US 6,599,486 B1 · Modular ozone generator system

Abstract

An ozone generator system in which a multitude of plate type ozone generators are arranged adjacent to each other in a block. Each ozone generator comprises a chamber, adapted for converting oxygen to ozone by a corona discharge, and each chamber is provided with an inlet for oxygen or an oxygen-rich gas and an outlet for ozone. The ozone generators are arranged in a block module in which they are affixed by a block rack. The block rack comprises an inlet port adapted for introduction of oxygen gas, and an outlet port adapted for discharge of ozone created through conversion within the generators comprised in the block module. A multitude of first conduits, each running between said inlet port and one chamber inlet, and a multitude of second conduits, each running between said outlet port and one chamber outlet, are provided within said block rack.

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Dependent claims

An ozone generator system in which a multitude of plate ozone generators are arranged adjacent to each other in a block, the plate ozone generators each comprising a high-voltage electrode, a ground electrode and a dielectric, and a chamber, located between said electrodes, for converting oxygen to ozone by a corona discharge between said electrodes over said dielectric, the chamber being provided with an inlet for oxygen or an oxygen-rich gas and an outlet for ozone, said ozone generators being arranged in a block module comprising a block rack adapted for fixing the ozone generators into said block, said block rack comprising one inlet port adapted for the introduction of oxygen, and, provided within said block rack, a plurality of first conduits running between said inlet port and a number of chamber inlets, and one outlet port adapted for the discharge of ozone, and, provided within said block rack, a plurality of second conduits running between said outlet port and a number of chamber outlets, wherein a flow path is formed in each of said generators between the inlet port and the outlet port, and wherein the flow path length of the flow paths of each and every one of the generators comprised in the block module is substantially the same.

An ozone generator system comprising:

a first plurality of adjacent ozone generators arranged in parallel with each one of the ozone generators of the first plurality of ozone generators having (a) an oxygen inlet, an ozone discharge outlet, and an ozone flow path leading from the oxygen inlet through one of the ozone generators of the first plurality of adjacent ozone generators to the ozone discharge outlet, and (b) a coolant inlet, a coolant outlet, and a coolant flow path leading from the coolant inlet to the coolant outlet;
a second plurality of adjacent ozone generators arranged in parallel with each one of the ozone generators of the second plurality of ozone generators having (a) an oxygen inlet, an ozone discharge outlet, and an ozone flow path leading from the oxygen inlet through one of the ozone generators of the second plurality of adjacent ozone generators to the ozone discharge outlet, and (b) a coolant inlet, a coolant outlet, and a coolant flow path leading from the coolant inlet to the coolant outlet;
a module rack carrying the first and second plurality of adjacent ozone generators with the first plurality of adjacent ozone generators arranged as a first module that is removable from the module rack and the second plurality of adjacent ozone generators arranged as a second module that is removable from the module rack;
and
wherein the ozone flow paths of all of the ozone generators have substantially the same flow path length and the coolant flow paths of all of the ozone generators have substantially the same flow path length.

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An ozone generator system comprising:

a first plurality of adjacent ozone generators arranged in parallel with one another with each one of the ozone generators of the first plurality of ozone generators having (a) an oxygen inlet, an ozone discharge outlet, and an ozone flow path leading from the oxygen inlet through one of the ozone generators of the first plurality of adjacent ozone generators to the ozone discharge outlet, and (b) a coolant inlet, a coolant outlet, and a coolant flow path leading from the coolant inlet to the coolant outlet;
a second plurality of adjacent ozone generators arranged in parallel with one another with each one of the ozone generators of the second plurality of ozone generators having (a) an oxygen inlet, an ozone discharge outlet, and an ozone flow path leading from the oxygen inlet through one of the ozone generators of the second plurality of adjacent ozone generators to the ozone discharge outlet, and (b) a coolant inlet, a coolant outlet, and a coolant flow path leading from the coolant inlet to the coolant outlet;
a rack carrying the first and second plurality of adjacent ozone generators with the first plurality of adjacent ozone generators arranged as a first module that is removable from the rack and the second plurality of adjacent ozone generators arranged as a second module that is removable from the rack with ozone generators of the second plurality of ozone generators being in line with ozone generators of the first plurality ozone generators, wherein the,rack has an oxygen inlet providing oxygen to each oxygen inlet of each ozone generator, and the rack has an ozone discharge that receives ozone generated by each ozone generator from the ozone outlet of each ozone generator and permits discharge of the ozone;
and
wherein the ozone flow paths of all of the ozone generators in the first module have the same flow path length and the ozone flow paths of all of the ozone generators in the second module have the same flow path length.

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An ozone generator system comprising:

a first plurality of adjacent ozone generators arranged in parallel with one another with each one of the ozone generators of the first plurality of ozone generators having (a) an oxygen inlet, an ozone discharge outlet, and an ozone flow path leading from the oxygen inlet through one of the ozone generators of the first plurality of adjacent ozone generators to the ozone discharge outlet, and (b) a coolant inlet, a coolant outlet, and a coolant flow path leading from the coolant inlet to the coolant outlet;
a second plurality of adjacent ozone generators arranged in parallel with one another with each one of the ozone generators of the second plurality of ozone generators having (a) an oxygen inlet, an ozone discharge outlet, and an ozone flow path leading from the oxygen inlet through one of the ozone generators of the second plurality of adjacent ozone generators to the ozone discharge outlet, and (b) a coolant inlet, a coolant outlet, and a coolant flow path leading from the coolant inlet to the coolant outlet;
a ladder-shaped rack carrying the first and second plurality of adjacent ozone generators with the first plurality of adjacent ozone generators with the rack having an oxygen inlet that enables oxygen to be provided to each oxygen inlet of each ozone generator, an ozone discharge that enables ozone outputted from each ozone generator to be discharged from the rack, a coolant intake that enables coolant to be provided to the coolant inlet of each ozone generator and a coolant discharge that enables coolant from all of the ozone generators to be discharged from the rack;
and
wherein each one of the ozone flow paths defined from the oxygen inlet of the rack through each one of the ozone generators to the ozone discharge of the rack has substantially the same flow path length, and each one of the coolant flow paths defined from the coolant intake of the rack through each one of the ozone generators to the coolant discharge of the rack has substantially the same flow path length.

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