公开(公告)号：US20150059580A1

公开(公告)日：2015-03-05

申请号：US14121380

申请日：2014-08-26

Applicant: MRIGlobal

Inventor： Joseph W. Clement ,  Peter J. Anderson ,  Micah R. Decker ,  Thomas J. Keeley ,  Mary E. Pierce ,  Valorie T. Ryan ,  Darren J. Radke

IPC: B03C3/68 ,  B03C3/38

CPC classification number: B03C3/68 ,  B03C3/145 ,  B03C3/32 ,  B03C3/363 ,  B03C3/368 ,  B03C3/41 ,  B03C3/49 ,  B03C3/82 ,  B03C2201/04 ,  B03C2201/26

Abstract: A particle collector for collecting biological material using electrostatic precipitator (ESP) technology including a removable ESP collection tube having an electrode wire suspended therein, a high voltage power supply coupled to the electrode wire for generating an ionization field within the collection tube causing smaller particles entering the collection tube to precipitate onto the walls of the collection tube, electronics including a microcontroller for controlling the operation of the collector, and a housing assembly for housing the collection tube, the high voltage power supply and the electronics. Some embodiments include an interlock system for disabling high voltage to the electrode wire if certain system parameters are not met, a static discharge mechanism for dissipating excess electrostatic charge which may accumulate on the collection tube during operation, and an altitude adjustment mechanism for adjusting the amount of high voltage supplied to the electrode wire based upon the altitude at which the collector is being used. A portable hand-held embodiment of the particle collector is also disclosed.

Abstract translation: 一种用于使用静电除尘器（ESP）技术收集生物材料的颗粒收集器，其包括具有悬挂在其中的电极丝的可移除的ESP收集管，耦合到所述电极丝的高压电源，用于在所述收集管内产生电离场，导致较小的颗粒进入 所述收集管沉淀到所述收集管的壁上，所述电子器件包括用于控制所述收集器的操作的微控制器，以及用于容纳所述收集管，所述高压电源和所述电子器件的壳体组件。 一些实施例包括用于在不满足某些系统参数的情况下禁止对电极线的高电压的互锁系统，用于消除在运行期间可能积聚在收集管上的过量静电荷的静电放电机构和用于调节量的高度调节机构 基于收集器被使用的高度提供给电极线的高电压。 还公开了颗粒收集器的便携式手持实施例。