Modular electrostatic precipitator system

An ionizer/collector cell for an electrostatic precipitator comprising a plurality of collector plates supported in substantial parallel spaced relation, and a pair of end plates disposed at opposite ends of said collector plates, said end plates each having a generally planar portion and flange extending outwardly from said generally planar portion, said flange on one of said end plates being tapered inwardly from a position normal to said generally planar portion of said end plates so as to facilitate nesting with an opposite end plate on an adjacent cell and create a protective cavity between the nested cells when the adjacent cells are not in exact axial alignment.

An ionizer/collector cell for an electrostatic precipitator comprising a plurality of collector plates supported in substantially parallel spaced relation, and a pair of end plates disposed at opposite ends of said collector plates, said end plates each having a generally planar portion and a flange extending outwardly from said generally planar portion, said flange on one of said end plates being configured to enable nesting with an opposite end plate on an adjacent cell and create a protective cavity between the nested cells, said pair of end plates having blind mate connector means thereon for transferring electrical power between adjacent cells when in nested relation, said connector means being capable of electrically interconnecting adjacent cells when brought into nested relation from axially non-aligned positions.

An ionizer/collector cell for an electrostatic precipitator comprising a plurality of collector plates supported in substantially parallel spaced relation, a pair of end plates disposed at opposite ends of said collector plates, a radial float plug connector supported on one of said pair of end plates, a fixed position receptacle connector supported on the other of said end plates, said radial float plug connector and said receptacle connector being positioned on their corresponding end plates so that the radial float plug connector is connectable to a receptacle connector on an adjacent cell when said adjacent cells are connected in substantially axially aligned relation, and an electrical conductor interconnecting said float plug connector and said receptacle connector on said cell.

An electrostatic precipitator system for extracting airborne particles, said system including a plurality of individual ionizer/collector cell modules each of which includes a pair of end plates having a generally planar portion and a flange extending outwardly at an angle from said generally planar portion so as to enable adjacent generally axially aligned cell modules to be joined blindly to one another in end-to-end nested relation in a series circuit, said flanges on said end plates being mutually cooperable to provide self-correction of misaligned adjacent cells during end-to-end connection and establishing substantially sealed cavities between nested cells for receiving a power supply and electrical connections.

An electrostatic precipitator system for extracting airborne particles, said system including a plurality of individual ionizer/collector cell modules having end plates that enable adjacent generally axially aligned cell modules to be joined blindly to one another in end-to-end nested relation in a series circuit, said end plates providing self-correction of misaligned adjacent cells during end-to-end connection and establishing sealed cavities between nested cells for receiving a power supply and electrical connections, said end plates on each modular cell having blind mate connector means comprising a radial float plug connector supported on one of said end plates, and a fixed position receptacle connector supported on the other of said end plates, said radial float plug connector being connectable to a receptacle connector on an adjacent cell so as to electrically interconnect adjacent cells when said adjacent cells are connected in nested relation.