Automatic control system and method for corona discharge pollutant destruction apparatus
US5822981A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 19, 1996 |
| Grant date | Oct 20, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 19, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF01N3/0892
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
In a pollutant destruction apparatus employing one or more corona discharge reactors, an automatic control system controls power generation characteristics for corona discharge reactions according to factors such as the types and the amounts of pollutants in an exhaust gas, maximum allowable emissions, engine operating characteristics, drive control characteristics and intelligent vehicle highway system inputs, to achieve improved treatment of the pollutants.
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