101 |
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACCELERATING PARTICLES |
PCT/IB2012054717 |
2012-09-11 |
WO2013038335A3 |
2013-05-10 |
SUBRAMANIAN KRUPAKAR MURALI |
The present invention involves systems and methods for accelerating particles owing to a potential difference, said system comprising, a) at least one cathode part adapted to form at least a cathode electrode; b) at least one anode part adapted to form at least an anode electrode; characterised in that, said at least one cathode part and said at least one anode part are alternatively placed electrodes; c) at least an insulator between two adjacent electrodes, thereby preventing a direct path for electricity to flow between said electrodes; d) a confinement adapted to house said electrodes and said insulator; and e) at least one power supply unit. |
102 |
AN ELECTROSTATIC FLUID ACCELERATOR FOR AND A METHOD OF CONTROLLING FLUID FLOW |
PCT/US2005017276 |
2005-05-18 |
WO2005117057A2 |
2005-12-08 |
KRICHTAFOVITCH IGOR A; GOROBETS VLADIMIR L |
An electrostatic fluid acceleration and method of operation thereof includes at least two synchronously powered stages with final or rear-most electrodes of one stage maintained at substantially the same instantaneous voltage as the immediately adjacent initial or forward-most electrodes of a next stage in an airflow direction. A single power supply or synchronized and phase controlled power supplies provide high voltage power to each of the stages such that both the phase and amplitude of the electric power applied to the corresponding electrodes are aligned in time. The frequency and phase control allows neighboring stages to be closely spaced at a distance of from 1 to 2 times an inter-electrode distance within a stage, and, in any case, minimizing or avoiding production of a back corona current from a corona discharge electrode of one stage to an electrode of a neighboring stage. Corona discharge electrodes of neighboring stages may be horizontally aligned, complementary collector electrodes of all stages being similarly horizontally aligned between and horizontally offset from the corona discharge electrodes. |