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US4461744A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Apparatus for generating ozone by an electric discharge

Assignee: BBC Brown Boveri AG Switzerland
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Filing: 1981-12-17
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Granted: 1984-07-24
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Expires: 2001-12-17
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Abstract

Abstract An ozone-generating element is disclosed which has a tube ozonizer (1), consisting essentially of an outer metal tube (3) forming one electrode, and of a glass tube (4) which is located coaxially therein and is spaced from it and the inner surface of which is provided with an electrically conductive layer (5) serving as the other electrode. Ozone is formed by pulse discharges with a passive, plate-like spark gap (12) with a defined response voltage serving as a switching element. The tube ozonizer (1) is fed by a low-frequency current source (7) via a high-voltage transformer (9), to the secondary winding (10) of which a storage capacitor (11) is connected. A series of embodiments is proposed, and in these part or all the constructional elements of the critical pulse circuit form a constructional unit with, or integrated into, the tube ozonizer (1). In this way, it is possible to produce pulse circuits of extremely low inductance which lead to up to a doubling of the total efficiency of ozone generation. By means of the highest integration stage which is considered especially advantageous, it becomes possible to convert conventional ozone generators fed with alternating current to pulse operation, without having to carry out expensive conversion and adaptation work, especially in terms of circuitry.

Inventors

  • 👤 Peter Erni
  • 👤 Ulrich Kogelschatz
  • 👤 Sigfrid Strassler
  • 👤 Hans-Jurg Wiesmann

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 03:51
CPC Classifications
C; C01; C01B; C01B13/00; C01B13/10; C01B13/11; C01B13/115; C01B2201/00; C01B2201/10; C01B2201/14; C01B2201/20; C01B2201/22

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim 173 words
An apparatus for generating ozone by an electric discharge comprising: a tube ozonizer having a first outer tubular electrode and a second, likewise tubular inner electrode having a dielectric layer which faces said first electrode and, between said electrodes a cylindrical discharge space, through which an oxygen-containing gas can be passed; a supply system consisting of a high-voltage transformer which is fed by low-frequency alternating current between mains frequency and 10 kH with the secondary winding connected in parallel both to a storage capacitor and to the series connection of a spark gap and the tube ozonizer, wherein said spark gap is of plate-like, passive design and has a defined response voltage which is below the peak value of the secondary voltage of the high-voltage transformer, but above the starting voltage of the ozonizer from rest, and wherein said storage capacitor and said passive spark gap are integrated to form a unitary construction which is designed as an exchangable unit which can be slidably removably connected to said outer electrode of said ozonizer.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 173 words
An apparatus for generating ozone by an electric discharge comprising: a tube ozonizer having a first outer tubular electrode and a second, likewise tubular inner electrode having a dielectric layer which faces said first electrode and, between said electrodes a cylindrical discharge space, through which an oxygen-containing gas can be passed; a supply system consisting of a high-voltage transformer which is fed by low-frequency alternating current between mains frequency and 10 kH with the secondary winding connected in parallel both to a storage capacitor and to the series connection of a spark gap and the tube ozonizer, wherein said spark gap is of plate-like, passive design and has a defined response voltage which is below the peak value of the secondary voltage of the high-voltage transformer, but above the starting voltage of the ozonizer from rest, and wherein said storage capacitor and said passive spark gap are integrated to form a unitary construction which is designed as an exchangable unit which can be slidably removably connected to said outer electrode of said ozonizer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 61 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said spark gap has two active electrode surfaces which are located opposite one another at a distance and which are provided with a plurality of elevations and on which there are faces rotationally symmetrical to the electrode axis and parallel to one another with the coaxial electrodes being located in a tubular insulated housing.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 61 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the spark gap has two active electrode surfaces which are located opposite one another at a distance and are provided with a plurality of elevations and on which there are faces rotationally symmetrical to the electrode axis and parallel to one another with one of said coaxial electrodes forming part of said unitary construction.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 31 words
An apparatus according to claim 2 or 3, wherein said electrodes are made disc-shaped, and at least one of the active electrode surfaces is provided with a plurality of concentric ridges.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 46 words
An apparatus according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the active electrode surfaces are designed as cone-shell faces with equal opening angles of the cone, one of said electrodes tapering into a cone, while the other of said electrodes takes the form of a hollow cone.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 34 words
An apparatus according to claim 2 or 3, wherein said electrodes are designed as coaxial metal tubes at least one of the active electrode surfaces facing one another provided with encircling or helical ridges.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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