Method of operation of, and protector for, high voltage power supply for electrostatic precipitator
AssigneeFleetguard, Inc.
InventorsScott Heckel, Gregory Hoverson
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Abstract
A protection and operation system and method is provided for a high voltage power supply of an electrostatic precipitator by protecting the power supply from overload when current demand becomes too high, including due to electrode contamination, including during arcing conduction, including plasma conduction.
Claims23
A method of operating a high voltage power supply of an electrostatic precipitator having a collector electrode capturing particulate that is charged by an ionized gas in an electric field created by a high voltage corona discharge electrode energized by a high voltage power supply, said method comprising protecting said power supply from overload when current demand becomes too high due to electrode contamination.
An electrostatic precipitator having a collector electrode capturing particulate that is charged by an ionized gas in an electric field created by a high voltage corona discharge electrode energized by a high voltage power supply, a protector protecting said power supply from overload when current demand becomes too high.
The electrostatic precipitator according to claim. 13 wherein said protector comprises a current limiter limiting electrical current input to said power supply notwithstanding said increased demand responsive to said electrode contamination, said current limiter preventing a sustaining amount of energy from flowing through said gas.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.