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US 2014/0109754 A1Published application
Electrical discharge system and method for neutralizing explosive devices and electronics
AssigneeXtreme ADS Limited
InventorsVarce Eron Howe, Peter V. Bitar, Rick Lee Busby, Leroy Ernest Lakey
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Abstract
Disclosed are a system and method for discharging electrical potential into the earth to disable or destroy electronics and/or explosive devices. The disclosed system includes an electrical power supply providing a pulsed electrical potential exceeding 30,000 volts with at least 30 Joules of energy in each pulse. The system includes a cathode emitter and an anode emitter configured to be moved along the earth in close proximity to the earth. The electrical potential is discharged into the earth through the cathode emitter and/or the anode emitter.
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A system comprising:
- an electrical power supply constructed and arranged to provide a pulsed electrical potential above 30,000 volts with at least 30 Joules of energy per pulse;
- a cathode emitter constructed and arranged to be moved along the earth in close proximity to the earth;
- an anode emitter, wherein at least one of the cathode emitter or the anode emitter is electrically coupled to the electrical power supply and wherein at least one of the cathode emitter or the anode emitter is constructed and arranged to discharge the pulsed electrical potential into the earth;
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- a vehicle constructed and arranged to move the cathode emitter and the anode emitter along the earth.
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