Patent ID: 8861168
Filing Date: 2014-10-14
Classification: A61L,B01D,B03C,F01N,F02M,F16M,F24F,H01J,H01T

Abstract:
1. A system for treatment of an airflow within an HVAC duct or an air handler unit housing of a VRV or VRF HVAC system comprising a plurality of air handler unit housings connected to a shared outdoor heat exchanger, each of the plurality of air handler unit housings having at least one bipolar ion generator delivering positive and negative ions to an airflow therein, the system comprising at least one bipolar ion generator having first and second electrodes, the first electrode generating positive ions and the second electrode generating negative ions, wherein the first and second electrodes are aligned generally perpendicular to the airflow within the conduit whereby at least a portion of the positive ions and the negative ions do not recombine within the airflow, and the at least one bipolar ion generator is a tubeless ion generator mounted to an assembly, the assembly having an interior portion positioned within the conduit and an exterior portion positioned outside the conduit, and wherein the first and second electrodes are needlepoint electrodes.