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US 2004/0016892 A1Published application
Method and system for electronic pasteurization
OwnerPeter M. McIntyre, Erwin M. Thomas IIIinventors
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Abstract
An improved electronic pasteurization method and system is presented. The improved electronic pasteurization system includes a coupled accelerator and a treatment station. The coupled accelerator includes a coupled multiplier supply (CMS) having a mechanical drive system and power modules. The mechanical drive system supplies mechanical power to the power modules, which convert the mechanical power into electrical power that provides stepped-up power to the accelerator column.
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An improved pasteurization system comprising:
- a coupled accelerator operable to produce at least one electron beam, the coupled accelerator comprising:
- at least one accelerator column;
- a coupled multiplier supply having a mechanical drive system and at least one power module, wherein the at least one power module operates to supply power, in part, to the accelerator column;
- and
- at least one electron gun;
- and
- at least one treatment station in communication with the coupled accelerator, wherein the treatment station operates to receive the a least one electron beam and irradiate a target with the at least one electron beam.
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A method for irradiating a target with at least one electron beam comprising:
- providing a source of mechanical power;
- generating electrical power from at least one power module by mechanically coupling each power module to the source of mechanical power;
- supplying the electrical power to an accelerator column to generate a voltage differential within the accelerator column;
- accelerating at least one stream of electrons within the accelerator column to produce the at least one electron beam;
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- irradiating the target with the at least one electron beam.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.