WO2007040416A1

WO2007040416A1 - Electro-kinetic converter

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Publication number: WO2007040416A1
Application number: PCT/RO2005/000014
Authority: WO
Inventors: Dumitru Panculescu
Original assignee: Dumitru Panculescu
Priority date: 2005-10-04
Filing date: 2005-10-28
Publication date: 2007-04-12

Abstract

This invention relates to an electro-kinetic converter that directly transforms, in the atmospheric environment, electric energy into kinetic energy without mobile mechanical means, this converter being usable for any purpose that implies the displacement of a gas mass for acoustic, pneumatic or ventilation purposes, for ozone production or for burning in cold plasma of a quantity of very unpurified air. The electro-kinetic converter comprises a metal panel (1 ) and a metallic perimeter (2), both components made of copper wire plated with tin or silver, wherein the panel (1) is mounted on a rigid metallic support (3) having perpendicularly welded the parallel metallic rods (4) with sharp tips, consolidated with two fixtures (5) and the metallic perimeter (2) is mounted on two sustaining rods (6), which are assembled with two adjusting elements (8) in two fixture elements (7), wherein the perimeter (2) draws and includes the bases of the pyramids described by the tips of metallic rods (4) and the area of the perimeter; the two components (1 and 2) are mounted face to face on an insulating support (9) building an electro-kinetic cell with a single module, powered with electric energy by a DC power supply that can provide 3 - 27 kilovolts and at least 300 microamperes, the negative pole of which is connected to the panel (1) having mounted the rods (4) with sharp tips.

Description

Electro-kinetic converter

This invention relates to an electro-kinetic converter that directly transforms, in the atmospheric environment, electric energy into kinetic energy without mobile mechanical means, this converter being usable for any purpose that implies the displacement of a gas mass for acoustic, pneumatic, ventilation purposes or for ozone production. Furthermore, due to its principle of operation, it provides the burning in cold plasma of the air displaced.

This invention relates to an electrical device operating in atmospheric environment, having the secondary purpose of modifying its structure by burning, defined as a chemical process — breaking the atomic bounds of the compounds — in plasmatic medium, leading to the restoration of natural ratios for the chemical compounds defining the atmosphere.

The phenomenon of electrical conduction in gases, known in the last 50 years as the gas electro-dynamics law, is proved with a simple construction, a plain capacitor whose plates are connected to a DC power supply (ca. 300V); an electrical current passes between these plates when they are externally heated (Mantea Constantin, "Manual de Fizica pentru clasa a X-a" [Physics Manual for 10^th grade], Ed. All Educational, 2000, p. 87). The conclusion is that free electric charge carriers may be generated by the action of various ionizing agents, like high temperatures, X-rays, UV radiation or very strong electric fields.

The possibility to convert electrical energy into mechanical energy without using auxiliary mechanical means is known since the invention of the "electrostatic windmill" device (ions windmill). To this windmill, supplying electric energy to the spindle and its arms determines a stream of electrons to come out through the two arms' tips, ionizing the air and inducing, due to the law of action and reaction, a rejection between the electrons coming out through the tip and the mass of gas ionized by these electrons, this effect making the device's arms to spin.

Neither of the foresaid devices relieves that by ionizing the air between the two plates having applied a potential difference, the very strong electric field makes the entire air layer between the two plates to move in one direction. An electro-kinetic described in Patent Application RO a 2001 01149 is known, that, even if it uses the same principle, has a different construction, according to the aim proposed. Thus, the known converter comprises two grid panels, one of which is provided with metallic rods having sharp tips, perpendicularly welded on the grid in the crossing points of the mesh, wherein the panels are disposed parallel with one another on an insulating support, and the rods welded on one panel are directed to the other panel, an electric voltage being applied to the plates from a DC power supply that is able to provide 8 - 27 kilovolts and at least 10 microamperes, wherein the negative electric pole is connected to the panel provided with rods. This converter is not able to provide burning in cold plasma, but only to produce ozone.

The issue this invention address is to provide, besides the direct conversion of electric energy into mechanic energy without mobile mechanical means and the displacement of a mass of air by the electrons and by the high intensity electric field, an air processing by burning in cold plasma environment, which destroys the ozone and the positive oxygen radicals, resulting pure oxygen molecules.

The device according to this invention that solves this issue is an electro-kinetic converter comprising a metal panel and a metal perimeter, wherein the panel comprises a rigid metal support having parallel metal rods with sharp tips, perpendicularly welded on the support, and the metal perimeter is made of copper wire, so that it draws and includes the bases of pyramids generated by the tips of the metal rods and the surface of the said perimeter; the two components are placed face to face on an insulating support, building a single module electro-kinetic cell, and the insulating support allows the two forms to be fixed and provides a way to combine more than one module (electro-kinetic cell) to obtain a module assembly or a complex structure according to the purpose of the application.

The assembly so obtained receives electric energy from a DC power supply that can provide 3 - 27 kilovolts and at least 300 microamperes, wherein the negative electric pole is connected to the panel with tips.

The advantages of the device according to this invention are the following:

- it expands the advantages of the gas fields theory;

- it relieves concrete aspects of the gas electro-kinetic theory;

- it may be useful for didactic purposes; - the neutralizing element may be adjusted according to the device usage;

- it may be used modularly in many variants;

- it may be used as a central element in a wide range of applications;

- it may be used as an air conditioner (purifier) for the environment;

- it has a reduced energy consumption;

- it has a simple and reliable construction.

An embodiment of the device according to this invention is described hereinafter as an example, in association with figures 1 and 2, which represent:

Figure 1 is a construction diagram of an electro-kinetic cell; a: side view of the device; b: front view of the device;

Figure 2 shows a few coupling variants for the electro-kinetic cells; a: serial connection; b: parallel connection; c and d: mixed connection.

The device according to this invention is an electro-kinetic converter comprising a metal panel 1 and a metal perimeter 2.

The panel 1 comprises a metallic rigid support 3 and the parallel metal rods 4 having sharp tips, which are perpendicularly welded on the support 3. Both the panel 1 and the rods 4 are manufactured of copper wire, tin or silver plated. The rods 4 have a 1.2 to 2.5 mm diameter and are welded perpendicularly to the support 3 at a minimum distance of 3 mm from one another. The rods 4 are bonded with two transversal fixtures 5 in order to achieve a consolidated metallic plane. The length of the rods 4 is 20 - 35 mm.

The metal perimeter 2 is made of copper wire, so that it draws and includes the bases of pyramids generated by the tips of the metal rods 4 and the surface of the perimeter 2. The perimeter 2 is similar to a metallic frame surrounding the tips of the rods 4 and standing in front of them. The perimeter 2 is arranged on two rods 6 sustaining it; the rods 6 get into the fixture elements 7, in which they are fixed using the adjusting elements (screws) 8 that clamp each rod 6 in the corresponding fixture element 7. The distance between the first rod 4 with sharp tip and the rod 6 that sustains the perimeter 2 is greater than the distance between two metallic rods 4, preferably 10 times greater.

The distance between the tips of the metallic rods 4 and the metal perimeter 2 may be adjusted between 1 and 20 mm.

The two components 1 and 2 of the construction are mounted face to face on an insulating support 9, forming together an electro-kinetic cell as a single module. The insulating support 9 that supports the whole assembly of the electro-kinetic cell may also represent a structural supporting plate for the complex embodiments.

All the neutralizing elements of the cells are connected together and with the positive pole of the power supply while the Franklin element is connected through a resistor to the negative pole of the power supply (direct or impulse current).

The assembly comprising the components 1 and 2 mounted on the support 9 is powered by a DC power supply, not shown in the figure that provides 3 - 27 kilovolts and at least 300 microamperes, with its negative pole always connected to the tips panel 1.

The operating area of the assembly is about 5 cm² and the power consumption is less than 25O mW at 15 kV.

The rods 4 with sharpened tips are disposed so that they follow the direction of electric force lines, generating electrons, over a certain level of the electric field intensity, toward the metallic perimeter 2 and negative ionizing the mass of air inside the structure. The force lines are oriented to the positive pole of the device, i.e. to the form 2 in the direction of common movement of electrons and negative ions. In these conditions of ions movement, they determine a friction with the atoms and non- ionized molecules in the air layer between the two forms, 1 and 2. During this phenomenon, multiple ionizations occur for the molecules in the air layer between the two forms.

Electron generation through the rod tips 3 is provided by the well known Franklin effect (tip effect). It occurs in the device according to this invention due to the potential difference between forms 1 and 2 and due to the power supply parameters. Inside the device according to this invention, the tip effect provides generation through the rod tips 3 of high energy electrons into the gas mass of the air layer between the two forms 1 and 2.

Therefore, in the device according to this invention two phenomena simultaneously occur, an air ionization phenomenon due to the potential difference and a tip effect that generates high energy electrons from the rod tips 3 directly to the perimeter 2. Thus, a potential difference occurs between the two panels of the device, the rods 4 and the perimeter 2, simultaneously with the tip effect on the rods (Franklin effect) as ions and electrons generators and this way the gaseous substance between the two plates is negative ionized.

The two phenomena occurring between the two forms 1 and 2 lead to a displacement of the entire air layer in one direction, the force lines direction, making this displacement noticeable. Essentially, the air layer displacement occurs due to the high speed electrons generated by the rod tips 3 in the electric force lines direction, bombarding and partially ionizing the gas molecules, the electrons and ions movement toward the plate 2 under the electric field action producing molecular frictions and entraining the proximal molecules, which results in the displacement of the air layer between the panels in one direction.

For supply voltages greater than 4 kilovolts, plasma generation (the well known Corona effect) occurs, producing ozone. If the 4.5 kilovolts limit is exceeded — measured between any of the rod tips and the perimeter 2 — this converter becomes a plasma incinerator and the air that moves through the converter is burned — like any other solid or liquid (sometimes even in voltaic arc — hot plasma) resulting the constitutive elements.

More than one electro-kinetic cell may be placed in one device, serially in a column and mixed, according to the power of the electric supply. The specific consumption for the prototype having the following parameters: 30 m³/hour and Pmax = 25 W measured on a test bench is less than 50 mW/cm².

Claims

1. An electro-kinetic converter, characterized in that it comprises a metal panel (1) and a metallic perimeter (2), both components made of copper wire plated with tin or silver, wherein the panel (1) is mounted on a rigid metallic support (3) having perpendicularly welded the parallel metallic rods (4) with sharp tips, consolidated with two fixtures (5) and the metallic perimeter (2) is mounted on two sustaining rods (6), which are assembled with two adjusting elements (8) in two fixture elements (7), wherein the perimeter (2) draws and includes the bases of the pyramids described by the tips of metallic rods (4) and the area of the perimeter; the two components (1 and 2) are mounted face to face on an insulating support (9) building an electro-kinetic cell with a single module, powered with electric energy by a DC power supply that can provide 3 - 27 kilovolts and at least 300 microamperes, the negative pole of which is connected to the panel (1) having mounted the rods (4) with sharp tips.

2. An electro-kinetic converter according to claim 1 , characterized in that the metallic perimeter (2) is placed in front of the rod (4) tips and is a metallic frame so build to draw and include the bases of the pyramids described by the tips of metallic rods (4) and the area of this perimeter (2).

3. An electro-kinetic converter according to claim 1, characterized in that the distance between the first metallic rod (4) having a sharp tip and the sustaining rod (6) of the perimeter (2) is greater than the distance between two adjacent metallic rods, preferably 10 x 1 ... 8 mm, representing the distance between the tips of metallic rods (4) and the metallic perimeter (2).

4. An electro-kinetic converter according to claim 1, characterized in that more than one module (electro-kinetic cell) may be combined in a module assembly or a complex structure according to the purpose of the electro-kinetic application.