IGF::OT::IGF HIGH POWER NUCLEAR FUSION PROPULSION SYSTEMS WILL REQUIRE HIGH EFFICIENCY RADIO-FREQUENCY HEAT…
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Award details
- Award ID
- NNX17CM47P
- Contractor
- PRINCETON SATELLITE SYSTEMS, INC
- Awarding agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Sub-agency / office
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Award amount
- $124,869
- Period of performance
- Jun 7, 2018 – Jun 8, 2018
- NAICS
- 541712 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
- PSC
- PSC AR11
Public award description
IGF::OT::IGF HIGH POWER NUCLEAR FUSION PROPULSION SYSTEMS WILL REQUIRE HIGH EFFICIENCY RADIO-FREQUENCY HEATING SYSTEMS IN THE MHZ RANGE FOR PLASMA HEATING. THIS PROPOSAL IS FOR A NOVEL SCALABLE SOLID STATE CLASS E AMPLIFIER USING SILICON CARBIDE SWITCHING TRANSISTORS FOR PLASMA HEATING. THIS SYSTEM IS POTENTIALLY 100% EFFICIENT COMPARED TO 40% FOR LINEAR AMPLIFIERS AND CAN BE SCALED TO ANY DESIRED SIZE BY ADDING ADDITIONAL SEGMENTS IN PARALLEL. THE SYSTEM INCLUDES A NOVEL CLOSED LOOP FEEDBACK CONTROL SYSTEM AT THE ANTENNA AND FROM THE PLASMA. THIS ELIMINATES THE NEED FOR LOSSY TRANSFORMERS AND OTHER NON-IDEAL COMPONENTS. THE RF AMPLIFIER WILL BE PROTOTYPED IN PHASE I IN PREPARATION FOR A PLASMA HEATING EXPERIMENT IN PHASE II.
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