Patent ID: 7175695

Claim:
An improved filtration enhancement apparatus comprising: an inlet for gathering fluid to be treated; a first electromagnetic grid consisting of an array of conductors, each of the conductors including a serrated surface with 45° edges, the first grid being charged with a low frequency pulsed square wave voltage of between negative and positive 10,000 volts direct current, with an opposite charge being applied to adjacent conductors and with the charge being switched after a specified time period, the current creating a field that ionizes particles without producing ozone; a second electromagnetic grid formed from an array of conductors, the conductors being charged with a low frequency voltage of between negative and positive 10,000 volts of alternating current with an opposite charge being applied to adjacent conductors and with the charge being switched after a specified time period; a third electromagnetic grid formed from an array of conductors, the third grid being charged with a medium to high frequency of voltage of 12,000 volts of alternating current, with an opposite charge being applied to adjacent conductors and with the charge being switched after a specified time period; the alternating current of the second and third grids causing the negatively and positively charged particles from the first grid to collide and conglomerate into larger particles; an outlet for delivering the conglomerated particles into an ambient space, the conglomerated particles being conglomerated further via contact with particles within the ambient space; collecting and filtering the conglomerated particles from the ambient space, the larger size of the conglomerated particles increasing the efficiency of the filtration.