Abstract Several claims appeared in the literature that a charged high-voltage capacitor produces thrust. This dates back to the so-called Biefeld-Brown effect that was later explained as a Corona-wind effect. However, part of the claim was that the capacitor still moves even if no ionization takes place and a dielectric is used. Recently, theories appeared supporting such an electrostatic propulsion-scheme. Here we describe an experimental-setup allowing to measure weight changes/forces of capacitors up to 10 kV, eliminating important side-effects from high-voltages down to±0.3 mg. No force was detected for a variety of configurations ruling out most theories by many orders of magnitude.

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迄今为止，对所有提出的评估静电推进的理论进行严格限制：带电的高压电容器是否会产生推力？

摘要 文献中出现了几种说法，即带电的高压电容器会产生推力。这可以追溯到所谓的 Biefeld-Brown 效应，后来被解释为电晕风效应。然而，部分主张是即使没有发生电离并且使用电介质，电容器仍然会移动。最近，出现了支持这种静电推进方案的理论。在这里，我们描述了一种实验装置，可以测量高达 10 kV 的电容器的重量变化/力，消除低至 ±0.3 mg 的高压带来的重要副作用。对于排除了许多数量级的大多数理论的各种配置，没有检测到力。