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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2014
Applicant:
Ohio University, Athens, OH (US);
Inventor:
Khairul Alam, Athens, OH (US);
Assignee:
Ohio University, Athens, OH (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B03C 3/60 (2006.01); B03C 3/41 (2006.01); B03C 3/04 (2006.01); B03C 3/47 (2006.01); B03C 3/86 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B03C 3/60 (2013.01); B03C 3/04 (2013.01); B03C 3/41 (2013.01); B03C 3/47 (2013.01); B03C 3/86 (2013.01);
Abstract
A discharge electrode with equal or better performance to conventional discharge electrodes, but at significantly lower cost uses carbon fiber composite tapes suspended around support rings attached to a support at the top and a bias at the bottom. The tape is in a loop and extends around the support rings, causing the rings to be pulled apart in tension by the bias to keep the tape taut. The tape, and preferably the top ring, and alternatively the lower ring, are conductively connected to a power supply.