Electrode for an ozone generator

An electrolytic cell for use within an ozone generator, the electrolytic cell comprising:

• a cathode;
• an anode;
• and
• a hydrophilic electrolytic separator positioned intermediate the cathode and the anode;
• wherein each of the cathode and the anode includes an electrode having a conductive plate, a plurality of apertures formed within the conductive plate, a tangent surface area, an active surface area, and an active/tangent surface utilization defined by the ratio of the active surface area over the tangent surface area, the active/tangent surface utilization being greater than 90%;
• wherein the apertures within the conductive plate are formed by deep reactive ion etching (DRIE) such that the plurality of apertures include straight sidewalls extending substantially perpendicular to opposing surfaces of the conductive plate;
• wherein each conductive plate includes:
• a front surface and a rear surface extending between an outside edge perimeter, a gross surface area defined by the front surface of the conductive plate within the outside edge perimeter;
• a plurality of apertures extending between the front surface and the rear surface, the apertures defining an aperture edge perimeter and an aperture opening surface area;
• the tangent surface area being defined by the gross surface area less the aperture opening surface area;
• a total edge perimeter defined by an outside edge perimeter of the conductive plate and aperture edge perimeter of the conductive plate;
• an operative offset band defined a predetermined distance from the outside edge perimeter and the aperture edge perimeter, the predetermined distance being between 0.2 mm and 0.4 mm;
• a perimeter/aperture ratio defined by the ratio of the total edge perimeter over the aperture opening surface area, the perimeter/aperture ratio being greater than 15 mm/mm2;
• and
• the active surface area being defined by the operative offset band within the tangent surface area.