Particle repelling arrangement

A particle repelling arrangement comprising:

• a particle intake chamber having an inlet region in fluid communication with a gas segregation region;
• a particle repelling screen comprising a planar array of conductive wires arranged across an internal passageway of the intake chamber, each of the conductive wires spaced apart from adjacent wires to define particle passageways;
• a power supply electrically coupled to the conductive wires, the power supply configured to deliver alternating current to the conductive wires,
• wherein the alternating current is phase-shifted between adjacent wires, of the conductive wires and the alternating current generates a time-varying magnetic field configured to induce electromagnetic repulsive forces that displace iron-based regolith particles laterally away from the gas segregation region.

A method for repelling iron-based regolith particles in a particle filtration system, the method comprising:

• providing a particle intake chamber in fluid communication with a gas segregation region;
• suspending a planar array of conductive wires across an internal passageway of the intake chamber;
• delivering alternating current to the conductive wires using a power supply, wherein the alternating current is phase shifted between adjacent wires of the conductive wires;
• generating a time-varying magnetic field from the alternating current;
• and
• repelling iron-based dust particles laterally away from the gas segregation region via electromagnetic force generated by the time-varying magnetic field.