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US 9,310,077 B2Granted
Acoustic control of an electrodynamic combustion system
AssigneeClearsign Combustion Corporation
InventorsRobert E. Breidenthal, Vincenzo Casasanta, III, Joseph Colannino, David B. Goodson, Tracy A. Prevo, Richard F. Rutkowski, Christopher A. Wiklof
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Abstract
A system is configured to apply a voltage, charge, and/or an electric field to a combustion reaction responsive to acoustic feedback from the combustion reaction.
Claims18
A system for applying electricity to a combustion reaction, comprising:
- a power supply;
- one or more electrodes that are:
- operatively coupled to the power supply;
- and
- configured to apply an electric field, a charge, a voltage, or a combination thereof to the combustion reaction;
- an acoustic transducer configured to receive an acoustic signal from the combustion reaction and output an electrical signal corresponding to the acoustic signal;
- and
- a controller that is:
- operatively coupled to the acoustic transducer and the power supply;
- and
- configured to control one or more outputs from the power supply to the one or more electrodes responsive to the electrical signal output from the acoustic transducer;
- wherein the controller includes an electrode selector configured to select one or more electrodes from a plurality of electrodes, responsive to the electrical signal from the acoustic transducer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.