Tubular non-thermal plasma generator
AssigneeMagPlasma, Inc.
InventorsMartin E. Toomajian, Kevin D. Hawley
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Abstract
A non-thermal plasma generator including at least one hollow tube being made of a dielectric material, at least one outer conductor positioned around and in contact with an outer surface of the at least one tube, and at least one inner conductor extending parallel to the at least one tube at a location so that at least some of the dielectric material is between the inner and outer conductors. A power source provides a power signal to the at least one inner and outer conductors so as to provide a plasma field within the at least one tube effective to remove contaminants in a gas within the at least one tube.
Claims20
A plasma generator comprising:
- at least one hollow tube being made of a dielectric material;
- at least one outer conductor positioned around and in contact with an outer surface of the at least one tube;
- at least one inner conductor extending parallel to the at least one tube at a location so that at least some of the dielectric material is between the inner and outer conductors;
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- a power source providing a power signal to the at least one inner and outer conductors so as to provide a plasma field within the at least one tube effective to destroy or deactivate contaminants in a gas within the at least one tube.
A plasma generator comprising:
- a solid cylindrical core;
- a plurality of tubes disposed around the cylindrical core and being made of a dielectric material;
- an outer conductor positioned around and in contact with an outer surface of the plurality of tubes;
- a plurality of inner conductors extending parallel to the tubes at a location so that at least some of the dielectric material is between the inner and outer conductors;
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- a power source providing a power signal to the inner and outer conductors so as to provide a plasma field within the plurality of tubes effective to destroy or deactivate contaminants in a gas flowing through the tubes.
A plasma generator comprising:
- a first group of a plurality of tubes each being made of a dielectric material;
- a second group of a plurality of tubes wrapped around the first group of the tubes;
- a first outer conductor wrapped around all of and in contact with the first group of the tubes and between the first group of the tubes and the second group of the tubes;
- a second outer conductor wrapped around all of and in contact with the second group of the tubes;
- a plurality of inner conductors where a separate inner conductor extends down each tube;
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- a power source providing a power signal to the inner and outer conductors so as to provide a plasma field within the tubes effective to destroy or deactivate contaminants in a gas within the tubes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.