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US 2003/0147786 A1Published application
Air transporter-conditioner device with tubular electrode configurations
OwnerCharles E. Taylorinventor
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Abstract
An electronic device electro-kinetically generates an airflow by providing a potential difference between a first electrode array and a second electrode array. The first electrode array includes at least one generally tubular electrode. The second electrode array includes at least inner and outer generally tubular electrodes electrically connected to one another, with the inner electrode located at least partially within the outer electrode.
Claims33
An apparatus for conditioning air, comprising:
- a housing defining an input port and an output port;
- an electro-kinetic system, disposed in the housing, to create an airflow moving from the input port to the output port, the electro-kinetic system including:
- a first electrode array;
- a second electrode array;
- and
- a high voltage generator adapted to provide a potential different between the first electrode array and the second electrode array;
- wherein the first electrode array is located closer to the input port than is the second electrode array, and the first electrode array includes a generally tubular electrode;
- and
- wherein the second electrode array is located closer to the output port than is the first electrode array, and the second electrode array includes inner and outer generally tubular electrodes electrically connected to one another, with the inner electrode located at least partially within the outer electrode.
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An apparatus for conditioning air, comprising:
- a housing defining an input port and an output port;
- an electro-kinetic system, disposed in the housing, to create an airflow moving from the input port to the output port, the electro-kinetic system including:
- a first electrode array;
- a second electrode array downstream from the first electrode array;
- and
- a high voltage generator adapted to provide a potential different between the first electrode array and the second electrode array;
- wherein the first electrode array includes a generally tubular electrode;
- and
- wherein the second electrode includes inner and outer generally tubular electrodes electrically connected to one another, with the inner electrode located substantially within the outer electrode.
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An electro-kinetic system, comprising:
- a first electrode array;
- a second electrode array;
- and
- a high voltage generator adapted to provide a potential different between the first electrode array and the second electrode array;
- wherein the first electrode array includes a generally tubular electrode;
- and
- wherein the second electrode array includes inner and outer generally tubular electrodes electrically connected to one another with the innner electrode located substantially within the outer electrode.
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