UHF Electromagnetic Motor Propulsion Without Propellant
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current electric propulsion systems for space applications require gaseous propellants or rely on kinetic transfer and action-reaction principles, limiting their operation in outer space and vacuum environments, and none can function indefinitely without a propellant supply.
Innovation Solution
A motor or thruster that generates extremely short-duration pulsed magnetic or electric fields, unlinked from their source, which interact with a target to produce repulsion or attraction forces, allowing for continuous operation using only electric power and eliminating the need for propellants, with electronic circuits controlling the synchronization of these field pulses.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Use of energy by moving object
If ion motors or thrusters are used for electric propulsion in space, then propulsion efficiency is improved compared to chemical motors, but the system requires gaseous propellant which limits operation duration when supply is finished
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts and eliminates the requirement for gaseous propellant from the propulsion system. Instead of using ionized gas as in conventional ion motors, the system uses only electric power from solar cells or atomic batteries to generate electromagnetic fields that directly interact with a target, removing the limiting factor of propellant supply and enabling indefinite operation in space.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention replaces the mechanical/chemical propulsion mechanism (ionization and acceleration of gas molecules) with an electromagnetic field-based mechanism. The system generates high-intensity electromagnetic field pulses that travel through space to interact with a target, producing force through electromagnetic interaction rather than through propellant ejection, thus substituting a mechanical system with a field-based system.
2Use of energy by moving object
If magnetohydrodynamic propulsion motors are used, then electric power-based propulsion is achieved, but the system only works in salt water and cannot operate in vacuum or outer space
Solution Approach 1:
The invention creates a universal propulsion system that can operate in multiple environments including vacuum, outer space, and potentially other media. By using electromagnetic fields instead of magnetohydrodynamic interactions with salt water, the system achieves environmental versatility and can function wherever electric power can be supplied, making it applicable to satellites, space vehicles, and other platforms.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention replaces the magnetohydrodynamic mechanism (which requires conductive fluid like salt water) with an electromagnetic field pulse mechanism that can propagate through vacuum and various media. The electromagnetic pulses travel through space to interact with a target, eliminating the requirement for a conductive medium and enabling operation in vacuum environments.
3Force
If conventional reaction motors are used, then propulsion is achieved through Newton's third law with material ejection, but the system requires continuous propellant supply and cannot operate indefinitely
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts and removes the propellant consumption requirement from the propulsion system. Instead of ejecting material to generate thrust, the system uses electromagnetic field pulses that interact with a target to produce force, eliminating substance loss and enabling indefinite operation as long as electric power is available.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention replaces the mechanical reaction principle (ejection of mass to generate thrust according to Newton's third law) with an electromagnetic interaction mechanism. High-intensity electromagnetic field pulses are generated, travel through space, and interact with a target to produce force through electromagnetic attraction or repulsion, substituting a mass-ejection system with a field-based system.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables continuous acceleration in space without propellant depletion, using available electronic components to generate high-intensity field pulses, achieving significant impulse over time, suitable for satellite maintenance and space vehicle propulsion.
Implementation Method 1
the generating coil produces a very high intensity magnetic field pulse... when this field reaches the target, it generates in it induced currents, which will produce in turn a magnetic field
Implementation Method 2
producing a repulsion force between the space and the plate acting as target, this force multiplied by the time of magnetic pulse duration will give us an impulse that in turn tends to accelerate the plate
Data Source
AI summary
The operation of the ultra-high frequency (UHF) electromagnetic motor or thruster, is based on generating extremely short and powerful electrical, magnetic or electromagnetic field pulses and separating (unrooting) or disassociating said field pulses from the originating source, so that subsequently the emitting device and a device that is the objective or target, a support structure that supports both devices and another elements connected to said support structure are for an instant disassociated from the field, waiting for the pulsed field to reach the objective or target. At that moment, the element emits a field with a polarization that allows the exertion of a force that attracts or repels the field pulse, with respect to the objective or target and consequently with respect to the motor of which they form part as a unit, both the emitter and the target being joined by a support structure.