WO2012140747A1 - 窒素添加レス・オゾン発生ユニット及びオゾンガス供給システム - Google Patents
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- This invention is equipped with a nitrogen addition-less ozone generator using high-purity oxygen gas with a nitrogen addition amount of less than a few thousand ppm as a raw material gas, and has a function having a plurality of means for outputting ozone gas.
- the present invention relates to an ozone gas supply system that has a nitrogen addition-less ozone generation unit and supplies stable ozone gas to a plurality of ozone treatment apparatuses.
- a source gas in which nitrogen gas of several thousand ppm or more is added to oxygen gas is supplied to an ozone generator to generate high-concentration ozone gas.
- ozone oxide insulating film formation and ozone It is often used in ozone treatment processes such as cleaning.
- this semiconductor manufacturing field, etc. when supplying ozone gas to a multi-ozone processing apparatus composed of a plurality of ozone processing apparatuses, each corresponds to a plurality of ozone processing apparatuses, each of which includes an ozone generator, an ozone power source, and a flow rate.
- ozone generation mechanisms including a controller (MFC), etc.
- MFC controller
- each ozone generation mechanism independently supplies ozone gas to a corresponding ozone treatment apparatus.
- a general oxygen gas In high-purity oxygen gas containing about 50 to several thousand ppm of nitrogen gas and having a low nitrogen content (less than 50 ppm), a trace amount (500 ppm or more) is contained in the ozone generator together with the high-purity oxygen gas. ) N 2 gas is added.
- the source oxygen gas contains 500 ppm or more of N 2 gas
- high concentration of ozone was generated by a catalytic reaction of a small amount of NO 2 generated by the discharge reaction shown in FIG.
- ozone is efficiently generated by a catalytic reaction of a small amount of nitrogen dioxide generated by discharge.
- the highest concentration of ozone is generated, and it has been experimentally verified that the raw material gas having a nitrogen addition amount in the range of 500 to 20000 ppm is the optimum condition for ozone generation performance.
- the discharge reaction shown in FIG. 27 generates high-concentration ozone by using photoelectric discharge light and a small amount of NO 2 catalyst gas as raw material oxygen O 2. Is realized.
- NO x by -product gases such as N 2 O 5 and N 2 O and nitric acid are also generated by silent discharge in the ozone generator.
- Specific chemical formulas for generating NO x by -product gas and nitric acid are as follows.
- nitric acid (HNO 3 ) clusters steam are generated by the reaction between the NO x gas component and the moisture contained in the raw material gas, and a small amount of NO together with oxygen and ozone gas.
- Ozonated gas is taken out with X gas and nitric acid clusters mixed. If this small amount of nitric acid cluster is contained in several hundred ppm or more, rust such as chromium oxide is precipitated by nitric acid on the inner surface of the stainless steel pipe that is the ozone gas outlet pipe, and metal impurities are mixed into the clean ozone gas.
- Metal impurities as gases adversely affect semiconductor manufacturing, and the small amount of generated nitric acid clusters can adversely affect semiconductor etching equipment's “etching of silicon oxide film with ozone” and “cleaning of wafers with ozone water” as reactive poisons. There was an interim topic to bring.
- the ozone gas supply system equipped with an ozone generator, ozone power supply, etc. is a raw material gas pipe that supplies the ozone generator via an ozone generator, ozone power supply, flow rate adjusting means such as MFC that controls the flow rate of ozone gas or raw material gas.
- the system has a pressure adjusting means such as APC for controlling the gas atmosphere pressure in the ozone generator, and has an ozone concentration detector and an ozone flow meter for detecting the concentration with respect to the ozone gas output from the ozone generator. It is generally conceivable to provide as many output gas piping systems as the number of systems of the multi-ozone treatment apparatus.
- Oxygen molecules which are the source gas, have a continuous light absorption spectrum (ultraviolet wavelength of 130 to 200 nm) at a wavelength of ultraviolet light of 245 nm or less, and the oxygen molecules dissociate into oxygen atoms by absorbing excimer light of ultraviolet light of 245 nm or less.
- the generation of ozone by the three-body collision of the dissociated oxygen atoms, oxygen molecules, and third substance is known for excimer lamps that emit ultraviolet rays.
- silent discharge such as an ozone generator in high pressure of 1 atm or higher mainly composed of oxygen gas does not emit excimer light with ultraviolet light of 245 nm or less. Therefore, the reaction constant of the reaction process of oxygen atom dissociation and ozone generation by silent discharge light is very small, and it cannot be considered as a reaction capable of generating high concentration ozone gas of several percent or more.
- a raw material gas containing nitrogen gas of several thousand ppm or more or a raw material oxygen as disclosed in Patent Document 1 a raw material gas containing nitrogen gas of several thousand ppm or more or a raw material oxygen as disclosed in Patent Document 1
- One set of ozone is used to supply raw material gas with nitrogen gas forcibly added to the gas to the ozone generator, generate high-concentration ozone, and supply ozone gas to multiple ozone treatment devices.
- An ozone gas supply system is adopted that increases the capacity of the generator, separates the piping system that outputs ozone gas into multiple piping, and outputs ozone gas at a predetermined flow rate and concentration to each multi-ozone treatment device in a stepwise manner. It was coming.
- FIG. 28 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of a conventional ozone gas supply system 70 assumed from the contents disclosed in Patent Document 1.
- the ozone control unit 77 includes a flow rate controller (MFC) 73a that controls the flow rate of the raw material gas obtained from the raw material gas supply port 64a, and a flow rate controller that controls the addition of the nitrogen gas flow rate obtained from the nitrogen gas supply port 64b to the predetermined flow rate raw material oxygen gas.
- MFC flow rate controller
- 73b which has a raw material gas piping system that supplies the ozone generator 71 via a pressure gauge 62 that monitors the pressure of the generator.
- the ozone control unit 77 has a valve switch 61 that adjusts the opening and closing of the valve according to the fluctuation of the pressure of the ozone generator 71, and an ozone concentration meter 75.
- the output gas piping system is separated into multiple piping.
- the ozone gas supply system 70 is provided with individual ozone gas flow rate controllers (MFC) 68-1 to 68-n for each of the separated output gas piping systems, and a plurality of ozone gas supply systems 70 corresponding to the individual MFCs 68-1 to 68-n are provided.
- the ozone treatment devices 12-1 to 12-n are configured to supply ozone gas independently. An amount of ozone gas exceeding the ozone gas supplied by each of the individual MFCs 68-1 to 68-n is discharged by the flow rate discharge unit 69.
- silent discharge with oxygen gas in the ozone generator has the ability to emit (discharge) light wavelengths in the visible light region (428 nm to 620 nm visible light).
- the source oxygen gas is dissociated by the photocatalytic effect, and the dissociated oxygen atoms and the source Ozone gas is generated by a chemical reaction of oxygen with oxygen molecules.
- JP-T 2009-500855 (FIGS. 2, 3 and 5) JP-T-2005-080263 (FIG. 1, FIG. 3, FIG. 4, FIG. 5, Table 2- (a), (b), (c))
- the conventional ozone gas supply system for supplying ozone to the multi-ozone treatment apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 1 is configured as described above, and supplies a raw material oxygen gas containing nitrogen and moisture to provide one ozone generator 71.
- Ozone gas is output from the pipe, and the output piping system is distributed. Therefore, the ozone gas to be output is supplied with an active gas containing nitrogen oxidation by-products, nitric acid clusters, and OH radicals, and the output piping material, nitrogen oxidation by-products, nitric acid clusters, and OH radicals are supplied.
- ozone gas containing a large amount of metal contamination due to abnormal heating or corrosion is supplied by chemical decomposition or oxidation reaction with a substance.
- the ozone gas flow rate and ozone concentration must be supplied to the multi-ozone treatment apparatus (ozone treatment apparatuses 12-1 to 12-n) with a constant state.
- the ozone supply condition to each ozone treatment apparatus is shared by only one condition, and there is a problem that it is impossible to variably control the ozone gas flow rate and concentration independently for each of the plurality of ozone treatment apparatuses. It was.
- the ozone generator 71, the ozone power source 72, and the gas piping system are separated as shown in FIG. 28, the space occupied by the ozone generator including the ozone generator 71, the ozone power source 72, and the gas piping system. Therefore, it is extremely difficult to construct an ozone gas supply system having a plurality of ozone generation units, and there is a problem that the maintainability of the ozone generation unit is poor.
- the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and various functions related to ozone generation and the like from a raw material gas supply function such as an ozone generator, an ozone power source, and a gas piping system, and nitrogen gas are used as a raw material gas. Equipped with an ozone generator that can generate high-purity and high-concentration ozone gas using only high-purity oxygen gas that is not added, including the function of outputting ozone gas with extremely improved quality of generated ozone gas, and downsizing It is an object of the present invention to obtain a nitrogen addition-less ozone generation unit and an ozone gas supply system having a plurality of nitrogen addition-less ozone generation units.
- a nitrogen addition-less ozone generation unit is a nitrogen addition-less ozone generation unit that supplies ozone gas set to a predetermined supply flow rate and concentration to an ozone treatment device for generating ozone on a discharge surface.
- a nitrogen addition-less ozone generator that applies photocatalytic material and generates ozone gas, an ozone power source that controls the power supplied to the nitrogen addition-less ozone generator, and a control means related to the ozone generator
- the control means includes a flow rate detection / flow adjustment means including a mass flow controller (MFC) for controlling the flow rate of the raw material gas input to the nitrogen addition-less ozone generator, and the ozone gas output from the nitrogen addition-less ozone generator.
- MFC mass flow controller
- Gas filter means for removing impurities and foreign matter against the pressure, and the pressure in the nitrogen addition-less ozone generator
- Pressure detection / pressure adjustment means including an auto pressure controller (APC) for automatically controlling the internal pressure, and ozone concentration detection means including an ozone concentration meter for detecting the ozone concentration value of the ozone gas output from the nitrogen generator-less ozone generator
- a source gas supply port for supplying source gas from the outside to the nitrogen addition-less ozone generator, and at least one of the control means from the nitrogen addition-less ozone generator.
- An ozone gas output port for outputting ozone gas obtained through the section to the outside, and a cooling water inlet / outlet for supplying and discharging cooling water obtained from the outside to the nitrogen generator-less ozone generator
- the addition-less ozone generation unit includes the nitrogen addition-less ozone generator, the ozone power source, the control means, and the raw material gas.
- Supply port, the ozone gas output port and to aggregate the cooling water inlet and outlet are formed by integral structure.
- the nitrogen addition-less ozone generation unit includes a nitrogen addition-less ozone generator, an ozone power source, a control means (of a flow detection / flow adjustment means, a gas filter means, a pressure detection / pressure adjustment means, and an ozone concentration detection means). At least two means), the raw material gas supply port, the ozone gas output port, and the cooling water inlet / outlet are integrated and formed into an integrated structure, so that a significant reduction in size can be achieved as compared with a conventional similar configuration.
- FIG. 4 It is explanatory drawing which shows the internal structure of the ozone gas output flow volume management unit in the ozone gas supply system shown in FIG. 4 is an explanatory view schematically showing a display state of a main operation panel in the ozone gas supply system of Embodiment 1.
- FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the ozone control part in the nitrogen addition less ozone generation unit shown in FIG.
- FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows typically the memory content of the data memory in the nitrogen addition less ozone generation unit shown in FIG.
- FIG. 6 is a circuit diagram showing details of an internal configuration of an ozone power supply provided in a nitrogen addition-less ozone generation unit according to Embodiment 2.
- FIG. 6 is a perspective view schematically showing a combined structure of a nitrogen addition-less ozone generation unit according to Embodiment 2.
- FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the internal structure of the ozone gas output flow volume management unit by Embodiment 3 in the ozone gas supply system shown in FIG.
- FIG. 6 is a perspective view schematically showing a combined structure of a nitrogen addition-less ozone generation unit according to Embodiment 3.
- FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the ozone gas supply system which is Embodiment 4 of this invention.
- 6 is a perspective view schematically showing a combined structure of a nitrogen addition-less ozone generation unit according to Embodiment 4.
- FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the ozone gas supply system which is Embodiment 5 of this invention.
- FIG. 10 is a perspective view schematically showing a combined structure of a nitrogen addition-less ozone generation unit according to a fifth embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the ozone gas supply system which is Embodiment 6 of this invention.
- FIG. 10 is a perspective view schematically showing a combined structure of a nitrogen addition-less ozone generation unit according to a sixth embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the ozone gas supply system which is Embodiment 7 of this invention.
- FIG. 10 is a perspective view schematically showing a combined structure of a nitrogen addition-less ozone generation unit according to a seventh embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows typically the conventional structure corresponding to the ozone generation unit of Embodiment 2.
- FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the relationship between the dew point of source gas, and the moisture content contained in source gas.
- It is a block diagram of the conventional ozone generator shown as a reference example. As a reference example, it is explanatory drawing which shows typically the ozone generation content by the combination of the raw material oxygen gas which added nitrogen, and the conventional ozone generator. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of the conventional ozone gas supply system.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a gas system centered on an ozone generator that does not contain nitrogen.
- an ozone generator using a high-purity oxygen source gas with a nitrogen addition amount of 10 ppm or more and 1000 ppm or less is called a “nitrogen addition suppression / ozone generator”, and a high-purity oxygen source gas with a nitrogen addition amount of less than 10 ppm is called The ozone generator used is called “nitrogen addition-less ozone generator”.
- an ozone generator using a high-purity oxygen source gas of 1000 ppm or less is collectively referred to as “nitrogen addition-less ozone generator”.
- FIG. 2 is a characteristic diagram showing the ozone concentration characteristics by the nitrogen addition-less ozone generator 1 shown in FIG.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram for explaining the dissociation mechanism of oxygen molecules into oxygen atoms by oxygen molecules and a photocatalyst.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram for explaining the generation mechanism of ozone by the triple collision of oxygen atoms and oxygen molecules generated by the nitrogen addition-less ozone generator 1.
- symbol shows the same or an equivalent part.
- the nitrogen addition-less ozone generator in this invention is a nitrogen-less solution that eliminates by-products such as high-concentration ozone gas of 200 g / m 3 or more, clean ozone gas such as semiconductor manufacturing equipment and cleaning equipment, and NO x and OH radical substances. It is effective where ozone gas or a device with good ozone generation efficiency is required.
- a raw material supply system 99 for supplying oxygen (raw material gas) with a purity of 99.99% or more is composed of a high-purity oxygen cylinder 991, a pressure reducing valve 992, and an on-off valve 993, and supplies oxygen gas 994 to the outside.
- oxygen gas 994 is supplied to the nitrogen addition-less ozone generator 1 as raw material gas 995 through MFC 3.
- the nitrogen addition-less ozone generator 1 includes electrodes 1a and 1b, a dielectric 1c, and a photocatalyst 1d.
- the two electrodes 1a and 1b face each other, and a dielectric 1c is provided on the surface of the electrode 1a facing the electrode 1b. And it is the structure which apply
- a moisture removal gas filter for reducing the amount of water contained in the high-purity oxygen supplied from the cylinder to 0.1 ppm or less is provided, and nitrogen, a moisture-free raw material that suppresses the amount of moisture as much as possible.
- An oxygen gas 994 is supplied to the nitrogen addition-less ozone generator 1 as a raw material gas 995 through a flow rate regulator (MFC) 3 that regulates the amount of gas.
- MFC flow rate regulator
- N 2 is contained in 151 ⁇ 10 2 ppb (ie, 15 ppm). Thus, inevitable N 2 is mixed, but in order to obtain high-purity ozone gas, it is desirable to use raw material oxygen gas with less N 2 mixing.
- FIG. 3 schematically shows the electron coordination structure in solid and the dissociation mechanism of oxygen molecules in the solid electron theory (bandgap theory) of the photocatalyst during silent discharge.
- bandgap theory solid electron theory
- Holes are formed in the valence band where the electrons have moved.
- the lifetime of the electrons that have moved to the conduction band ends depending on whether they move to the surroundings or emit electrons to the discharge region. That is, the electrons that have moved to the conduction band have a very short lifetime and several tens of psec. Since holes in the valence band continue to exist unless electrons moved to the conduction band return by recombination, the lifetime of the holes is as long as 200 to 300 nsec.
- the light absorption wavelength is visible light having a wavelength of 428 nm to 620 nm.
- Silent discharge is generated in this visible light regardless of whether oxygen does not contain nitrogen or oxygen and argon gas. It has the ability to emit light wavelengths in the region (discharge). Therefore, when a photocatalyst with a band gap of 2.0 eV to 2.9 eV is applied to the electrode surface (wall surface) of the ozone generator, the discharge light emitted by the silent discharge in the case of oxygen not containing nitrogen or in oxygen and argon gas.
- the photocatalyst is absorbed to excite the photocatalyst, and oxygen can be dissociated by the adsorption dissociation action of the excited photocatalyst and oxygen gas. Further, as shown in the schematic diagram of FIG. 4, the coupling action is caused on the photocatalyst 1 d (wall M) by the three-body collision between the dissociated oxygen atom, the supplied oxygen molecule (raw material oxygen gas), and the third substance. Ozone can be generated by the promoted work.
- silent discharge with nitrogen gas in an ozone generator has the ability to emit (discharge) light wavelengths in the ultraviolet region (ultraviolet light of 413 nm to 344 nm).
- the photocatalyst having a band gap of 3.0 eV to 3.6 eV can be photoexcited, and the excited photocatalyst can absorb oxygen molecules. Due to the ability to dissociate, ozone gas is generated and silent discharge containing nitrogen is generated.
- a photocatalyst with a band gap of 3.0 eV to 3.6 eV can be photoexcited
- a photocatalyst with a bandgap of 2.0 eV to 2.9 eV can be photoexcited
- the allowable band gap range of the photocatalyst provided on the dielectric or electrode in the discharge region can be from 2.0 eV to 3.6 eV.
- the ozone generation reaction can be promoted by using not only oxygen but also nitrogen discharge light (ultraviolet light). That is, when N 2 gas is included, the ozone generation function by the invention effect of the present application is enhanced.
- the photocatalytic substance applied to the discharge surface of the ozone generator is a kind of semiconductor and has a band gap peculiar to a semiconductor, and shows a value larger than the band gap of a normal semiconductor substance.
- the photocatalytic substance is a metal oxide substance in which a metal and an oxygen atom are usually bonded, and the crystal of the metal oxide substance is not a complete bond between the metal atom and the oxygen atom, but an oxide having a crystal structure having an oxygen deficiency.
- a metal material is said to have a semiconductor effect or a photocatalytic effect.
- iron oxide which is a photocatalytic substance disclosed in Patent Document 2
- Fe 2 O 3 which is a photocatalytic substance disclosed in Patent Document 2
- iron oxide is precisely Fe 2 O X
- the value of the number of oxygen bonds X is 3 Less than (X ⁇ 3)
- iron oxide is a crystal structure that becomes a photocatalytic substance.
- up to three oxygen atoms can be bonded, but in order to be a photocatalytic substance, it has a crystal structure that leaves an oxygen deficient portion in the oxygen bond. .
- a photocatalytic substance is applied to the discharge surface, and the photocatalytic effect is increased to generate high-concentration ozone.
- a device has been devised to greatly increase the surface area of the applied photocatalytic substance on the discharge surface.
- the surface of the photocatalyst material with an increased surface area has moisture. Is easily adsorbed.
- the discharge is performed while the moisture is adsorbed, the moisture is dissociated into H atoms and OH molecules, and the dissociated H atoms and OH molecules are combined with oxygen deficient portions of the photocatalytic substance.
- the photocatalytic substance to which H atoms and OH molecules are bonded has a reduced photocatalytic effect or is lost. As a result, the ability to generate ozone is greatly lost.
- the nitrogen addition-less ozone generator 1 used in the ozone gas supply system of the present invention, even if it is a trace amount (several ppm or less) of moisture contained in the raw material oxygen, the nitrogen addition-less ozone generator 1 As a means for removing trace amounts of moisture contained in source oxygen, a moisture removal filter that removes trace amounts of moisture from the source oxygen gas supply port and suppresses the moisture content to 300 ppb (0.3 ppm) or less is provided as a means for removing trace amounts of moisture contained in source oxygen. It is desirable.
- FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the ozone gas supply system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing the internal configuration of the ozone gas output flow rate management unit in the ozone gas supply system shown in FIG.
- FIG. 7 is an explanatory view schematically showing a display state of the main operation panel in the ozone gas supply system of the first embodiment.
- FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an ozone control unit in the nitrogen addition-less ozone generation unit shown in FIG. FIG.
- FIG. 9 is an explanatory view schematically showing the storage contents of the data memory in the ozone generation unit shown in FIG. 5 (concentration of the ozone generation unit, initial conditions for controlling the flow rate, etc.).
- FIG. 10 is a graph showing an output concentration control waveform obtained by performing output concentration control on the nitrogen addition-less / ozone generating unit 7 shown in FIG.
- the ozone gas supply system 10 includes n ( ⁇ 2) nitrogen addition-less ozone generation units 7-1 to 7-n inside.
- the nitrogen addition-less / ozone generation unit 7-2 among the nitrogen addition-less / ozone generation units 7-1 to 7-n will be taken up as a representative and the internal configuration thereof will be described with reference to the center of FIG.
- the inside of the nitrogen addition-less / ozone generator 1 in the nitrogen addition-less / ozone generation unit 7-2 is filled with a gas containing oxygen gas, and is supplied from the ozone power source 2 in the nitrogen addition-less / ozone generation unit 7-2.
- High-frequency high voltages HV and LV are applied between the electrodes in the ozone generator 1 without nitrogen addition, and a dielectric barrier discharge (silent discharge) is generated between the electrodes, so that the gas in the discharge space generates ozone gas by the discharge. is doing.
- the ozone power source 2 includes a converter 2a, an inverter 2b, and a high voltage circuit unit 2c, which will be described in detail later.
- a function of generating ozone uses creeping discharge or glow discharge without nitrogen addition.
- control means having such a function is shown below.
- the source gas supply port 14 is preferably a high-purity oxygen gas for generating ozone gas such as oxygen gas or a high-purity oxygen source gas containing a small amount of nitrogen gas of less than 10 ppm. Collectively, it is called “nitrogen addition-less oxygen source gas” in a narrow sense). These source gases contain trace amounts of impurities, impure gases, and moisture that are unnecessary for generating ozone gas. Moisture and impurities contained in the source gas are adsorbed on the discharge surface of the nitrogen addition-less / ozone generator 1 to reduce the performance of the photocatalytic substance of the nitrogen addition-less / ozone generator 1. Therefore, in order to remove trace amounts of impurities, impure gas, and moisture contained in these source gases, it is desirable to provide a gas filter, a moisture removal filter that removes moisture in the gas, and the like at the inlet of the source gas.
- a raw material gas having a predetermined raw material gas flow rate Q obtained from the raw material gas supply port 14 of the ozone gas supply system 10 and the raw material gas supply port 14-2 of the nitrogen addition-less ozone generation unit 7-2 is a gas flow rate controller (MFC) 3
- MFC gas flow rate controller
- the means for detecting the gas pressure in the generator and the amount of ozone gas output to the detected generator are finely adjusted to reduce the nitrogen addition -
- the ozone generator system has a function to keep the pressure in the ozone generator 1 constant.
- an automatic pressure regulator (APC) 4 that automatically adjusts the generator pressure to a predetermined pressure, and this automatic pressure regulator (APC) 4 is provided in the ozone gas output piping gas line of the ozone generator. ing.
- ozone gas output piping gas line After passing through a gas filter 51 that removes impurities and foreign matters from the ozone gas generated in the nitrogen generator-less ozone generator 1, an ozone concentration meter 5, an automatic pressure regulator An ozone (oxygenated) gas having a predetermined ozone concentration C is continuously output via the (APC) 4 from the ozone gas output port 15-2 to the outside of the nitrogen addition-less ozone generation unit 7-2.
- the ozone gas output piping gas line may be provided with an ozone gas flow rate controller (MFC) for outputting a constant output ozone gas flow rate.
- MFC ozone gas flow rate controller
- This gas flow rate controller (MFC) 3 controls the raw material gas flow rate supplied to the ozone generator to a constant value.
- the APC 4 automatically controls the gas pressure of the nitrogen addition-less / ozone generator 1 to a constant value by controlling the pressure of the ozone gas flowing in the ozone gas output piping path of the nitrogen addition-less / ozone generator 1. ing.
- the nitrogen addition-less ozone generation unit 7-2 includes a nitrogen addition-less ozone generator 1 having means for generating ozone gas, an ozone power source 2 having means for supplying predetermined power to the ozone gas, and a raw material gas flow rate to be supplied MFC3 having means for controlling the pressure to a constant value, APC4 having means for controlling the pressure value in the nitrogen addition-less ozone generator 1 to a constant value, gas filter 51 having means for trapping the impurity gas of the output ozone gas, A plurality of functional means such as an ozone concentration meter 5 having means for detecting the ozone concentration value to be output are integrated to constitute a unit package unit.
- the configurations of the ozone generation units 7-1 to 7-n are all the same (other than 7-2 are not shown), and the internal configuration described as a representative of the nitrogen addition-less ozone generation unit 7-2 is presented. .
- a water leakage sensor 6 is provided on the bottom surface of each nitrogen addition-less ozone generation unit 7 (ozone generation units 7-1 to 7-n), and the presence or absence of water leakage in each ozone generation unit 7 is monitored. That is, information obtained from the water leakage sensor 6 is obtained by the EMO circuit (emergency stop circuit) 81 in the system management unit 8 and monitored under the control of the system management control unit 84.
- the system control unit 8 provided in the ozone gas supply system 10 receives detection information from the exhaust sensor 23 and the ozone leak sensor 24 for evacuating the apparatus from the exhaust duct 11 and monitoring it in a negative pressure state. Yes.
- the system management control unit 84 sends all nitrogen addition-less / ozone generation units 7-1 to 7-n to the system. Nitrogen addition-less / ozone generation unit control signals 86-1 to 86-n for giving an instruction to stop are given to stop the operation of nitrogen addition-less / ozone generation units 7-1 to 7-n.
- system management control unit 84 in the system overall management unit 8 receives processing ozone gas event signals 16-1 to 16-n including the required ozone flow rate Qs12 and the required ozone concentration Cs12 from the ozone processing devices 12-1 to 12-n. Is received via the user information I / F 83.
- the system management control unit 84 sends the nitrogen addition less / ozone generation unit control signals 86-1 to 86-n to the nitrogen addition less / ozone generation unit based on the instruction contents of the processing ozone gas event signals 16-1 to 16-n. 7-1 to 7-n and a control signal S8 is output to the ozone gas output flow rate management unit 9.
- the flow rate and concentration of the ozone gas output from each of the nitrogen addition-less ozone generation units 7-1 to 7-n are controlled, and the opening / closing control of the ozone gas control valve 9a and the like in the ozone gas output flow rate management unit 9 is performed.
- the ozone gas having the gas flow rate and concentration in accordance with the instruction contents of the processing ozone gas event signals 16-1 to 16-n can be supplied to the ozone processing devices 12-1 to 12-n.
- the system supervision management unit 8 will be described in more detail.
- the system management unit 8 includes an EMO circuit 81 that performs an emergency stop of the apparatus, a unit information I / F 82, a user information I / F 83, a system management control unit 84, and a main operation panel 85.
- the EMO circuit 81 is a circuit that monitors a system abnormality signal obtained from the water leakage sensor 6 of each nitrogen addition-less / ozone generation unit 7. Specifically, when the EMO circuit 81 receives the detection information of the water leakage abnormality from the water leakage sensor 6, the information is transmitted to the system management control unit 84, and the water leakage sensor 6 that has detected the water leakage abnormality is transmitted from the system management control unit 84.
- An ozone generation unit control signal 86 (any one of ozone generation unit control signals 86-1 to 86-n) is given to the corresponding nitrogen addition-less ozone generation unit 7 to stop the nitrogen addition-less ozone generation unit 7.
- the unit information I / F 82 has a function of transmitting / receiving unit information signals 17-1 to 17-n from the nitrogen addition-less / ozone generating units 7-1 to 7-n.
- the user information I / F 83 includes the processing ozone gas event signals 16-1 to 16-n (command ozone flow rate Qs12, request ozone concentration Cs12, command signals) from the ozone processing apparatuses 12-1 to 12-n.
- the operation information Y, the device number, etc. are received).
- the system management control unit 84 outputs a control signal S8 that is a command for opening and closing the ozone gas control valves (9a, 9b, 9c, 9ab, 9bc, 9ca) in the ozone gas output flow rate management unit 9, and the ozone gas output flow rate Performs overall control within the management unit 9.
- the system management control unit 84 also has a function of exchanging information with the main operation panel 85.
- the ozone gas supply system 10 has a cooling water inlet 13A and a cooling water outlet 13B. From the cooling water inlet 13A through the cooling water inlets 13a-1 to 13a-n, a nitrogen addition less ozone generating unit is provided. Cooling water from an external cooling device (not shown) is taken into 7-1 to 7-n, and water after cooling from the nitrogen addition-less ozone generation units 7-1 to 7-n is cooled to the cooling water outlets 13b-1 to 13b. Output from the cooling water outlet 13B to the outside via -n.
- the amount and temperature of the cooling water from the external cooling device are controlled so as to be supplied with a constant value.
- the ozone gas supply system 10 has a raw material gas supply port 14, and the raw material gas supply port 14 passes through the raw material gas supply ports 14-1 to 14 -n to enter the nitrogen addition-less ozone generation units 7-1 to 7 -n.
- the raw material gas is taken in from the outside.
- a gas filter for removing traces of impurities, impure gas and moisture in the source gas is provided at the inlet of the external source gas so as to stabilize the purity of the source gas. It is controlled.
- the ozone gas output ports 15-1 to 15-n of the nitrogen addition-less ozone generation units 7-1 to 7-n are connected to the internal ozone gas output flow rate management unit 9, and the ozone gas output flow rate management unit 9 to the ozone gas output port 25- Ozone gas is output to the outside of the ozone gas supply system 10 via 1 to 25-n.
- the processing ozone gas event signals 16-1 to 16-n output from the n ozone processing apparatuses 12-1 to 12-n are taken into the system management control unit 84 via the user information I / F 83.
- the processing ozone gas event signal 16 (16-1 to 16-n) indicates the required ozone flow rate Qs12, the raw material gas set concentration Cs12, the operation information Y, and the like.
- the system management control unit 84 controls the nitrogen addition-less / ozone generation units 7-1 to 7-n based on the processing ozone gas event signals 16-1 to 16-n, and controls the nitrogen addition-less / ozone generation unit control signals 86-1 to 86-n. It has a function of outputting 86-n.
- Nitrogen addition-less / ozone generation units 7-1 to 7-n have operation panels 85-1 to 85-n for nitrogen addition-less / ozone generation units. Further, unit information signals 17-1 to 17-n are transmitted from the nitrogen addition-less ozone generation units 7-1 to 7-n to the system management control unit 84 via the unit information I / F 82 of the system control unit 8.
- the unit information signal 17 (17-1 to 17-n) is an information signal for instructing the failure of the ozone generator 1 in each nitrogen addition-less ozone generation unit 7 and the operation / stop state.
- the operation information Y included in the processing ozone gas event signal 16 corresponds to a user information signal indicating a failure or operation / stop state information signal of each ozone processing device 12 (12-1 to 12-n).
- the information is taken into the user information I / F 83 in the system management unit 8.
- the nitrogen addition-less ozone generation units 7-1 to 7-n each have an ozone control unit 19.
- the ozone control unit 19 includes a set flow rate Qs of the raw material gas flow rate, a detected flow rate Q, a set pressure Ps of the generator pressure of the ozone generator 1, a detected pressure P, and each nitrogen addition-less ozone generation unit.
- 7 is a control unit that receives the ozone concentration C output from 7 and controls the ozone power source 2 to control the ozone concentration, gas flow rate, etc. of the ozone gas generated from the nitrogen addition-less ozone generator 1.
- the ozone control unit 19 exchanges signals with the ozone concentration meter 5, the MFC 3, the APC 4, and the ozone power source 2.
- the ozone gas output flow rate management unit 9 has ozone gas input ports 29-1 to 29-n corresponding to the output portions of the nitrogen addition less / ozone generation units 7-1 to 7-n.
- the ozone processing units 12-1 to 12-n have ozone gas output ports 39-1 to 39-n corresponding to the input parts.
- the ozone gas on / off valves 22-1 to 22-n are provided between the ozone gas output ports 39-1 to 39-n (ozone gas output ports 25-1 to 25-n) and the ozone treatment devices 12-1 to 12-n. Is inserted.
- the ozone treatment devices 12-1 to 12-n open the ozone gas on-off valves 22-1 to 22-n when supplying ozone gas.
- This ozone gas supply system 10 is a system provided with n ozone gas output ports of ozone gas output ports 39-1 to 39-n, but the ozone gas output which is not output when the number of ozone treatment devices on the user side is less than n. This can be dealt with by using a pipe joint at the port 39 as a cap joint and plugging the output gas.
- the ozone gas output flow rate management unit 9 has ozone gas control valves 9a, 9b, 9c, 9bc, 9ab, 9ca inside, and the ozone gas control valves 9a, 9b, 9c are normally open (NO), the ozone gas control valves 9bc, 9ab and 9ca are normally closed (NC).
- the ozone gas control valves 9a, 9b, 9c, 9bc, 9ab, 9ca electric valves or pneumatic valves that can be opened / closed by electricity or air pressure can be considered.
- the ozone gas control valves 9a to 9c are inserted between the ozone gas input ports 29-1 to 29-n and the ozone gas output ports 39-1 to 39-n of the nitrogen addition-less ozone generation units 7-1 to 7-n. .
- the ozone gas control valve 9ab is provided between the outputs of the ozone gas control valves 9a and 9b
- the ozone gas control valve 9bc is provided between the outputs of the ozone gas control valves 9b and 9c
- the ozone gas control valve 9ca is between the outputs of the ozone gas control valves 9c and 9a.
- the open state and the closed state of the ozone gas control valves 9a, 9b, 9c, 9bc, 9ab, 9ca are controlled.
- FIG. 6 only one ozone treatment device 12-2 in which the ozone gas on-off valve 22-2 is open (blacked out) is operating among the ozone treatment devices 12-1 to 12-n.
- the ozone gas flow rate for 12-2 shows the state of the ozone gas output flow rate management unit 9 when 30 SLM (L / min) ozone gas is supplied. That is, the ozone treatment device 12-2 instructs the ozone flow rate of 30 SLM by the required ozone flow rate Qs12 in the treatment ozone gas event signal 16-2.
- the system management control unit 84 in the system management unit 8 receives 10 SLMs from the nitrogen addition less / ozone generation units 7-1 to 7-n in response to the nitrogen addition less / ozone generation unit control signals 86-1 to 86-n. Control to supply ozone gas.
- the system management control unit 84 controls the open / closed state of the ozone gas control valves 9a, 9b, 9c, 9bc, 9ab, 9ca in the ozone gas output flow rate management unit 9 by the control signal S8.
- the control signal S8 for opening the ozone gas control valves 9a, 9b, 9c, 9bc, 9ab (blacked out) and closing the ozone gas control valve 9ca (white) is output to the ozone gas output flow rate management unit 9. To do.
- the ozone treatment apparatus 12 that is not used is described as being closed by the ozone gas on-off valves 22-1 to 22-n.
- the ozone treatment apparatus that is not used is not supplied with ozone gas 25-1 to 25- It may be forcibly plugged by a pipe joint at the portion n.
- the system management control unit 84 supplies ozone gas at a flow rate of 10 SLM from the nitrogen addition-less / ozone generation units 7-1 to 7-n according to the nitrogen addition-less / ozone generation unit control signals 86-1 to 86-n.
- ozone gas with a gas flow rate of 30 SLM (10 SLM ⁇ 3) can be supplied to the ozone treatment device 12-2.
- the display surface of the main operation panel 85 of the ozone gas supply system 10 is associated with the nitrogen addition-less ozone generation units 7-1 to 7-n and the ozone treatment apparatuses 12-1 to 12-n.
- the open / close states of the ozone gas control valves 9a, 9b, 9c, 9bc, 9ab, 9ca are shown.
- the required ozone flow rate Qs12 (SLM) and the required ozone concentration Cs12 (g / m 3 ) of the ozone treatment apparatuses 12-1 to 12-n are shown.
- ozone gas control valves 9a, 9b, 9c, and 9bc are outputted by outputting ozone gas having an ozone flow rate of 10 (SLM) and an ozone concentration of 280 (g / m 3 ) from the nitrogen addition-less ozone generation units 7-1 to 7-n, respectively.
- 9ab are opened and the ozone gas control valve 9ca is closed, so that ozone gas having an ozone flow rate of 30 (SLM) and an ozone concentration of 280 (g / m 3 ) can be supplied to the ozone treatment device 12-2. it can.
- the ozone control unit 19 As shown in FIG. 8, the ozone control unit 19 provided in each nitrogen addition-less / ozone generation unit 7 controls the ozone power source 2 so that the ozone generation content (gas flow rate, (Ozone gas concentration) is controlled.
- the ozone power source 2 is a converter 2a that rectifies commercial AC voltages AC1 ⁇ to AC3 ⁇ , converts the DC voltage to a high frequency optimal for the nitrogen addition-less ozone generator 1, controls the output voltage, and supplies the predetermined power with nitrogen addition-less ozone
- An inverter 2b supplied to the generator 1 a high voltage circuit 2c for boosting the voltage output from the inverter 2b to a high voltage up to a voltage for generating a discharge for generating the nitrogen addition-less ozone generator 1, and It consists of a current sensor 2d.
- the converter 2a, the inverter 2b, and the high voltage circuit unit 2c are connected in series, and a current sensor 2d is interposed between the converter 2a and the inverter 2b.
- the ozone control unit 19 controls the ozone gas content (gas flow rate Q, ozone concentration C) generated by the nitrogen generator-less / ozone generator 1, and outputs the high frequency / high voltage HV, LV which are the outputs of the high voltage circuit unit 2 c.
- a nitrogen addition-less ozone generator 1 is applied to generate ozone gas of a predetermined ozone amount from oxygen gas, which is a raw material gas, by a discharge phenomenon.
- the ozone controller 19 inverts the source gas flow rate setting device 1S1, the selector 1S2, the ozone concentration setting device 1S3, the analog switches 1S4-A to 1S4-F that are controlled by turning on and off the respective control signals, and the respective control signals. Inverters 1S5-1 and 1S5-2 for converting signals are provided.
- the ozone control unit 19 stores the set power Ws necessary for generating the optimum ozone amount in response to the signals of the raw material gas set flow rate Qs, the set concentration Cs, and the set pressure Ps of the nitrogen addition-less ozone generator 1.
- the data memory 1S6 has a current signal converter 1S7 for converting the set power Ws into a current signal for injecting a current necessary for the ozone power source.
- the ozone control unit 19 drives the inverter 2b with an initial current command, receives a source gas flow rate Q and a generated ozone concentration C that are actually flowing by the MFC 3 and the ozone concentration meter 5, and switches to PID control.
- a PID control circuit 1S9 that performs PID control of the ozone concentration C and the gas set concentration Cs based on the comparison result is provided.
- the ozone control unit 19 receives the ozone generation unit control signal 86 from the system management control unit 84, and based on the required ozone flow rate Qs8, the required ozone concentration Cs8, and the operation information Y8 indicated by the ozone generation unit control signal 86, An event adjuster 1S10 that adjusts the set flow rate Qs and the set ozone concentration Cs signal is provided.
- the ozone control unit 19 includes an initial pulse width setting unit 1S12 that sets an initial pulse width for turning on the inverter 2b to control injection power based on the output current of the pressure setting unit 1S11, the current signal converter 1S7, and the ozone concentration.
- a current converter that receives the ozone concentration C and the set ozone concentration Cs detected by the total 5 and converts them into a current signal for controlling the injection power of the inverter 2b based on the comparison result between the ozone concentration C and the raw material gas set concentration Cs. 1S13.
- Data memory 1S6 The data memory 1S6 that stores the initial conditions for controlling the ozone concentration and the ozone flow rate of the nitrogen addition-less ozone generation unit 7, as shown in FIG. 9, sets the set pressure Ps of the nitrogen addition-less ozone generator 1 as a parameter. And a plurality of memory banks BK1 to BK4 (four cases are shown for convenience of explanation in FIG. 9), and if the set pressure Ps of the nitrogen addition-less ozone generator 1 is determined The memory bank BKx (any one of 1 to 4) corresponding to the set pressure Ps is selected.
- the selected memory bank BK is divided into a plurality of units for each ⁇ Q, with the horizontal axis (X axis) being the set flow rate Qs of the ozone gas flow rate.
- the vertical axis (Y axis) is the set concentration Cs of ozone concentration, and is divided into a plurality for each ⁇ C.
- the data memory 1S6 receives signals of the set flow rate Qs and the set concentration Cs that function as addresses on the horizontal axis (X axis) and the vertical axis (Y axis), and has a predetermined memory address determined by the X axis and Y axis addresses.
- the set power amount W (A11 to A17,..., A61 to A67) necessary for generating the ozone amount is written, and the set power amount Ws is output to the current signal converter 1S7 in the ozone amount control 19 To do.
- the current signal is converted into a current signal by the current signal converter 1S7, and the current signal is given to the initial pulse width setting unit 1S12 via the analog switch 1S4-E, and the set power amount Ws is realized by the initial pulse width setting unit 1S12.
- a pulse signal Tw having a predetermined frequency and a predetermined pulse width is output to the inverter 2b.
- the output concentration control waveform in which the output concentration control of the nitrogen addition-less ozone generation unit 7 is performed is set corresponding to the operation command signal to the ozone generation unit 7 (included in the operation information Y8).
- the injected power of the inverter 2b is set based on the set power amount Ws from the data memory 1S6.
- the PID control by the PID control circuit 1S9 is switched by the time control by the timer 1S8.
- the PID control circuit 1S9 determines the pulse width of the pulse signal Tw based on the current signal of the current converter 1S13 (a signal determined based on the comparison result between the ozone gas concentration C (detected from the ozone concentration meter 5) and the gas set concentration Cs).
- ⁇ Tw PID control of the injected power of the inverter 2b is executed.
- the ozone concentration (C) generated from the nitrogen addition-less ozone generator 1 shows the control response waveform shown in FIG.
- the event adjuster 1S10 starts the timer 1S8 with the input of an operation command (not shown) as a trigger. At this time, the event adjuster 1S10 controls the source gas flow rate comparator 1S2 so as to select the source gas set flow rate Qs of the source gas flow rate setter 1S1, and the analog switches 1S4-A and 1S4-D are turned on. The switches 1S4-B and 1S4-C are turned off.
- the timer 1S8 immediately after startup turns on the analog switch 1S4-E and turns off the analog switch 1S4-F.
- the set pressure Ps is obtained from the pressure setter 1S11
- the source gas set flow rate Qs is obtained from the source gas flow rate setter 1S1
- the source gas set concentration Cs is obtained from the ozone concentration setter 1S3.
- the set power amount Ws is output to the current signal converter 1S7.
- the initial pulse width setting device 1S12 generates a pulse signal Tw having an initial pulse width.
- On / off of the inverter 2b is controlled according to "H" and "L" of the pulse signal Tw.
- the initial control based on the set power amount Ws of the data memory 1S6 is executed within the set time To when the timer 1S8 is in the operating state.
- the PID control circuit 1S9 reflects the comparison result between the ozone concentration C and the gas set concentration Cs obtained from the ozone concentration meter 5 based on the current signal from the current converter 1S13, and sets the pulse width of the pulse signal Tw.
- PID control mainly for making a minute displacement ( ⁇ Tw) is performed on the ozone power source 2.
- the PID control circuit 1S9 varies the minute deviation ⁇ Tw also by the detection current I of the current sensor 2d.
- the operation is switched to PID control (W).
- the event adjuster 1S10 starts the timer 1S8 with the input of the ozone generation unit control signal 86 indicating the required ozone flow rate Qs8, the required ozone concentration Cs8 and the operation information Y8 as a trigger.
- the analog switches 1S4-A and 1S4-D are turned off, and the analog switches 1S4-B and 1S4-C are turned on.
- the timer 1S8 immediately after starting turns on the analog switch 1S4-E and turns off the analog switch 1S4-F.
- the required ozone flow rate Qs8 and the required ozone concentration Cs8 are based on the required ozone flow rate Qs12 and the required ozone concentration Cs12 indicated by the processing ozone gas event signals 16-1 to 16-n from the ozone processing apparatuses 12-1 to 12-n. This is determined by the system management control unit 84.
- the set pressure Ps, the required ozone flow rate Qs8 and the required ozone concentration Cs8 indicated by the ozone generation unit control signal 86 are obtained from the pressure setter 1S11 as the set flow rate Qs and the set concentration Cs.
- the set power amount Ws is output to the current signal converter 1S7.
- the initial pulse width setting device 1S12 generates a pulse signal Tw having an initial pulse width.
- the initial control based on the set power amount Ws of the data memory 1S6 is executed within the set time To when the timer 1S8 is in the operating state.
- the PID control circuit 1S9 performs PID control mainly on the ozone power source 2 based on the current signal from the current converter 1S13, which mainly shifts the pulse width of the pulse signal Tw ( ⁇ Tw).
- FIG. 11 is a graph showing the received power of the 2.5 KW ozone power source 2 of one nitrogen addition-less ozone generation unit 7 and the ozone concentration characteristics generated in the nitrogen addition-less ozone generator 1.
- the generated ozone concentration can be variably set from about 0 g / m 3 to 360 g / m 3 .
- the ozone concentration characteristic L12 indicates the ozone concentration characteristic when the ozone gas flow rate Q is 2.5 SLM.
- the generated ozone concentration can be variably set from about 0 g / m 3 to 360 g / m 3 .
- the ozone concentration characteristic L13 is an ozone concentration characteristic when the ozone gas flow rate Q is 5.0 SLM
- the ozone concentration characteristic L14 is an ozone concentration characteristic when the ozone gas flow rate Q is 7.5 SLM
- the ozone concentration characteristic L15 is The ozone concentration characteristic when the ozone gas flow rate Q is supplied at 10 SLM
- the ozone concentration characteristic L16 is the ozone concentration characteristic when the ozone gas flow rate Q is supplied at 20 SLM
- the ozone concentration characteristic L17 is the case when the ozone gas flow rate Q is supplied at 30 SLM. Ozone concentration characteristics are shown.
- the maximum ozone concentration generated at a received power of 2.5 kW is 280 g / m 3 (see ozone concentration characteristic L15), and ozone gas with an ozone gas flow rate Q of 20 SLM is supplied.
- the maximum ozone concentration generated at a received power of 2.5 kW is 180 g / m 3 (see ozone concentration characteristic L16).
- the maximum ozone concentration generated at a received power of 2.5 kW Is only 140 g / m 3 (see ozone concentration characteristic L17).
- the nitrogen addition-less ozone generation unit 7 which is an ozone power source 2 with a received power of 2.5 KW
- the maximum one nitrogen addition-less ozone generator 1 can supply
- the flow rate is 10 SLM, that is, when the ozone concentration satisfies 280 g / m 3 from one nitrogen addition-less ozone generator 1, a gas flow rate higher than the ozone gas flow rate of 10 SLM cannot be supplied.
- the ozone gas supply system 10 of the present embodiment is configured such that the ozone gas output flow rate management unit 9 outputs one or more of n ozone gas outputs supplied from the n nitrogen addition-less ozone generation units 77-1 to 7-n.
- An output ozone gas output control system that can selectively output a plurality of combinations to any ozone treatment device 12 among the ozone treatment devices 12-1 to 12-n is employed.
- the open / close control of the ozone gas control valves 9ab, 9bc, 9ca in the ozone gas output flow rate management unit 9 provided between the units provided in the ozone gas output flow rate management unit 9 is performed. 6 and 7, all the ozone gas generated from the n nitrogen addition-less ozone generation units 7-1 to 7-n can be supplied to one ozone processing apparatus 12-2. .
- ozone gas having a gas flow rate of 10 SLM and an ozone gas concentration of 280 g / m 3 is supplied to the ozone treatment device 12-2.
- Ozone ozone gas can be supplied, and the ozone concentration at that time can be increased to 280 g / m 3 .
- the use of the current ozone generator has the effect of significantly improving the processing speed, performance improvement, and the like, which are the processing capabilities of the ozone processing apparatus.
- the nitrogen addition-less ozone generation unit 7 can output only a maximum ozone concentration of 280 g / m 3 with 10 SLM source gas, but the ozone gas control valve 9ab provided between the units provided in the ozone gas output flow rate management unit 9 If the open / close control of 9bc and 9ca is used, the ozone concentration can be increased.
- the ozone gas control valves 9a, 9b, 9c, 9bc, 9ab, 9ca are controlled to open and close, and the gas flow rates supplied from the three ozone generation units 7 to 3.3 SLM, respectively. If this is done, the output concentration is increased to the maximum value of the ozone concentration of 3.3 SLM, and as shown by the phantom point P3, ozone gas of a total of 10 SLM can be supplied at an ozone concentration of about 330 g / m 3 , and the ozone treatment device receives the ozone gas supply It has the effect of increasing the ozone treatment capacity of 12-2.
- the ozone gas supply system 10 of the present embodiment that employs an output ozone gas output control system configured by the ozone gas output flow rate management unit 9 equipped with n nitrogen addition-less ozone generation units 7, If any of the ozone generation units 7-1 to 7-n fails, the corresponding ozone treatment device 12 can no longer be used, and the ozone gas output from the non-failed nitrogen addition-less ozone generation unit 7 can be removed.
- the ozone gas control valves 9ab, 9bc and 9ca can be supplied by opening and closing, and an ozone gas supply system with higher ozone gas supply reliability can be obtained.
- the ozone gas supplied from the nitrogen addition-less ozone generation unit 7-1 is supplied to the ozone gas control valve 9a, 9ab, the ozone gas on-off valve 22-2 can be opened and supplied to the ozone treatment device 12-2.
- the operation information Y of the treatment ozone gas event signal 16 is taken in, and the ozone generation unit control signal 86 is immediately used.
- the operation of the nitrogen addition-less ozone generation unit 7 that supplies ozone gas to the failed ozone treatment device 12 can be stopped.
- one ozone gas supply system 10 includes a plurality of nitrogen addition-less ozone generation units 7-1 to 7-n, and each nitrogen addition-less ozone generation unit 7 is means for generating ozone gas.
- the source gas in the nitrogen addition-less ozone generator 1 is only oxygen gas, no MFC is required to add nitrogen gas of several thousand f or more, and by-products such as NO x and OH radical substances are removed. It is possible to supply ozone gas having a higher purity and a higher concentration, which is not included, to a plurality of ozone processing apparatuses with an independent ozone gas amount and ozone concentration.
- the ozone gas supply system 10 is provided with opening / closing valves (ozone gas control valves 9a to 9c) corresponding to the output ozone gas pipes from the nitrogen addition-less / ozone generators 1 and each of the nitrogen addition-less / ozone generators 1 described above.
- the ozone gas output flow rate management unit 9 provided with on-off valves (9bc, 9ab, 9ca) is also provided between the output ozone gas pipes.
- the ozone gas supply system 10 includes a nitrogen addition-less ozone generation unit 7-1 to 7 by opening / closing operations of the ozone gas control valves 9a, 9b, 9c, 9bc, 9ab, 9ca in the ozone gas output flow rate management unit 9.
- -System control unit 8 ozone gas output flow rate capable of executing ozone gas output flow rate control for selectively outputting one or a combination of two or more ozone gases output from -n to any one of the ozone treatment devices 12-1. Management unit).
- the ozone gas control valves 9a, 9b, and 9c are opened, the ozone gas control valves 9ab, 9bc, and 9ca are closed, and the ozone gas on / off valves 22-1 to 22-n are opened.
- the ozone gas treatment device 12- Each of 1 to 12-n can be controlled independently.
- ozone treatment device 12-2 by supplying a combination of two or more ozone gas outputs to one ozone treatment device (ozone treatment device 12-2), ozone gases having various gas flow rates and concentrations can be obtained. Can be supplied.
- the remaining nitrogen addition-less ozone generation unit 7 that operates normally causes the ozone treatment devices 12-1 to 12- Since ozone gas can be supplied to any of 12-n, highly reliable ozone gas supply can be realized.
- the ozone gas supply system 10 controls the ozone gas output flow rate management unit 9 by the control signal S8 from the system management control unit 84, and outputs it from the nitrogen addition-less ozone generation units 7-1 to 7-n. Ozone gas combination / selection processing is performed so that ozone gas having a desired gas flow rate and ozone gas concentration can be output to the ozone processing apparatus 12.
- the ozone gas supply system 10 of Embodiment 1 includes an electric valve or an empty valve that can open and close the ozone gas control valves 9a, 9b, 9c, 9bc, 9ab, 9ca provided in the ozone gas output flow rate management unit 9 by electricity or air pressure. It is possible to centrally manage the gas flow rate and ozone gas concentration of the ozone gas output to the outside from the nitrogen addition-less / ozone generator 1 in each nitrogen addition-less / ozone generation unit 7 under the control of the control signal S8 as a pressure valve.
- the system management unit 8 includes the water leakage sensor 6, the EMO circuit 81, the unit information I / F 82, the system management control unit 84, etc., so that any of the nitrogen addition-less / ozone generation units 7-1 to 7-n can be performed.
- the corresponding nitrogen addition-less ozone generation unit can be stopped.
- the nitrogen addition-less / ozone generation units 7-1 to 7-n can be stopped.
- the ozone gas supply system 10 is provided with a safety stop function when each ozone generation unit 7 is abnormal or when the ozone gas supply system 10 as a whole is abnormal, thereby realizing a highly safe system. be able to.
- the ozone gas supply system 10 is configured to supply a plurality of ozone treatment apparatuses with independent ozone gas amounts and ozone concentrations of higher-purity and higher-concentration ozone gas that does not contain by-products such as NO x and OH radical substances.
- the ozone gas supply system 10 is configured to supply a plurality of ozone treatment apparatuses with independent ozone gas amounts and ozone concentrations of higher-purity and higher-concentration ozone gas that does not contain by-products such as NO x and OH radical substances.
- FIG. 12 is a circuit diagram showing details of the internal configuration of the ozone power source 2.
- FIG. 13 is a perspective view schematically showing a combined structure of the nitrogen addition-less ozone generation unit 7X of the first embodiment.
- the nitrogen addition-less ozone generation unit 7X means one unit of ozone generation unit configured as each of the nitrogen addition-less / ozone generation units 7-1 to 7-n of the first embodiment.
- the ozone power supply unit 2 and the nitrogen addition-less ozone generator 1 are each reduced in size, supplied with compacted power, and controls the amount of power.
- the nitrogen addition-less ozone generator 1 having means for generating ozone gas
- the MFC 3 having means for controlling the raw material gas flow rate
- the gas filter 51 having means for removing ozone gas impurities
- Ozone concentration meter 5 having means for detecting output ozone gas concentration
- APC4 having means for controlling gas pressure in ozone generator to a constant value are consolidated and packaged to reduce the amount of nitrogen added by 1 unit -Realizes ozone generation unit 7X.
- the nitrogen addition-less ozone generator 1 The ozone power supply 2 and the gas piping system are packaged to make the ozone addition unit 7X less compact.
- the entire apparatus Even if a plurality of nitrogen addition-less ozone generation units 7X are mounted as nitrogen addition-less / ozone generation units 7-1 to 7-n, the entire apparatus The ozone gas supply system with improved function and improved reliability can be realized without increasing the size.
- FIG. 12 shows a circuit configuration that is made compact by realizing integration of main components of the nitrogen addition-less ozone generator 1 and the ozone power supply unit 2.
- the nitrogen addition-less ozone generator 1 requires a required area as a discharge area for generating ozone in order to obtain a required ozone generation amount. Therefore, in order to reduce the area occupied by the generator, the ozone generator 1 is configured as a multi-layered electrode cell type by forming a thin electrode cell and reducing the cross sectional area of one electrode cell, The ozone generator 1 with a small occupation area is realized.
- the ozone power source 2 includes a converter 2a that rectifies commercial AC voltage, an inverter 2b that converts the DC voltage into a high frequency optimum for a nitrogen addition-less ozone generator, controls output voltage, and supplies predetermined power to the ozone generator, It has a high voltage circuit section 2c for boosting the voltage output from the inverter 2b to a voltage that generates a discharge for generating the nitrogen addition less ozone generator 1, and the ozone control section 19 This controls the injection power of the ozone power source.
- the converter 2a is composed of a rectifier circuit 2a1, a capacitor bank 2a2, a smoothing reactor 2a3, a chopper circuit unit 2a4 and a chopper control circuit unit 2a5, and the inverter 2b is composed of an inverter circuit 2b1 and an inverter control circuit 2b2.
- the parts of the converter 2a and the inverter 2b of the ozone power source 2 are classified and the parts are modularized to realize a miniaturized circuit configuration.
- the DC / smoothing circuit unit 2ax obtained by modularizing the rectifier circuit 2a1, the capacitor bank 2a2, and the smoothing reactor 2a3 as a unit has been reduced in size, and the quality of parts has been improved.
- the chopper circuit portion 2a4 constituting the converter 2a and the inverter circuit 2b1 constituting the inverter 2b are both composed of power semiconductors such as FET elements and IGBT elements and need to be cooled by cooling fins, the chopper circuit portion 2a4 and the inverter The power element portion 2p that is effectively reduced in size is realized by modularizing the circuit 2b1 as one semiconductor module.
- the chopper control circuit 2a5 of the converter 2a and the inverter control circuit 2b2 of the inverter 2b realize a very miniaturized power supply control board 2q by forming a single board or an integrated IC.
- the high voltage circuit unit 2c includes a series reactor L0 that limits the inverter output current, a high voltage transformer Tr that boosts the voltage to a high voltage, and a parallel reactor Lb for power factor improvement, and each component is a large and heavy component.
- the series reactor L0 and the parallel reactor Lb are integrated into a high-voltage transformer Tr so as to incorporate a function into a special transformer.
- the transformer is designed so that the series reactor L0 can be integrated with the primary leakage inductance of the high-voltage transformer.
- the parallel reactor Lb is designed as a transformer that can increase the exciting inductance of the transformer, and the parallel reactor Lb can incorporate the function in the transformer.
- this high-voltage transformer Tr is formed with a ferrite core that is light and has good high-frequency characteristics, and the transformer Tr has a reduced installation area and has a predetermined capacity.
- a very small high-voltage circuit unit 2c was realized by installing a plurality of transformers (three in the figure) in a vertical shape so that a plurality of small transformers were formed in parallel connection.
- the series reactor L0 that limits the output current of the inverter may not be integrated with the transformer but may be formed by an independent small reactor L0.
- FIG. 13 shows a unit of nitrogen addition-less ozone generation unit 7X in which the nitrogen addition-less ozone generator 1, the ozone power source 2, the MFC 5, the gas filter 51, the ozone concentration meter 5, the APC 4, and the gas piping integrated block 30 are integrated. Is shown.
- the ozone control unit 19 is connected by an electrical signal to the nitrogen addition-less ozone generator 1 and the ozone power source 2 (blocks BL1 and BL2), the MFC 3, the ozone concentration meter 5, and the APC 4 provided in an integrated manner. Yes.
- the direction in which the operation panel 85-i exists will be described as the front surface of the nitrogen addition-less ozone generation unit 7X.
- Nitrogen addition-less ozone generator 1 and ozone power supply 2 are modularized as shown in FIG. 8 to reduce the number of parts, reduce the size of each part and reduce the installation area.
- the DC addition / smoothing circuit unit 1 ⁇ / b> Ax of the ozone power source 2, the power element unit 2 p, and the power supply control board are centered on the nitrogen addition-less ozone generator 1 in one nitrogen addition-less ozone generation unit 7 ⁇ / b> X.
- One block BL1 is disposed on the front surface, several small transformers are stacked vertically, and the high voltage circuit portion 2c is formed as the block BL2 so as to be distributed and integrated.
- Gas supply piping system including MFC3 that supplies raw material gas to the nitrogen addition-less ozone generator 1, gas filter 51 that outputs the generated ozone gas to the outside, ozone concentration meter 5, ozone gas output piping system via APC4
- a cooling piping system (cooling water inlet 13A, cooling water outlet 13B) for cooling the electrode of the nitrogen addition-less ozone generator 1 is required. Since these piping systems must be arranged three-dimensionally, connecting each part with existing gas piping, cooling piping, etc. increases the number of connecting joints between the piping and the parts. A very large space is required to connect these piping systems.
- a piping unit different from the nitrogen addition / ozone generation unit (nitrogen addition-less / ozone generator) is provided on the back surface, for example, and the generator unit and piping are connected on the back surface. Therefore, it was difficult to integrate the nitrogen addition-less ozone generation unit, the gas supply piping system, the ozone gas output piping system, and the cooling piping systems 13A and 13B together.
- the gas pipe integrated block 30 has a three-dimensional structure, and on each surface, nitrogen addition-less ozone generator 1, MFC3, gas filter 51, ozone monitor 5, APC4 (hereinafter collectively referred to as “nitrogen addition-less ozone generation”) Are placed adjacent to each other. And, by attaching a screw or the like via an O-ring at the connecting portion between the nitrogen addition-less ozone generator 1 etc.
- the nitrogen addition-less / ozone generator 1 and the like are closely attached to the gas piping integrated block 30.
- the gas piping integrated block 30 has piping paths R30a to 30f inside, and a cooling water inlet 13A, a cooling water outlet 13B, a raw material gas supply port 14 and an ozone gas output port 15 are attached to the side surface, and an ozone generator
- the structure is such that the nitrogen addition-less ozone generator 1 is attached using the mounting bolts Bt1 to Bt4.
- the MFC 3 is sandwiched between the MFC mounting blocks 33 and 33 and attached to the gas piping integrated block 30, the APC 4 is sandwiched between the APC mounting blocks 34 and 34 and attached to the gas piping integrated block 30, and the ozone concentration meter is mounted.
- the ozone densitometer 5 is mounted by being sandwiched between the blocks 35 and 35 for use.
- In-block channels B3 to B5 for securing a piping path are also formed in these mounting blocks 33 to 35.
- the gas filter 51 is mounted on the gas pipe integrated block 30 using the gas filter mounting block 31.
- the raw material gas input piping path from the raw material gas supply port 14 to which the raw material gas Gm is supplied to the ozone generator input part ET1 of the nitrogen addition-less ozone generator 1 through the MFC 3 is the raw material gas supply port 14 and the piping route R30a.
- In-block flow path B3, MFC3, in-block flow path B3, piping path R30b, and ozone generator input unit ET1 are configured in this order.
- a portion provided around the ozone generator input portion ET1 of the nitrogen addition-less ozone generator 1 is attached to the gas pipe integrated block 30 by the ozone generator mounting bolt Bt1. In this way, an input piping path for the source gas Gm is formed using the gas piping integrated block 30.
- the ozone gas output pipe that is output from the ozone gas output port 15 via the gas filter 51, the ozone concentration meter 5, and the APC 4 from the ozone generator output unit EX1 that receives the ozone gas output from the nitrogen addition-less ozone generator 1, Nitrogen addition-less ozone generator output section EX1, piping path R30c, gas filter mounting block 31, gas filter 51, gas filter mounting block 31, piping path R30d, block flow path B5, ozone concentration meter 5, It is configured by a path formed in the order of an in-block flow path B5, a piping path R30e, an in-block flow path B4, APC4, an in-block flow path B4, a piping path R30f, and an ozone gas output port 15.
- the portion provided around the ozone generator output part EX1 of the nitrogen addition-less ozone generator 1 is attached to the gas pipe integrated block 30 by the ozone generator mounting bolt Bt2. In this way, an ozone gas output piping path is formed using the gas piping integrated block 30.
- FIG. 24 is an explanatory diagram schematically showing a conventional configuration corresponding to the nitrogen addition-less ozone generation unit 7X.
- the configuration corresponding to the nitrogen addition-less ozone generation unit 7X is generally separated by a gas control unit 400, an inverter control unit 500, and an ozone generation unit 600. .
- the gas control unit 400 includes an MFC 73, an APC 74, an ozone concentration meter 75, and a gas filter 91 inside.
- the inverter control unit 500 includes a converter 2a, an inverter 2b, an ozone control unit 79, an operation panel 85-i, a series reactor L0, and the like.
- the ozone generation unit 600 includes an ozone generator 71, a high-pressure transformer Tr, and a parallel reactor Lb.
- the converter 2a includes a rectifier circuit 2a1, a capacitor bank 2a2, a smoothing reactor 2a3, a chopper circuit unit 2a4, and a chopper control circuit unit 2a5, and the inverter 2b includes an inverter circuit 2b1 and an inverter control circuit 2b2. Note that description of connection relations and operation contents is omitted.
- the gas control unit 400, the inverter control unit 500 corresponding to the ozone power source, and the ozone generation unit 600 are divided into three blocks.
- FIG. 13 only electrical connection or gas piping connection can be used, and the structure shown in FIG. 13 cannot be realized.
- the nitrogen addition-less ozone generation unit 7X integrates these three units (400, 500, 600), and realizes a significant reduction in size compared to the configuration shown in FIG. ing.
- the nitrogen addition-less ozone generation unit 7X of the second embodiment includes the nitrogen addition-less ozone generator 1, the ozone power source 2, the MFC 3, the gas filter 51, the APC 4, the ozone concentration meter 5, and the raw material gas supply port 14.
- the ozone gas output port 15, the cooling water inlet 13 ⁇ / b> A, and the cooling water outlet 13 ⁇ / b> B are integrated and formed in an integrated structure, so that a significant reduction in size can be achieved as compared with the conventional configuration.
- the gas piping integrated block 30 in the nitrogen addition-less ozone generation unit 7X has a plurality of internal piping paths R30a to R30f, the piping paths R30a to R30f, the ozone generator 1,
- the MFC 3, the gas filter 51, the APC 4, the ozone concentration meter 5, the raw material gas supply port 14, the ozone gas output port 15, and the cooling water inlet / outlet 13A and 13B are connected to each other, whereby the input piping path of the raw material gas Gm and the ozone gas Since the output piping path is formed, it is possible to effectively reduce the size including these piping paths.
- the nitrogen addition-less ozone generation units 7-1 to 7-n are reduced in size as the nitrogen addition-less ozone generation unit 7X according to the first embodiment, thereby reducing the ozone gas shown in the first embodiment.
- the supply system 10 can be realized at a practical level.
- the ozone gas supply system according to the second embodiment can be equipped with a plurality of nitrogen addition-less ozone generation units 7X, and the nitrogen addition-less ozone generation unit 7X.
- ozone gas is distributedly supplied to each of the ozone treatment devices 12 of the ozone treatment devices 12-1 to 12-n by connecting the output pipes of each other with the gas control valve 9.
- a large amount of ozone gas or high-concentration ozone gas can be selectively supplied to the two ozone treatment apparatuses 12.
- the ozone gas supply system of the second embodiment is a nitrogen addition-less ozone generation unit in which the nitrogen addition-less ozone generation system part is integrated, so that high-purity and high-concentration ozone gas having the effect of Example 2 can be obtained. It becomes possible to supply to multiple ozone treatment equipment with independent parameter amount conditions, and "Ozone gas quantity and ozone concentration in multiple ozone treatment processes in the semiconductor manufacturing field can be managed collectively with this equipment. With the effect of “saving labor”, the ozone gas supply system itself can be made compact and inexpensive.
- FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram showing an internal configuration of an ozone gas output flow rate management unit by the ozone gas supply system 20 of the third embodiment, corresponding to the ozone gas supply system 10 shown in FIG.
- the ozone gas output flow rate management unit 9Y according to the second embodiment which corresponds to the ozone gas output flow rate management unit 9 according to the first embodiment, includes nitrogen addition-less ozone generation units 7-1 to 7-n. Corresponding parts are formed integrally.
- Ozone gas control valves 9a to 9c are integrally provided corresponding to the nitrogen addition-less / ozone generation units 7-1 to 7-n, and mounting blocks 93a to 93c are provided in close contact with the ozone gas control valves 9a to 9c.
- An ozone gas control valve 9ab, an ozone gas control valve 9bc, and an ozone gas control valve 9ca are provided on one path side (upper side in the drawing) of the mounting blocks 93a, 93b, and 93c.
- the ozone gas control valve 9ab on the one path side of the mounting block 93a is connected to the other path (lower side in the figure) of the mounting block 93ab via the pipe joint 98u, the inter-unit ozone gas pipe 95ab, and the pipe joint 98d.
- the ozone gas control valve 9ab on one path side of the mounting block 93ab is connected to the other path of the mounting block 93ac via the pipe joint 98u, the inter-unit ozone gas pipe 95bc, and the pipe joint 98d.
- the ozone gas control valve 9ca is connected to the other path of the mounting block 93a through the pipe joint 98u, the inter-unit ozone gas pipe 95ca and the pipe joint 98d.
- the ozone gas output flow rate management unit 9Y has the same ozone gas control valves 9a, 9b, 9c, 9bc, 9ab, 9ca as the circuit configuration of the ozone gas output flow rate management unit 9.
- the ozone gas on / off valves 22-1 to 22-n are inserted between the ozone gas output ports 25-1 to 25-n and the ozone treatment devices 12-1 to 12-n.
- the ozone gas control valves 9a, 9b, 9c, 9bc, 9ab, 9ca constituting the ozone gas output flow rate management unit 9Y are normally open type (NO), ozone gas control valves 9bc, 9ab, 9ca. Is normally closed type (NC).
- a control signal S8a from the system management control unit 84 of the system control unit 8 is given to the ozone gas control valve 9a and the ozone gas control valve 9ab, and a control signal S8b is given to the ozone gas control valve 9b and the ozone gas control valve 9bc.
- the signal S8c is given to the ozone gas control valve 9c and the ozone gas control valve 9ca.
- FIG. 14 only one of the ozone treatment apparatuses 12-1 to 12-n is operating (the ozone gas on-off valve 22-2 is open), and the ozone treatment apparatus 12-2 As the ozone gas flow rate, the state of the ozone gas output flow rate management unit 9Y when 30 SLM ozone gas is supplied is shown.
- 10 SLM ozone gas is output from the ozone generation units 7-1 to 7-n by the ozone generation unit control signals 86-1 to 86-n from the system management control unit 84, respectively, and the ozone gas control valves 9a, 9b, 9c, 9bc and 9ab are opened (blacked out), and the ozone gas control valve 9ca is closed (outlined).
- the output ozone gas is plugged with either 98u or 98d that is a pipe joint as a pipe cap joint. Needless to say, it shuts off.
- the nitrogen addition / ozone generation units 7-1 to 7-n and the ozone gas output flow rate management unit 9Y are controlled so that the flow rate of 10 SLM from the nitrogen addition / ozone generation units 7-1 to 7-n is reduced.
- the ozone gas having a gas flow rate of 30 SLM can be supplied to the ozone processing apparatus 12-2 via the ozone gas output flow rate management unit 9.
- FIG. 15 is a perspective view schematically showing a combined structure of one unit of nitrogen addition-less ozone generation unit according to the third embodiment.
- the nitrogen addition-less ozone generation unit 7Y according to the third embodiment includes a nitrogen addition-less ozone generator 1, an ozone power source 2, an MFC 5, a gas filter 51, an ozone concentration meter 5, an APC 4, and a gas.
- the components of the ozone gas output flow rate management unit 9 are also integrated.
- the block main bodies 930a and 930b (corresponding to any of the attachment blocks 93a to 93c in FIG. 10) are mainly used.
- the ozone gas control valve storage portions 931 and 932, the ozone gas output portion 933, and the ozone gas branch portions 934 and 935 are provided.
- the ozone gas control valve storage unit 931 stores therein an ozone gas control valve 90x (corresponding to any of the ozone gas control valves 9a to 9c), and the ozone gas control valve storage unit 932 includes an ozone gas control valve 90xy (ozone gas control valve 9ab). , 9bc and 9ca).
- the ozone gas output unit 933 corresponds to the ozone gas output port 15 of the ozone generation unit 7X of Embodiment 1 shown in FIG. 13, and is connected to the ozone gas output port 25 of FIG.
- the ozone gas branching portion 934 functions as a branching portion (inter-unit ozone gas pneumatic valve piping connection port) connected to the piping joint 98u shown in FIG. 10, and the ozone gas branching portion 935 is connected to the piping joint 98d shown in FIG. It functions as a branch part on the other side of the road (inter-unit ozone gas pneumatic valve pipe connection port).
- the gas supply piping system, the ozone gas output piping system, and the cooling piping systems 13A, 13B are all integrated into one gas piping integrated block 30, and the ozone gas output flow rate management unit 9Y Combining the constituent parts, the gas piping integrated block 30 incorporates gas supply piping, ozone gas output piping, and cooling piping.
- the raw material gas input piping from the raw material gas supply port 14 to which the raw material gas Gm is supplied to the ozone generator input part ET1 of the nitrogen addition-less ozone generator 1 via the MFC 3 is the same as the ozone generation unit 7X of the second embodiment. Almost the same, it is composed of a path formed in the order of the raw material gas supply port 14, the piping path R30a, the intra-block flow path B3, MFC3, the intra-block flow path B3, the piping path R30b, and the ozone generator input unit ET1. .
- the ozone gas output pipe from the ozone generator output section EX1 of the nitrogen addition-less ozone generator 1 to the block main body 930b through the gas filter 51, the ozone concentration meter 5, and the APC 4 is the ozone generator output section EX1, the piping path R30c, gas filter mounting block 31, gas filter 51, gas filter mounting block 31, piping path R30d, block flow path B5, ozone concentration meter 5, block flow path B5, piping path R30e, block flow
- the path B4, APC4, in-block flow path B4, piping path R30f, block body 930a (inner part), ozone gas control valve 90x, piping path R30g, block body 930b (outer part) are configured in this order.
- the block main bodies 930a and 930b may be configured integrally and formed through the gas pipe integrated block 30.
- the plurality of ozone gas control valve storage portions 931 and 932 each storing the ozone gas control valves 90x and 90xy, are respectively connected to the gas pipe integrated block 30 in the corresponding nitrogen addition-less ozone generation unit 7Y. It is attached in close contact with and is inserted on the output piping path of the ozone gas.
- the combined structure of the ozone gas output flow rate management unit 9Y and the nitrogen addition-less / ozone generation units 7-1 to 7-n can be reduced in size.
- the nitrogen addition-less ozone generation unit 7Y of the third embodiment includes most of the components of the ozone gas output flow rate management unit 9 and gas in addition to the characteristics of the nitrogen addition-less ozone generation unit 7X of the second embodiment.
- further downsizing can be achieved as compared with the case where the nitrogen addition-less ozone generation unit 7X and the ozone gas output flow rate management unit 9 of the second embodiment are separately configured. Can do.
- an ultra-high purity moisture remover which is a gas filter for trapping moisture contained in the source gas, is attached to the source gas supply unit in the configuration of the ozone gas supply system of the second embodiment and supplied into the apparatus.
- the ultrahigh purity moisture remover that traps moisture contained in the gas is attached to the raw material gas inlet of the unit of nitrogen addition-less ozone generation unit 7 in combination.
- the feature is that the nitrogen addition-less ozone generation unit 7 is downsized and the performance and quality of the nitrogen addition-less ozone generator itself are improved.
- the catalytic action for generating ozone gas is photocatalytic, and a photocatalytic substance is applied to the discharge surface to generate high-purity high-concentration ozone by high-purity oxygen gas.
- an ultra-high-purity moisture remover that removes the amount of water by a few hundred ppb or less (preferably 300 ppb or less) from a source gas containing a trace amount of moisture of 3000 ppb or more. It is that it was equipped.
- FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram showing an internal configuration for suppressing a small amount of moisture in the raw material gas by the ozone gas supply system 101 of the fourth embodiment, corresponding to the ozone gas supply system 10 shown in FIG.
- FIG. 17 is a perspective view schematically showing a combined structure of one unit of nitrogen addition-less ozone generation unit according to the fourth embodiment.
- the raw material gas inlets 14-1 to 14-n of the nitrogen addition-less / ozone generation units 7-1 to 7-n of Embodiment 1 are placed at positions where they can be easily replaced.
- High-purity moisture removers (gas filters) 59-1 to 59-n are attached and formed integrally.
- a gas pipe integrated block structure in which a source gas pipe (raw material gas supply port 14 + ultra-high purity moisture remover 599) and an output gas pipe system (ozone gas output port 15) are integrated with a gas pipe integrated block 30.
- the ozone generator 1, the ozone power source 2, and the gas piping system are packaged to make the ozone generation unit 7X2 smaller.
- the source gas supply port 14 and the ultra high purity moisture remover 59 are configured to be connected to each other.
- the raw material gas supplied to the ozone gas supply system 10 generally uses a high-purity raw material gas of 99.99% or more.
- a high-purity raw material gas as a gas other than the raw material gas, nitrogen-based gas, carbon
- An impurity gas such as a system gas or a sulfide gas is contained in an amount of about 0.1 to several ppm, and the amount of water contained in the gas is also contained in an amount of 1 to several ppm.
- impurity gases and moisture are also contained in the air, as soon as a part of the piping of the source gas piping path is opened to the atmosphere, impurity gases such as moisture and nitrogen gas are immediately formed on the piping surface. Adsorbed.
- the source gas when the source gas is allowed to flow through the source gas pipe to which the impurity gas has been adsorbed, not only the impurity gas and moisture contained in the high-purity source gas but also the impurity gas adhering to the pipe is separated by flowing the gas. As a result, the purity of the supplied raw material gas may deteriorate.
- the source gas contains an impurity gas such as a nitrogen-based gas, a carbon-based gas, a sulfidized gas, or a small amount of moisture
- an impurity gas such as a nitrogen-based gas, a carbon-based gas, a sulfidized gas, or a small amount of moisture
- the molecular gas in the form of clusters such as nitric acid or hydrogen peroxide water is also included in the ozone gas and output.
- the cluster molecular gas of nitric acid and hydrogen peroxide water is a very active gas, the piping surface corrodes by chemically reacting with metal surfaces such as gas piping and valves that output ozone gas. As a result, corroded metal impurities (metal contamination) are generated in the output ozone gas.
- the amount of metal impurities (metal contamination) contained in the ozone gas to be output increases, it may cause deterioration of the film forming performance of an oxide film or the like that uses the ozone gas to perform semiconductor oxide film processing.
- an ultrahigh purity moisture remover gas filter for trapping impurity gas and removing a small amount of moisture is attached to the source gas supply section.
- the ultrahigh purity moisture remover 59-1 is placed at the position where the replacement is easy at the raw material gas inlets 14-1 to 14-n of the nitrogen addition-less ozone generation units 7-1 to 7-n. To 59-n to remove impurity gas and a small amount of moisture.
- the ultra-high purity moisture remover 59 when the source gas supplied from the source gas supply port 14 before passing through the ultra-high purity moisture removers 59-1 to 59-n contains moisture of 3000 ppb or more, the ultra-high purity moisture remover 59 Each of -1 to 59-n has a water removal ability to reduce the water in the source gas to 300 ppb or less.
- the ultrahigh purity moisture removers 59-1 to 59 are connected to the raw material gas inlets 14-1 to 14-n of the ozone generation units 7-1 to 7-n, respectively.
- the ultrahigh purity moisture removers 59-1 to 59 are connected to the raw material gas inlets 14-1 to 14-n of the ozone generation units 7-1 to 7-n, respectively.
- one ultra high purity moisture remover 59-1 to 59-n is provided corresponding to the nitrogen addition-less ozone generation unit 7-1 to 7-n. May be provided in multiple stages, or a gas filter configuration for a trace amount of moisture trap may be used.
- the raw material gas supply port 14 on the back of the nitrogen addition-less / ozone generation units 7-1 to 7-n is mounted with an ultra-high purity moisture remover as in the fourth embodiment,
- the installed ultra-high-purity moisture remover can remove a small amount of moisture, greatly reducing the time to flow the purge gas before generating ozone gas. There is an effect that can.
- the ultrahigh purity moisture removers 59-1 to 59-n are provided corresponding to the nitrogen addition-less ozone generation units 7-1 to 7-n. Constructed to add one ultra-high-purity moisture remover 59 that can trap a small amount of moisture contained in the supplied source gas and is shared between ozone addition units 7-1 to 7-n. You can also In this case, when the raw material gas supplied from the raw material gas supply port 14 before passing through one ultra-high purity moisture remover 59 contains 3000 ppb or more of moisture, the ultra-high purity moisture remover 59 uses the moisture in the raw material gas. Has the ability to remove moisture to 300 ppb or less.
- FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram showing an internal configuration for controlling the ozone gas flow rate by the ozone gas supply system 102 of the fifth embodiment, corresponding to the ozone gas supply system 10 shown in FIG.
- FIG. 19 is a perspective view schematically showing a combined structure of one unit of nitrogen addition-less ozone generation unit according to the fourth embodiment.
- the fifth embodiment is functionally provided with the MFC 3, which is a means for controlling the gas flow rate shown in the first and second embodiments, in the source gas supply section. Therefore, the operation of the apparatus is the same as in the first and second embodiments, and the description thereof is omitted.
- the amount of ozone output by the generated ozone gas itself is controlled by the MFC 53, it is possible to control the flow rate of the ozone gas that is output accurately, and to control the amount of ozone output accurately.
- the source gas piping system requires only piping directly without attaching peripheral components, and the gas filter 51, MFC 53, ozone concentration meter 5, and APC 4 are collectively mounted with gas piping components on the ozone gas output piping section. Therefore, since only the output gas piping system can have an integrated piping configuration of piping, the piping can be made more compact, the number of parts of the integrated integrated piping configuration can be reduced, and parts can be replaced more easily.
- FIG. 20 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an ozone gas supply system according to Embodiment 6 of the present invention.
- the ozone gas supply system 103 includes one ultra-high purity moisture remover 59 having a function of trapping a very small amount of moisture contained in the source gas supplied from the source gas supply port 14 with ultra-high purity. Nitrogen addition-less ozone generation units 7-1 to 7-n are added.
- ultra high purity moisture removers 59-1 to 59-n are disposed in the vicinity of the raw material gas supply ports 14-1 to 14-n of the ozone generation units 7-1 to 7-n.
- a configuration (not shown) provided with 59-n may be employed.
- the raw material gas supply port 14 and the ultrahigh purity moisture remover 59 are connected in series to the ozone generator input unit ET1. Is provided. That is, as shown in FIG. 21, a gas pipe integrated block structure in which a source gas pipe (source gas supply port 14 + moisture removal filter 59) and an output gas pipe system (ozone gas output port 15) are integrated with a gas pipe integrated block 30.
- the ozone generation unit 7X4 can be obtained.
- FIG. 22 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an ozone gas supply system according to Embodiment 7 of the present invention.
- Gas filters 52-1 to 52-n for trapping impurities, impurity gases or moisture contained in the source gas supplied from the source gas supply port 14 in the ozone gas supply system 104 of the seventh embodiment.
- the gas filters 52-1 to 52-n are provided in one-to-one correspondence with the ozone generation units 7-1 to 7-n, and the respective raw material gases of the ozone generation units 7-1 to 7-n.
- the gas filters 52-1 to 52-n increase the purity of the ozone gas generated in the ozone gas supply system 105 by increasing the purity of the raw material gas supplied into the ozone generation units 7-1 to 7-n, respectively. It is said.
- each of the ozone generation units 7-1 to 7-n according to the seventh embodiment is similar to the second embodiment in that impurities and impurity gases contained in the gas are introduced into the raw material gas inlet of the one unit ozone generation unit 7.
- the combined ozone generation unit 7 is miniaturized by mounting a gas filter 52 that traps moisture.
- FIG. 23 is a perspective view schematically showing a combined structure of one unit of ozone generation unit 7X5 according to the seventh embodiment.
- the gas filters 52 are connected to the raw material gas inlets 14-1 to 14-n of the ozone generating units 7-1 to 7-n, respectively, so that they can be easily replaced. ⁇ 52-n) are attached and formed integrally.
- FIG. 25 is an explanatory diagram showing the relationship between the dew point of the source gas and the amount of water contained in the source gas.
- the raw material gas supplied to the ozone gas supply system 104 generally uses a high-purity raw material gas of 99.99% or more.
- the high-purity raw material gas includes nitrogen-based gas, carbon as a gas other than the raw material gas.
- An impurity gas such as a system gas or a sulfide gas is contained in an amount of about 0.1 to several PPM, and the amount of water contained in the gas is also contained in an amount of 1 to several PPM (see FIG. 25).
- the source gas contains impurity gases such as nitrogen gas, carbon gas, sulfide gas, and moisture, not only ozone gas but also N radical and OH radical gas are generated by discharge. By combining moisture, the cluster gas molecules such as nitric acid and hydrogen peroxide are also included in the ozone gas and output.
- impurity gases such as nitrogen gas, carbon gas, sulfide gas, and moisture
- the cluster gas molecules such as nitric acid and hydrogen peroxide are also included in the ozone gas and output.
- the cluster molecular gas of nitric acid and hydrogen peroxide water is a very active gas
- the piping surface corrodes by chemically reacting with metal surfaces such as gas piping and valves that output ozone gas.
- metal impurities metal contamination
- the amount of metal impurities (metal contamination) contained in the ozone gas to be output increases, it may cause deterioration of the film forming performance of an oxide film or the like that uses the ozone gas to perform semiconductor oxide film processing.
- gas filters 52-1 to 52-n are provided in the source gas inlets 14-1 to 14-n of the ozone generation units 7-1 to 7-n at positions where they can be easily replaced, Gas or moisture was removed.
- one gas filter 52-1 to 52-n is provided, but depending on the type of impurity gas, a plurality of gas filters may be provided in series, or a gas filter for impurity gas and a gas filter for moisture trap. Or a multi-stage configuration in series.
- the source gas pipe source gas supply port 14 + gas filter 52
- the output gas pipe system ozone gas output port 15
- the ozone generator 1, the ozone power source 2, and the gas piping system are packaged to make the ozone generation unit 7X5 smaller.
- the source gas supply port 14 and the gas filter 52 are connected to each other.
- the gas filter 52 (gas filters 52-1 to 52-n) is attached to the easily replaceable portion of the raw material gas supply port 14 on the back of the ozone generation units 7-1 to 7-n.
- the impurity gas can be removed by the attached gas filter 52, so that the time for flowing the purge gas before generating the ozone gas can be greatly shortened. There is an effect that can be done.
- the ozone treatment apparatus mainly uses a large amount of ozone gas used in a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus that requires ozone with an ozone generation amount of about several tens of g / h to 500 g / h.
- a system for supplying ozone gas having a predetermined ozone flow rate and ozone concentration in the processing apparatus has been described.
- the required amount of ozone gas is a larger pulp ozone bleaching device, pool water ozone treatment device, water treatment ozone treatment device, chemical plant ozone treatment device, Also good.
- a plurality of nitrogen addition-less ozone generation units 7-1 to 7 in the ozone gas supply system 10 (101 to 104) described above. -N is installed, and the output ozone gas is collectively supplied to one ozone treatment device between the nitrogen addition-less ozone generation units 7-1 to 7-n.
- the application field of the ozone gas supply system which is very good is enhanced.
- the present invention relates to an ozone gas supply system to a plurality of ozone treatment apparatuses and a nitrogen addition-less ozone generation unit to which a function having a plurality of means for supplying ozone gas is added, and ozone gas to a plurality of ozone treatment apparatuses, and to output ozone gas
- the purpose is to obtain a nitrogen addition-less ozone generation unit that has a function of having a plurality of means and which is reduced in size, and generates a unit other than ozone gas.
- Gas supply system with multiple gas processing units, integrated gas generator unit with a function with multiple means for outputting gas, integrated and downsized, and equipped with multiple gas generation units Obviously, it is preferable to construct a gas generation system.
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・窒素分子のイオン化反応
N2+e⇒2N+
・NO2の生成反応
2N++O2+M⇒NO2
(数ppm~数十ppmのNO2ガス生成)
(2) NO2の放電光による触媒効果での酸素原子Oの生成
・NO2の光解離反応
NO2+hν⇒NO+O
・NOの酸化反応
NO+O2(原料酸素)⇒NO2+O
*上記2つの反応でNO2が触媒になって酸素原子が生成
(2)の反応で生成した多量の酸素原子Oと酸素ガス分子O2との反応でオゾンO3が生成される。
R2;O+O2+M→O3+M
上記(1)~(3)によって、高濃度なオゾンを発生させている。
N2*;窒素の励起
窒素ガスによる紫外光
H2O+e⇒H+OH+e (水蒸気の電離)
N2+e⇒2N-+e (窒素分子の電離)
NO2+hν(295~400nm)⇒NO+O(3P)
H+O2+M⇒HO2+M
HO2+NO⇒OH+NO2
N2O5+H2O⇒2HNO3
OH+NO2+M⇒HNO3+M
このように、オゾンガス以外にNOX副生ガスや硝酸も生成される。
この発明の実施の形態で述べるオゾンガス供給システムで用いる窒素添加レス・オゾン発生器を図1ないし図4について説明する。図1は窒素添加レス・オゾン発生器を中心としたガス系統の構成を示すブロック図である。
以下、この発明の実施の形態1を図5から図10に基づいて説明する。以下、図5~図10の概要は以下の通りである。図5は本発明の実施の形態1であるオゾンガス供給システムの構成を示すブロック図である。図6は図5で示したオゾンガス供給システムにおけるオゾンガス出力流量管理ユニットの内部構成を示す説明図である。図7は実施の形態1のオゾンガス供給システムにおけるメイン操作パネルの表示状態を模式的に示す説明図である。図8は図5で示した窒素添加レス・オゾン発生ユニット内のオゾン制御部の構成を示すブロック図である。図9は図5で示したオゾン発生ユニット内のデータメモリの記憶内容(オゾン発生ユニットの濃度、流量制御を行うための初期条件等)を模式的に示す説明図である。図10は図5で示した窒素添加レス・オゾン発生ユニット7に対し出力濃度制御を行った出力濃度制御波形を示すグラフである。
図5に示すように、オゾンガス供給システム10は内部にn(≧2)個の窒素添加レス・オゾン発生ユニット7-1~7-nを有している。以下、窒素添加レス・オゾン発生ユニット7-1~7-nのうち窒素添加レス・オゾン発生ユニット7-2を代表して取り上げその内部構成を図5中心に参照して説明する。
図6に示すように、オゾンガス出力流量管理ユニット9は窒素添加レス・オゾン発生ユニット7-1~7-nの出力部に対応してオゾンガス入力口29-1~29-nを有しており、オゾン処理装置12-1~12-nの入力部に対応してオゾンガス出力口39-1~39-nを有している。そして、オゾンガス出力口39-1~39-n(オゾンガス出力口25-1~25-n)とオゾン処理装置12-1~12-nとの間にオゾンガス開閉弁22-1~22-nが介挿される。オゾン処理装置12-1~12-nはオゾンガス供給時にオゾンガス開閉弁22-1~22-nを開状態にする。本オゾンガス供給システム10はオゾンガス出力口39-1~39-nのn個のオゾンガス出力口を設けたシステムにしているが、ユーザ側のオゾン処理装置数がn個より少ない場合は出力しないオゾンガス出力口39部分の配管継手をキャップ継手にし、出力ガスを栓することで対応することもできる。
図7に示すように、オゾンガス供給システム10のメイン操作パネル85の表示面において、窒素添加レス・オゾン発生ユニット7-1~7-n及びオゾン処理装置12-1~12-nに対応づけて、オゾンガス制御弁9a,9b,9c,9bc,9ab,9caの開閉状態を示している。さらに、オゾン処理装置12-1~12-nの要求オゾン流量Qs12(SLM)、要求オゾン濃度Cs12(g/m3)が示されている。
図8に示すように、各窒素添加レス・オゾン発生ユニット7内に設けられるオゾン制御部19は、オゾン電源2を制御することにより窒素添加レス・オゾン発生器1のオゾン発生内容(ガス流量、オゾンガス濃度)を制御する。
窒素添加レス・オゾン発生ユニット7のオゾン濃度、オゾン流量制御を行うための初期条件を記憶したデータメモリ1S6は、図9に示すように、窒素添加レス・オゾン発生器1の設定圧力Psをパラメータとして、複数個のメモリバンクBK1~BK4を有しており(図9では説明の都合上、4個の場合を示している)、窒素添加レス・オゾン発生器1の設定圧力Psが決れば、設定圧力Psに対応するメモリバンクBKx(1~4のいずれか)が選び出される。
上述した実施の形態1では、1つのオゾンガス供給システム10に複数の窒素添加レス・オゾン発生ユニット7-1~7-nを備え、各窒素添加レス・オゾン発生ユニット7は、オゾンガスを発生させる手段を有する窒素添加レス・オゾン発生器1、オゾン発生に供給する電力を供給と制御する手段を有するオゾン電源2、原料ガスもしくはオゾンガス流量Qを一定値に制御する手段を有するMFC3、窒素添加レス・オゾン発生器1内の圧力Pを一定に制御する手段を有する自動制御するAPC4、及び出力するオゾンガスの濃度値Cを検出する手段を有するオゾン濃度計5を搭載している。
実施の形態2ではオゾンガス供給システム10内における窒素添加レス・オゾン発生ユニット7-1~7-nそれぞれに相当する、1単位の窒素添加レス・オゾン発生ユニット7に着目し、窒素添加レス・オゾン発生ユニット7の小型化を図ったことを特徴としている。
図12は、窒素添加レス・オゾン発生器1およびオゾン電源部2のメイン部品の一体化を実現させてコンパクト化した回路構成を示している。
図13は、窒素添加レス・オゾン発生器1、オゾン電源2、MFC5、ガスフィルター51、オゾン濃度計5、APC4、およびガス配管集積ブロック30を集約した1単位の窒素添加レス・オゾン発生ユニット7Xを示している。
実施の形態3では実施の形態2と同様、1単位の窒素添加レス・オゾン発生ユニット7に着目し、オゾンガス出力流量管理ユニット9をも組み合わせた窒素添加レス・オゾン発生ユニット7の小型化を図ったことを特徴としている。
図14は図5で示したオゾンガス供給システム10に相当する、実施の形態3のオゾンガス供給システム20によるオゾンガス出力流量管理ユニットの内部構成を示す説明図である。
図15は実施の形態3の1単位の窒素添加レス・オゾン発生ユニットの組合せ構造を模式的に示す斜視図である。図15に示すように、実施の形態3の窒素添加レス・オゾン発生ユニット7Yは、窒素添加レス・オゾン発生器1、オゾン電源2、MFC5、ガスフィルター51、オゾン濃度計5、APC4、およびガス配管集積ブロック30に加え、オゾンガス出力流量管理ユニット9の構成部分をも集約している。
実施の形態4では実施の形態2のオゾンガス供給システム構成内に原料ガス供給部に原料ガスに含まれる水分をトラップするガスフィルターである超高純度水分除去器を装着して、装置内に供給する原料ガスの純度を増すことで、装置内で生成するオゾンガスに付随して生成される活性ガスを抑制できるようにしたことを特徴としている。
従来の窒素が数千ppm以上添加したオゾン発生器では、発生器内で生成される二酸化窒素NO2の触媒作用で、酸素分子の解離が促進され、酸素分子と解離した酸素原子との三体結合で、高濃度のオゾン化ガスが生成されていた。この場合は、二酸化窒素NO2はガスであるため、原料ガスの水分露点が-50℃(水分量約100ppm)以下であれば、ほとんどオゾン濃度低下の影響がなかった。そのため、従来のオゾン発生器では、原料ガスに含まれる水分量を除去は、水分露点が-50℃以下を確保できる簡易水分除去器で十分であった(図28参照)。
実施の形態5では、実施の形態2の「窒素添加レス・オゾン発生ユニット7-1~7-nそれぞれに相当する、1単位の窒素添加レス・オゾン発生ユニット7に着目し、窒素添加レス・オゾン発生ユニット7の小型化を図ったもの」の他の実施の形態を示す。特に、実施の形態2の原料ガスの流量コントロール手段であるMFC3の変わりに、発生させたオゾンガスの出力ガス部に流量コントロール手段であるMFC53を配置し、窒素添加レス・オゾン発生ユニット7の小型化を図ったものである。
図18は図5で示したオゾンガス供給システム10に相当する、実施の形態5のオゾンガス供給システム102によるオゾンガス流量コントロールするための内部構成を示す説明図である。図19は実施の形態4の1単位の窒素添加レス・オゾン発生ユニットの組合せ構造を模式的に示す斜視図である。
図20は本発明の実施の形態6であるオゾンガス供給システムの構成を示すブロック図である。図17に示すように、オゾンガス供給システム103は、原料ガス供給口14から供給される原料ガスに含まれる微量の水分を超高純度にトラップできる機能を有する一つの超高純度水分除去器59を、窒素添加レス・オゾン発生ユニット7-1~7-n間で共用されるように追加している。
図22は本発明の実施の形態7であるオゾンガス供給システムの構成を示すブロック図である。
図23は実施の形態7の1単位のオゾン発生ユニット7X5の組合せ構造を模式的に示す斜視図である。
以上、実施の形態1~実施の形態7では、オゾン処理装置として、主に、オゾン発生量が数十g/h~500g/h程度のオゾンを必要とする半導体製造装置で用いられるオゾンガスの多処理装置における所定のオゾン流量、オゾン濃度のオゾンガスを供給するシステムについて述べてきた。
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- 所定の供給流量、濃度に設定したオゾンガスをオゾン処理装置に供給する窒素添加レス・オゾン発生ユニット(7X,7Y)であって、
放電面にオゾンを生成するための光触媒物質を塗布し、オゾンガスを発生する窒素添加レス・オゾン発生器(1)と、
前記窒素添加レス・オゾン発生器に供給する電力を制御するオゾン電源(2)と、
前記オゾン発生器に関連した制御手段(3~5、51)とを備え、
前記制御手段は、
前記窒素添加レス・オゾン発生器に入力される原料ガス流量(Q)を制御するマスフローコントローラ(MFC)(3)を含む流量検出・流量調整手段、
前記窒素添加レス・オゾン発生器が出力するオゾンガスに対して不純物や異物を除去する処理を行うガスフィルター(51)手段、
前記窒素添加レス・オゾン発生器内の圧力である内部圧力を自動制御するオートプレッシャコントローラ(APC)(4)を含む圧力検出・圧力調整手段、及び
前記窒素添加レス・オゾン発生器が出力するオゾンガスのオゾン濃度値を検出するオゾン濃度計(5)を含むオゾン濃度検知手段のうち、少なくとも2つの手段を有し、
前記窒素添加レス・オゾン発生器に外部から原料ガスを供給するための原料ガス供給口(14)と、
前記窒素添加レス・オゾン発生器から前記制御手段の少なくとも一部を介して得られるオゾンガスを外部に出力するオゾンガス出力口(15)と、
外部から得られる冷却水を前記窒素添加レス・オゾン発生器に供給及び排出するための冷却水入出口(13A,13B)とをさらに備え、
前記窒素添加レス・オゾン発生ユニットは、
前記窒素添加レス・オゾン発生器、前記オゾン電源、前記制御手段、前記原料ガス供給口、前記オゾンガス出力口及び前記冷却水入出口を集約して一体化構造で形成したことを特徴とする、
窒素添加レス・オゾン発生ユニット。 - 請求項1記載の窒素添加レス・オゾン発生ユニットであって、
前記原料ガス供給口(14(14-1~14-n))から供給される前記原料ガスに含まれる微量の水分を除去して、前記窒素添加レス・オゾン発生ユニット内に供給する超高純度水分除去器(59(59-1~59-n))をさらに備え、
前記窒素添加レス・オゾン発生ユニットは、前記超高純度水分除去器をも集約して一体構造で形成したことを特徴とする、
窒素添加レス・オゾン発生ユニット。 - 請求項1記載の窒素添加レス・オゾン発生ユニットであって、
前記原料ガス供給口(14(14-1~14-n))から供給される前記原料ガスに含まれる不純物ガスを除去して、前記窒素添加レス・オゾン発生ユニット内に供給する原料ガス用ガスフィルター(52(52-1~52-n))をさらに備え、
前記窒素添加レス・オゾン発生ユニットは、前記原料ガス用ガスフィルターをも集約して一体構造で形成したことを特徴とする、
窒素添加レス・オゾン発生ユニット。 - 請求項1ないし請求項3のうち、いずれか1項に記載の窒素添加レス・オゾン発生ユニットであって、
前記オゾン電源の初期動作として所定の設定電力量(Ws)で前記オゾン電源を駆動させ、所定時間後に前記オゾン濃度計で検知したオゾン濃度(C)と設定したオゾン濃度(Cs)との比較に基づき、前記オゾン電源が供給する電力をPID制御するオゾン制御部(19)をさらに備えたことを特徴とする、
窒素添加レス・オゾン発生ユニット。 - 請求項1ないし請求項3のうち、いずれか1項に記載の窒素添加レス・オゾン発生ユニットであって、
前記制御手段は、前記流量検出・流量調整手段、前記ガスフィルター手段、前記圧力検出・圧力調整手段及びオゾン濃度検知手段を含み、
前記窒素添加レス・オゾン発生器、前記流量検出・流量調整手段、前記ガスフィルター手段、前記圧力検出・圧力調整手段、前記オゾン濃度検知手段、前記原料ガス供給口、前記オゾンガス出力口及び前記冷却水入出口それぞれを密接して装着するガス配管集積ブロック(30)をさらに備え、
前記ガス配管集積ブロックは複数の内部配管経路(R30a~R30f)を有し、
前記複数の内部配管経路と、前記オゾン発生器、前記流量検出・流量調整手段、前記ガスフィルター手段、前記圧力検出・圧力調整手段、前記オゾン濃度検知手段、前記原料ガス供給口、及び前記オゾンガス出力口とが繋がることにより、前記原料ガス供給口から前記流量検出および流量調整手段を介して前記窒素添加レス・オゾン発生器に至る原料ガス入力配管経路、及び前記窒素添加レス・オゾン発生器から前記ガスフィルター手段、前記オゾン濃度検知手段、前記オゾン発生器内の圧力検出および圧力調整手段を介して前記オゾンガス出力口に至るオゾンガス出力配管経路が形成されることを特徴とする、
窒素添加レス・オゾン発生ユニット。 - 複数の窒素添加レス・オゾン発生ユニット(7-1~7-n)を有し、所定の供給流量、濃度に設定したオゾンガスを複数のオゾン処理装置に供給するオゾンガス供給システム(20)であって、
前記複数のオゾン発生ユニットはそれぞれ請求項5記載の窒素添加レス・オゾン発生ユニットを含み、
前記オゾンガス供給システムは、
前記複数の窒素添加レス・オゾン発生ユニット内の複数の前記窒素添加レス・オゾン発生器からの複数のオゾンガス出力を受け、内部に設けた複数のオゾンガス制御弁(9a,9b,9c,9bc,9ab,9ca)の開閉動作によって、前記複数のオゾンガス出力の1または複数の組合せを、前記複数のオゾン処理装置のうち任意のオゾン処理装置に選択的に出力するオゾンガス出力流量制御が実行可能なオゾンガス出力流量管理ユニット(9)と、
前記複数のオゾン処理装置からの処理オゾンガスイベント信号(16)に基づき、前記複数の窒素添加レス・オゾン発生ユニットそれぞれの前記オゾンガスの出力内容を制御し、前記オゾンガス出力流量管理ユニットに対し前記オゾンガス出力流量制御を行う、オゾンガス出力流量管理ユニット制御部(8)とをさらに備える、
オゾンガス供給システム。 - 請求項6記載のオゾンガス供給システムであって、
前記複数のオゾンガス制御弁は、電気もしくはエアー圧力によって開閉できる電動バルブもしくは空圧弁を含み、
前記オゾンガス出力流量管理ユニット制御部は、前記複数のオゾン処理装置それぞれに供給するオゾン流量、オゾン濃度を所望の値になるように、前記制御信号を出力する、
オゾンガス供給システム。 - 請求項6のオゾンガス供給システムであって、
前記オゾンガス出力流量管理ユニットは、
前記複数のオゾンガス制御弁(90x,90xy)に対応する複数のオゾンガス制御弁収納部(931,932)をさらに備え、
前記複数のオゾンガス制御弁(90x,90xy)はそれぞれ対応する前記オゾンガス制御弁収納部(931,932)内に設けられ、
前記複数のオゾンガス制御弁収納部はそれぞれ対応する前記窒素添加レス・オゾン発生ユニットにおける前記ガス配管集積ブロックに密着して装着され、前記オゾンガス出力配管経路上に介挿される、
オゾンガス供給システム。 - 所定の供給流量、濃度に設定したオゾンガスをオゾン処理装置に供給する窒素添加レス・オゾン発生ユニット(7X,7Y)であって、
放電面にオゾンを生成するための光触媒物質を塗布し、オゾンガスを発生する窒素添加レス・オゾン発生器(1)と、
前記窒素添加レス・オゾン発生器に供給する電力を制御するオゾン電源(2)と、
前記オゾン発生器に関連した制御手段(4、5、51,53)とを備え、
前記制御手段は、
前記窒素添加レス・オゾン発生器から出力されるオゾンガス流量を制御するマスフローコントローラ(MFC)(53)を含む流量検出・流量調整手段、
前記窒素添加レス・オゾン発生器が出力するオゾンガスに対して不純物や異物を除去する処理を行うガスフィルター(51)手段と、
前記窒素添加レス・オゾン発生器内の圧力である内部圧力を自動制御するオートプレッシャコントローラ(APC)(4)を含む圧力検出・圧力調整手段、及び
前記窒素添加レス・オゾン発生器が出力するオゾンガスのオゾン濃度値を検出するオゾン濃度計(5)を含むオゾン濃度検知手段のうち、少なくとも2つの手段を有し、
前記窒素添加レス・オゾン発生器に外部から原料ガスを供給するための原料ガス供給口(14)と、
前記窒素添加レス・オゾン発生器から前記制御手段の少なくとも一部を介して得られるオゾンガスを外部に出力するオゾンガス出力口(15)と、
外部から得られる冷却水を前記窒素添加レス・オゾン発生器に供給及び排出するための冷却水入出口(13A,13B)とをさらに備え、
前記窒素添加レス・オゾン発生ユニットは、
前記窒素添加レス・オゾン発生器、前記オゾン電源、前記制御手段、前記原料ガス供給口、前記オゾンガス出力口及び前記冷却水入出口を集約して一体化構造で形成したことを特徴とする、
窒素添加レス・オゾン発生ユニット。
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