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Corona discharge electrode and method of operating the same

US7157704B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 2, 2003
Grant dateJan 2, 2007
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Expiry dateDec 2, 2023

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01T19/00
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of operating a corona discharge device includes producing a high-intensity electric field in an immediate vicinity of at least one corona electrode and continuously or periodically heating the corona electrode to a temperature sufficient to mitigate an undesirable effect of an impurity, such as an oxide layer, formed on the corona electrode.

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