Low voltage modular room ionization system

An electrical ionizer having positive and negative ion emitters and positive and negative high voltage power supplies associated with the respective positive and negative ion emitters, the electrical ionizer comprising:

• (a) a software-adjustable memory for storing a balance reference value;
• (b) a comparator for comparing the balance reference value to a balance measurement value;
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• (c) an automatic balance adjustment circuit for adjusting at least one of the positive and negative high voltage power supplies if the balance reference value is not equal to the balance measurement value, the adjustment being performed in a manner which causes the balance measurement value to become equal to the balance reference value, the adjustment circuit being configured to ramp up or ramp down the at least one of the positive and negative power supplies at a first predetermined rate.

A method of balancing positive and negative ion output in an electrical ionizer having positive and negative ion emitters and positive and negative high voltage power supplies associated with the respective positive and negative ion emitters, the electrical ionizer including receiver circuitry for receiving adjustments to at least one ionizer reference value, the method comprising:

• (a) storing a balance reference value in a software-adjustable memory;
• (b) during operation of the electrical ionizer, comparing the balance reference value to a balance measurement value;
• (c) automatically adjusting at least one of the positive and negative high voltage power supplies if the balance reference value is not equal to the balance measurement value by ramping up or ramping down the at least one of the positive and negative power supplies at a predetermined rate, the adjustment being performed in a manner which causes the balance measurement value to become equal to the balance reference value;
• (d) during operation of the electrical ionizer, measuring the actual ion balance in the work space near the electrical ionizer;
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• (e) adjusting the balance reference value if the balance measurement value is equal to the balance reference value and the actual measured ion balance is not zero, the adjustment being performed in a manner which causes the actual measured ion balance to become equal to zero, the adjustment being performed by communicating the adjustment value to the receiver circuitry of the electrical ionizer, which, in turn, communicates the adjustment value to the software-adjustable memory.

An electrical ionizer having positive and negative ion emitters and positive and negative high voltage power supplies associated with the respective positive and negative ion emitters, the electrical ionizer comprising:

• (a) receiver circuitry for receiving adjustments to at least one ionizer reference value, including a balance reference value stored in a software-adjustable memory;
• (b) a comparator for comparing the balance reference value to a balance measurement value;
• (c) an automatic balance adjustment circuit for adjusting at least one of the positive and negative high voltage power supplies if the balance reference value is not equal to the balance measurement value, the adjustment being performed in a manner which causes the balance measurement value to become equal to the balance reference value, the adjustment circuit being configured to ramp up or ramp down the at least one of the positive and negative power supplies at a predetermined rate;
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• (d) means in communication with the receiver circuitry for adjusting the balance reference value, the balance reference value being adjusted if the balance measurement value is equal to the balance reference value and an actual measured ion balance measured in the work space near the electrical ionizer is not zero, the adjustment being performed in a manner which causes the actual measured ion balance to become equal to zero.

A method of balancing positive and negative ion output in an electrical ionizer having positive and negative ion emitters and positive and negative high voltage power supplies associated with the respective positive and negative ion emitters, the method comprising:

• (a) storing a balance reference value in a software-adjustable memory located in the electrical ionizer;
• (b) upon initiation of the operation of the electrical ionizer, ramping up the output of at least one of the positive and negative high voltage power supplies at predetermined rate, thereby avoiding sudden changes in positive or negative ion output or potential overshoot of the balanced state;
• (c) during operation of the electrical ionizer, comparing the balance reference value to a balance measurement value;
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• (d) automatically adjusting at least one of the positive and negative high voltage power supplies if the balance reference value is not equal to the balance measurement value, the adjustment being performed in a manner which causes the balance measurement value to become equal to the balance reference value.

An electrical ionizer having positive and negative ion emitters and positive and negative high voltage power supplies associated with the respective positive and negative ion emitters, the electrical ionizer comprising:

• (a) a software-adjustable memory for storing a balance reference value;
• (b) a comparator for comparing the balance reference value to a balance measurement value;
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• (c) an automatic balance adjustment circuit for adjusting at least one of the positive and negative high voltage power supplies if the balance reference value is not equal to the balance measurement value, the adjustment being performed in a manner which causes the balance measurement value to become equal to the balance reference value, the adjustment circuit being configured to ramp up the output of at least one of the positive and negative power supplies at a predetermined rate upon initiation of the operation of the electrical ionizer, thereby avoiding sudden changes in positive or negative ion output or potential overshoot of the balanced state.