Mechanical design of electro-hydrodynamic air mover apparatus

An electro-hydrodynamic (EHD) air mover apparatus, comprising:

• a pair of isolators made of one or more non-conductive materials;
• a collector electrode, a first end of the collector electrode attached to a first isolator of the pair of isolators, a second end of the collector electrode attached to a second isolator of the pair of isolators, the first end of the collector electrode opposite to the second end of the collector electrode along a first direction;
• an emitter electrode, a first end of the emitter electrode attached to the first isolator, a second end of the emitter electrode attached to the second isolator, the first end of the emitter electrode opposite to the second end of the emitter electrode along the first direction, and a distance from the emitter electrode to the collector electrode along a second direction orthogonal to the first direction is equal to or greater than a threshold distance set to prevent an electrical arcing between the collector electrode and the emitter electrode;
• a first conductive metal terminal placed in a slot of the first isolator, the first conductive metal terminal electrically connected to the first end of the emitter electrode, and the first conductive metal terminal configured for applying a first voltage of a power supply;
• and
• a second conductive metal terminal placed in a slot of the second isolator, the second conductive metal terminal electrically connected and mechanically secured to the second end of the emitter electrode..