Patent ID: 6727657
Filing Date: 2004-04-27
Classification: B03C,H05H

Abstract:
An electrostatic fluid accelerator comprising:a high voltage power source supplying a high voltage power at a particular output voltage and current, said voltage and current waveforms each including constant and alternating components; and an electrostatic fluid accelerator unit comprising a plurality of stages of electrodes, each of said stages of electrodes including a corona discharge electrode and a complementary electrode, said stages of electrodes arranged in tandem to sequentially accelerate a fluid passing therethrough, said electrodes connected to said high voltage power source to receive said high voltage power with substantially identical waveforms of said alternating component of said output voltage, wherein said high voltage power source comprises a plurality of converters for transforming and a primary power to said high voltage power, each of said converters independently connected to a respective one of said stages for providing said high voltage power thereto, said high voltage power source further comprising a controller connected to said converters for synchronizing said alternating components of said high voltage power provided by said converter.