Corona discharge apparatus

• US 20060238952A1
• Filed: 04/22/2005
• Published: 10/26/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 04/22/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Institut Mutualiste Monstouris, Lenghways Technology Company Limited, Tatung Company
• Original Assignee: Kuender Co., Ltd., Lenghways Technology Company Limited, Tatung Company
• Inventors: Chien, Chao-Heng, Huang, Jung-Tang, Huang, Fu-Sheng
• Application Number:
  US11/111,748
• Publication Number:
  US 20060238952A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 361/212
• CPC Class Codes: C01B 13/11 by electric discharge
• CPC Class Codes: C01B 2201/12 Plate-type dischargers
• CPC Class Codes: C01B 2201/62 Air
• CPC Class Codes: H01T 19/00 Devices providing for corona discharge for charging electrographic elements G03G15/02

Abstract

This invention disclosed a corona discharge apparatus composed of a plurality of substrate deposited with matrix of carbon nanotubes. By using ventilation device, the airflow can pass through the corona discharge apparatus, and the electric charge produced due to the corona discharge on the carbon nanotubes. The electric charge impacts oxygen molecular is divided two oxygen atoms. The reaction of oxygen molecular and oxygen atom can produce ozone. Furthermore, by performing corona discharge, at least part of the particle of gas will become charged particle, and the present invention further comprises a particle collector used to collect the charged particle. When the particle in the air followed by airflow pass through the corona discharge apparatus, the electric charge produced due to corona discharge on the carbon nanotubes can attach to the particle to achieve the charging.

Claims

1. A corona discharge apparatus, comprising

a body, comprising a gas inlet and a gas outlet;

a corona discharge chamber, disposed in the body, having an intake corresponding to the gas inlet and an exit corresponding to the gas outlet;

a plurality of substrates located in the corona discharge chamber, wherein each substrate is formed with a conductive material, deposited with a matrix of carbon nanotubes, and located in a predetermined distance from each other;

a circuit, electrically connected to the substrates, for generating a voltage; and

a ventilation device located in the body for driving a gas, wherein the gas with a first substance content flows into the intake from the gas inlet, and passes through the matrixes of carbon nanotubes capable of performing corona discharge, and exits the body through the gas outlet from the exit with a second substance content;

wherein the second substance content is substantially different from the first substance content.

2. The corona discharge apparatus of claim 1, wherein each substrate is in the shape of plate-like, cylindrical or non-plate shape.

3. The corona discharge apparatus of claim 1, wherein the conductive material is a metal, an alloy or a conductive polymer.

4. The corona discharge apparatus of claim 1, wherein the substance is ozone and the second substance content is substantially higher than the first substance content.

5. The corona discharge apparatus of claim 4, wherein the gas is oxygen-containing gas.

6. The corona discharge apparatus of claim 4, wherein the circuit comprises a control unit to control the voltage for regulating the second substance content.

7. The corona discharge apparatus of claim 4, wherein the circuit is located inside the body or outside the body.

8. The corona discharge apparatus of claim 4, wherein the ventilation device is a fan or a vacuum pump.

9. The corona discharge apparatus of claim 4, wherein the predetermined distance is less than 0.5 mm.

10. The corona discharge apparatus of claim 4, wherein the circuit comprises a piezoelectric ceramic transformer.

11. The corona discharge apparatus of claim 1, wherein the substance is particles and the second substance content is substantially lower than the first substance content.

12. The corona discharge apparatus of claim 11, wherein at least part of the particles become charged particles caused by performing corona discharge.

13. The corona discharge apparatus of claim 12, further comprising a particle collector to collect the charged particles.

14. The corona discharge apparatus of claim 12, wherein the voltage is an AC voltage with a frequency substantially high enough to make the charged particles travel in a trajectory with an amplitude of vibration substantially smaller than the predetermined distance.

15. The corona discharge apparatus of claim 11, wherein the voltage is in a range from 500V to 1000 V.

16. The corona discharge apparatus of claim 11, wherein at least one spacer is located between the substrates.

17. The corona discharge apparatus of claim 11, wherein the gas is air.