Abstract:
An object of the present invention is to provide a low-cost ozone generation system that enables suppression of generation of a by-product. In the present invention, a gas flow rate adjustment apparatus (7) that outputs a raw material gas to an ozone generation apparatus (1) is provided. The gas flow rate adjustment apparatus (7) includes a plurality of flow rate adjustment parts (71, 72, 73, 75), and outputs a second mixed gas serving as the raw material gas to the ozone generation apparatus (1). The second mixed gas includes an oxygen gas outputted from a first oxygen flow rate adjustment part (71) and a first mixed gas outputted from a mixed gas flow rate adjustment part (75). The raw material gas generated by the gas flow rate adjustment apparatus (7), which includes an oxygen gas and a nitrogen gas, contains the nitrogen gas added to the oxygen gas with the rate of addition being in a range of more than 0 PPM and not more than 100 PPM.
Abstract:
An electro-kinetic electro-static air conditioner (100) includes a self-contained ion generator that provides electro-kinetically moved air with ions and safe amounts of ozone. The ion generator includes a high voltage pulse generator whose output pulses are coupled between first and second electrode arrays (230 and 240). Preferably the first array (230) comprises one or more wire electrodes (232) spaced staggeringly apart from a second array (240) comprising hollow 'U'-shaped electrodes (242). Preferably a ratio between effective area of an electrode in the second array (240) compared to effective area of an electrode in the first array (230) exceeds about 15:1 and preferably about 20:1. An electric field produced by the high voltage pulses between the arrays produces an electrostatic flow of ionized air containing safe amounts of ozone. A bias electrode, electrically coupled to the second array electrodes (242), affects net polarity of ions generated. The outflow of ionized air and ozone is thus conditioned. Output airflow may be sampled for ozone and/or ion content, and/or the local environment may be sampled for parameters such as temperature and humidity. Such sampling could then be fedback to the invention and used to regulate desired output airflow characteristics.
Abstract:
An electro-kinetic electro-static air conditioner (100) includes a self-contained ion generator that provides electro-kinetically moved air with ions and safe amounts of ozone. The ion generator includes a high voltage pulse generator whose output pulses are coupled between first and second electrode arrays (230 and 240). Preferably the first array (230) comprises one or more wire electrodes (232) spaced staggeringly apart from a second array (240) comprising hollow "U"-shaped electrodes (242). Preferably a ratio between effective area of an electrode in the second array (240) compared to effective area of an electrode in the first array (230) exceeds about 15:1 and preferably about 20:1. An electric field produced by the high voltage pulses between the arrays produces an electrostatic flow of ionized air containing safe amounts of ozone. A bias electrode, electrically coupled to the second array electrodes (242), affects net polarity of ions generated. The outflow of ionized air and ozone is thus conditioned. Output airflow may be sampled for ozone and/or ion content, and/or the local environment may be sampled for parameters such as temperature and humidity. Such sampling could then be fedback to the invention and used to regulate desired output airflow characteristics.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electro-kinetic air transporter-conditioner capable of improving efficiency of conventional systems without requiring expensive manufacturing technologies for producing electrodes, preferably capable of effectively functioning without requiring a third array of electrodes and, for example, capable of removing smell from surrounding environments and being selected a safe amount of generated ozone by users. SOLUTION: An electro-kinetic electro-static air conditioner includes a self-contained ion generator that provides electro-kinetically moved air with ions and safe amounts of ozone. The ion generator includes a high voltage pulse generator whose output pulses are coupled between first and second electrode arrays. Preferably the first array comprises one or more wire electrodes spaced considerably apart from a second array comprising hollow U-shaped electrodes. Preferably a ratio of the effective area of an electrode in the second array to the effective area of an electrode in the first array is about 15:1, preferably about 20:1. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT