Power plants – Internal combustion engine with treatment or handling of... – Methods
Patent
1996-02-06
1998-08-04
Hart, Douglas
Power plants
Internal combustion engine with treatment or handling of...
Methods
55DIG30, 60275, 96 97, 96100, F01N 302
Patent
active
057877041
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The following invention relates to electronic purification of exhaust gases. Vehicles powered by internal combustion engines release exhaust gases into the atmosphere. These gases contain a number of pollutants such as carbon, lead, other metallic particles and burnt oil. The pollutants are of microscopic dimensions, and once in the atmosphere mix and dissipate through the air creating smog. Pollution particles of such small dimensions are impossible to trap with conventional filters. People subjected to the pollution can be affected with different illnesses such as asthma, hayfever, lead poisoning, eye irritation and other ailments.
OBJECT OF THE INVENTION
It is the object of the present invention to provide a means by which microscopic and larger particulate pollutants contained in exhaust gases of vehicles powered by internal combustion engines may be treated.
DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION
There is disclosed herein an exhaust gas purification apparatus comprising: through the housing from the inlet to the outlet, said purification means comprising a substantially planar array of cathode pins within the housing, with said pins extending substantially normal to the plane of the array and adapted to electrically charge gas borne particles within the housing as gas passes through the array of cathode pins.
Preferably, said cathode pins are formed upon a cathode mesh through which the exhaust gas must pass.
Preferably, said cathode means further comprises a grid mesh through which said exhaust gas must also pass, said grid mesh being located downstream of the cathode mesh.
Preferably, said cathode mesh is adapted to be charged and said grid mesh is adapted to be charged, though positive with respect to said cathode mesh.
Preferably, the apparatus further comprises an anode element located within the housing, the anode element being adapted to be charged positively with respect to the grid mesh.
Preferably, said cathode mesh is adapted to be highly negatively charged and said grid mesh is adapted to be negatively charged, though not as highly negatively charged as the cathode mesh.
Preferably, the anode element is adapted to be highly positively charged.
Preferably, said cathode mesh comprises a plurality of crossing conductive elements having extending from the points of intersection thereof a plurality of pins.
Preferably, said cathode means is provided in a first chamber and said anode element is located in a second chamber located downstream of said first chamber.
Preferably, said housing is formed of electrically nonconductive material.
There is further disclosed herein an exhaust gas purification system comprising the exhaust gas apparatus as disclosed above, and;
an oscillator circuit adapted to be connected to a motor vehicle battery to produce an alternating current;
a transformer electrically connected to the oscillator circuit;
voltage multiplication means connected to the transformer and comprising: element; and means.
The exhaust gas purification system might also comprise a medium negative voltage terminal adapted to be connected to a grind located within said housing.
Beneficially, a catalytic effect to the gases occurs as a result of strong electronic bombardment as the gases pass through the first chamber.
The negative ions, once attracted to the anode element discharge consequently altering the structure of the molecules thus separating them into their original component, say oxygen and nitrogen.
There is further disclosure herein a method of purifying exhaust gas, the method comprising: extending substantially normal to the plane of the array; that the gas passes through the array of cathode pins thereby electrically charging gas born particles.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
A preferred form of the present invention will now be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:
FIG. 1 is a schematic illustration of an electronic unit depicted within a borderline and remote devices outside the borderline;
FIG. 2 is a schematic
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