Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods and apparatus for adaptive charge neutralization
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Application No.: US17831036Application Date: 2022-06-02
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Publication No.: US11843225B2Publication Date: 2023-12-12
- Inventor: Steven Bernard Heymann , Edward Anthony Oldynski , Joseph Cassio , Juan Guerrero
- Applicant: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Applicant Address: US IL Glenview
- Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Current Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Glenview
- Agency: McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd.
- Main IPC: H01T23/00
- IPC: H01T23/00 ; H01T19/00 ; H05F3/06

Abstract:
An example apparatus for charge neutralization includes: a first emitter nozzle; a power supply configured to supply a high frequency alternating current (AC) signal to the first emitter nozzle; control circuitry configured to: provide a polarity signal to the power supply to generate a DC offset signal, wherein a combination of the high frequency AC signal and the DC offset signal causes the power supply to output a positive ion generation pulse or a negative ion generation pulse; control the polarity signal to cause the power supply to provide a period of positive ion generation and a period of negative ion generation; determine a balance voltage at an output of the first emitter nozzle; and control the polarity signal to adjust a relative durations of the period of positive ion generation and the period of negative ion generation based on the balance voltage.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220407294A1 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ADAPTIVE CHARGE NEUTRALIZATION Public/Granted day:2022-12-22
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