Filter media for active field polarized media air cleaner

• US 7,708,813 B2
• Filed: 12/29/2006
• Issued: 05/04/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Environmental Management Confederation, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Environmental Management Confederation, Inc.
• Inventors: Summers, George R, Kaeppner, Benjamin H, Wiser, Forwood C
• Primary Examiner(s): Chiesa; Richard L
• Application Number:
  US11/618,523
• Publication Number:
  US 20070199450A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,222 Days
• Field of Search: 96 15- 17, 96/55, 96 57- 59, 96/66, 96/69, 96/99, 95/57, 95/69, 95/70, 55D/IG.39
• US Class Current: 96/17
• CPC Class Codes: B03C 3/30 in which electrostatic charge is generated by passage of the gases, i.e. tribo-electricity
• CPC Class Codes: B03C 3/64 synthetic resins

Abstract

Filter media for an active field polarized media air cleaner includes two layers of dielectric material with a higher resistance air permeable screen sandwiched between the lower resistivity electric layers. The filter media may further include a mixed fiber filter layer having fibers from different sides of the triboelectric scale. The filter media may further include a layer of relatively higher density dielectric material followed by a layer of relatively lower density dielectric material.

Claims

1. A filter media for an active field polarized media air cleaner comprising:

a first pad of filter material;

a second pad of filter material;

a first air permeable screen disposed between said first pad of filter material and said second pad of filter material, the resistivity of said air permeable screen being greater than the resistivity of said first pad of filter material and greater than the resistivity of said second pad of filter material;

a conductive center screen disposed adjacent to said second pad of filter material;

a third pad of filter material disposed adjacent to said conductive center screen;

a fourth pad of filter material;

a second air permeable screen disposed between said third pad of filter material and said fourth pad of filter material, the resistivity of said second air permeable screen being greater than the resistivity of said third pad of filter material and greater than the resistivity of said fourth pad of filter material;

a pad of mixed triboelectric material comprising fibers from different parts of the triboelectric scale;

said pad of mixed triboelectric material being disposed adjacent to said fourth pad of filter material; and

a fifth pad of filter material disposed adjacent to said pad of mixed triboelectric material, wherein said fifth pad of filter material is less dense than said pad of mixed triboelectric material.

2. A filter media in accordance with claim 1, wherein said first pad of filter material and said second pad of filter material is fibrous polyester.

3. A filter media in accordance with claim 1, wherein said first air permeable screen is a fiberglass screen.

4. A filter media in accordance with claim 1, wherein said third pad of filter material and said fourth pad of filter material is fibrous polyester.

5. A filter media in accordance with claim 1, wherein said second air permeable screen is a fiberglass screen.

6. A filter media in accordance with claim 1, wherein said pad of mixed triboelectric material comprises a first layer of fibers from one part of the triboelectric scale, and a second layer of fibers from a different part of the triboelectric scale.

7. A filter in accordance with claim 1, wherein said pad of mixed triboelectric material comprises a blend of first and second fibers, said first fibers being from one part of the triboelectric scale and said second fiber being from a different part of the triboelectric scale.

8. A filter for an active field polarized media air cleaner in accordance with claim 1, wherein said fifth pad of filter material is fibrous polyester.

9. A filter media for an active field polarized media air cleaner in accordance with claim 1, wherein one of said first pad of filter material, said second pad of filter material, said first air permeable screen, said conductive center screen, said third pad of filter material, said fourth pad of filter material, said second air permeable screen, said pad of mixed triboelectric material and said fifth pad of filter material is treated with a photocatalytic material that tends to destroy gaseous impurities in the presence of UV light.