Electrical discharge system and method for neutralizing explosive devices and electronics
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1. An apparatus for neutralizing explosive devices buried in the earth, the apparatus comprising:
- an electrical power supply providing an electrical potential sufficient to neutralize an explosive device;
a cathode emitter constructed and arranged to be moved along the earth in close proximity to the earth;
an anode emitter constructed and arranged to be moved along the earth in close proximity to the earth, wherein at least one of the cathode emitter or the anode emitter is electrically coupled to the electrical power supply and wherein at least one of the cathode emitter or the anode emitter is constructed and arranged to discharge the electrical potential into the earth, wherein said cathode emitter defines a cathode emitter surface having a cathode emitter length defined by a portion of said cathode emitter constructed and arranged to be moved in close proximity to the earth, wherein said anode emitter defines an anode emitter surface having an anode emitter length defined by a portion of said anode emitter that is constructed and arranged to be moved in close proximity to the earth and wherein said cathode and anode emitters are arranged substantially parallel, are positioned side-by-side and are spaced apart from each other when they are moved along the earth; and
a vehicle constructed and arranged to move the cathode emitter and the anode emitter along the earth.
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Disclosed is an apparatus for neutralizing explosive devices that includes an electrical power supply that provides an electrical potential sufficient to neutralize an explosive device, a cathode emitter and an anode emitter, and a vehicle that moves the cathode and anode emitters along the earth in close proximity to the earth, wherein the cathode and anode emitters are arranged parallel and spaced apart from each other. A method for using the apparatus is also disclosed.
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1. An apparatus for neutralizing explosive devices buried in the earth, the apparatus comprising:
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an electrical power supply providing an electrical potential sufficient to neutralize an explosive device; a cathode emitter constructed and arranged to be moved along the earth in close proximity to the earth; an anode emitter constructed and arranged to be moved along the earth in close proximity to the earth, wherein at least one of the cathode emitter or the anode emitter is electrically coupled to the electrical power supply and wherein at least one of the cathode emitter or the anode emitter is constructed and arranged to discharge the electrical potential into the earth, wherein said cathode emitter defines a cathode emitter surface having a cathode emitter length defined by a portion of said cathode emitter constructed and arranged to be moved in close proximity to the earth, wherein said anode emitter defines an anode emitter surface having an anode emitter length defined by a portion of said anode emitter that is constructed and arranged to be moved in close proximity to the earth and wherein said cathode and anode emitters are arranged substantially parallel, are positioned side-by-side and are spaced apart from each other when they are moved along the earth; and a vehicle constructed and arranged to move the cathode emitter and the anode emitter along the earth. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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