Electro-kinetic air transporter-conditioner
First Claim
1. An electro-kinetic air transporter-conditioner, comprising:
- a housing defining at least one vent; and
a self-contained ion generator, disposed within said housing;
said ion generator producing ionized air that flows electrostatically from said vent.
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Abstract
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 staggeringly apart from a second array comprising hollow “U”-shaped electrodes. Preferably a ratio between effective area of an electrode in the second array compared to effective area of an electrode in the first array exceeds about 15:1 and preferably is 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, affects net polarity of ions generated. The outflow of ionized air and ozone is thus conditioned.
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25 Claims
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1. An electro-kinetic air transporter-conditioner, comprising:
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a housing defining at least one vent; and
a self-contained ion generator, disposed within said housing;
said ion generator producing ionized air that flows electrostatically from said vent. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15)
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12. An electro-kinetic air transporter-conditioner, comprising:
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a housing defining at least one vent; and
a self-contained ozone generator, disposed within said housing;
said ozone generator producing ozone that flows electrostatically from said vent to condition ambient air. - View Dependent Claims (14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of electro-kinetically providing a flow of cleaned air containing ions and ozone, the method comprising:
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(a) providing a housing that includes an ion generator having an electrode assembly comprising a first electrode array and a second electrode array; and
(b) disposing within said housing a high voltage generator having a first output port electrically coupled to said first electrode array, and having a second output port electrically coupled to said second electrode array, wherein one said port may be at a potential of ambient air;
wherein at least some ambient air is ionized and electrostatically moved through said housing, said ionized air including ozone. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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