environment, the system effectively has unlimited energy supply duration
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables vehicles to achieve higher acceleration rates and velocities without fuel, reducing weight and air pollution, and extends flight time for eVTOLs by improving energy efficiency.
Implementation Method 1
intake air, ionize the air to produce ionized air
Implementation Method 2
pass the ionized air through at least one electromagnetic field and emit the ionized air
Implementation Method 3
electromagnetic propulsion system comprising: at least one electromagnetic thrustor configured to intake air, ionize the air
Implementation Method 4
an electrostatic repulser surrounding the at least one electromagnetic field, configured to pass at least one inducing element therethrough and control a velocity and acceleration rate
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AI summary
The present subject matter provides an electromagnetic propulsion system comprising: at least one electromagnetic thrustor configured to intake air, ionize the air to produce ionized air, pass the ionized air through at least one electromagnetic field and emit the ionized air in a first direction, to reach acceleration, thereby creating a thrust force in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction, and an electrostatic repulser surrounding the at least one electromagnetic field, configured to pass at least one inducing element therethrough and control a velocity and acceleration rate of the at least one inducing element, wherein a velocity and acceleration rate of the ionized air through the at least one electromagnetic thrustor is induced by the velocity and acceleration rate of the at least one inducing element in the electrostatic repulser. Additional embodiments of the electromagnetic propulsion system are disclosed herein.