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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2010
Younsi Abdelkrim, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Zhou Yingneng, Niskayuna, NY (US);
David Johnston, Poquoson, VA (US);
Robert W. Taylor, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (US);
Younsi Abdelkrim, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Zhou Yingneng, Niskayuna, NY (US);
David Johnston, Poquoson, VA (US);
Robert W. Taylor, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (US);
Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group, Inc., Barberton, OH (US);
Abstract
An electrostatic precipitator including: a collecting electrode in a gas passage; a discharge electrode in the gas passage and separated by a gap from the collecting electrode; a power supply applying a voltage to the discharge electrode, wherein the voltage establishes an electric field between the discharge electrode and the collecting electrode to ionize gas flow in the gap, and a resistor in series with the discharge electrode and having an effective resistance in series with the discharge electrode of at least 50 Ohms.