Patent ID: 6215678
Filing Date: 2001-04-10
Classification: A62D,B01D,C03B,C10B,C10J,C10K,F02B,F02C,F02G,F23G,H05B,H05H,Y02E,Y02P,Y02T

Abstract:
A waste conversion unit, comprising:first, second and third arc plasma electrodes;a first power supply source connected to the first, second and third arc plasma electrodes and characterized in that arc plasmas generated between each of the arc plasma electrodes and a molten pool in the unit are on top of or within the molten pool;first, second and third joule heating electrodes; anda second power supply source connected to the first, second and third joule heating electrodes and configured to provide volumetric joule heating in the molten pool;wherein the first and second power supply sources are configured such that each is separately and independently controlled in response to a sensed process parameter without detrimental electrical interaction with one another.