WO2016018610A1 - Ioniseur de flamme unipolaire asymétrique utilisant un transformateur-élévateur - Google Patents

Ioniseur de flamme unipolaire asymétrique utilisant un transformateur-élévateur Download PDF

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WO2016018610A1
WO2016018610A1 PCT/US2015/040277 US2015040277W WO2016018610A1 WO 2016018610 A1 WO2016018610 A1 WO 2016018610A1 US 2015040277 W US2015040277 W US 2015040277W WO 2016018610 A1 WO2016018610 A1 WO 2016018610A1
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Igor A. Krichtafovitch
Christopher A. Wiklof
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23C—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR COMBUSTION USING FLUID FUEL OR SOLID FUEL SUSPENDED IN  A CARRIER GAS OR AIR 
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23D—BURNERS
    • F23D14/00—Burners for combustion of a gas, e.g. of a gas stored under pressure as a liquid
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    • F23D14/84—Flame spreading or otherwise shaping
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23N—REGULATING OR CONTROLLING COMBUSTION
    • F23N5/00—Systems for controlling combustion
    • F23N5/02—Systems for controlling combustion using devices responsive to thermal changes or to thermal expansion of a medium
    • F23N5/12—Systems for controlling combustion using devices responsive to thermal changes or to thermal expansion of a medium using ionisation-sensitive elements, i.e. flame rods
    • F23N5/123—Systems for controlling combustion using devices responsive to thermal changes or to thermal expansion of a medium using ionisation-sensitive elements, i.e. flame rods using electronic means

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  • a system for electrically controlling a combustion flame may include a burner configured to generate the combustion flame.
  • the combustion flame includes a resistance and a capacitance.
  • the system may include an ionizer positioned proximate to the burner to supply ions of a first polarity to the combustion flame to charge the capacitance of the combustion flame to one or more voltage levels.
  • the system may include a power supply coupled to the ionizer and configured to provide an output voltage signal of the first polarity to the ionizer to excite the ionizer to supply the ions of the first polarity to the combustion flame.
  • the power supply may include a transformer and an output dampener operatively coupled in parallel to the transformer. The output dampener can suppress a second polarity of the output voltage signal to limit delivery of ions of the second polarity to the combustion flame by the ionizer.
  • a system for electrically controlling a combustion flame may include a first power supply configured to generate a first output voltage pulse of a first polarity in excess of a first predetermined threshold.
  • the first power supply may include a first step-up transformer.
  • the first power supply may include a first output dampener coupled to the first step-up
  • the system may include a second power supply configured to generate a third output voltage pulse of the first polarity in excess of the first predetermined threshold.
  • the second power supply may include a second step-up transformer.
  • the second power supply may include a second output dampener coupled to the second step-up transformer and configured to at least partially suppress a fourth output voltage pulse of the second polarity to prevent the fourth output voltage pulse from exceeding the second predetermined threshold.
  • the second polarity may be different than the first polarity.
  • the system may include a first ionizer operatively coupled to the first power supply and configured to supply first ions of the first polarity to a combustion flame to charge the combustion flame, in response to receipt of the first output voltage pulse.
  • the system may include a second ionizer operatively coupled to the second power supply and configured to supply second ions of the first polarity to the combustion flame to charge the combustion flame, in response to receipt of the third output voltage pulse.
  • the system may include a controller communicatively coupled to the first power supply and to the second power supply to selectively cause the first ionizer and the second ionizer to supply the first ions and the second ions to the combustion flame.
  • a method for electrically controlling a combustion flame may include generating, with a power supply, a voltage signal having a first portion of a first polarity and having a second portion of a second polarity.
  • the first portion of the voltage signal is greater than or equal to a first predetermined threshold.
  • the method may include suppressing the second portion of the voltage signal, with an output dampener, to prevent the second portion of the voltage signal from exceeding a second predetermined threshold, by reducing a rate of current change in a transformer of the power supply, while generating the second portion of the voltage signal.
  • the method may include generating ions of the first polarity, with an ionizer, in response to receiving the first portion of the voltage signal. Generating ions can include supplying the ions to a combustion flame to charge the combustion flame to a voltage to alter one or more characteristics of the combustion flame.
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a system for applying voltage to a combustion flame, according to an embodiment.
  • FIG. 2 is a graphical illustration of a voltage suppression function of the system for applying voltage to a combustion flame, according to an embodiment.
  • FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a system for applying voltage to a combustion flame, according to an embodiment.
  • FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a system for applying voltage to a combustion flame, according to an embodiment.
  • FIG. 5 is a flow diagram of a method for electrically controlling a
  • combustion flame according to an embodiment.
  • Electrodynamic combustion control may be used to control and/or vary characteristics of a combustion flame or combustion reaction.
  • the application of a voltage, charge, current, and/or electric field to a combustion flame may be used to improve heat distribution of the flame, to stabilize the flame, and/or to prevent flame impingement.
  • the application of electrodynamic combustion control may also improve the energy efficiency, shape, and/or heat transfer of the flame.
  • the inventors have identified several issues that may be associated with applying a high-power voltage to a combustion flame. For example, if an electrode of a power supply is directly coupled or inserted within a combustion flame, and the combustion flame inadvertently contacts a grounded conductor or a grounded housing, the combustion flame can electrically couple the power supply to grounded contact point and potentially damage the power supply.
  • the methods and systems enable physical isolation between the power supply and the combustion flame while enabling the power supply to charge the combustion reaction to higher voltages than the power supply itself can output.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates an electrodynamic flame control system 100 for charging a combustion flame to one or more voltage levels, according to one embodiment.
  • electrodynamic flame control may refer to the application of a voltage, charge, current, and/or electric field to control combustion flame behavior and to improve heat distribution in a combustion volume.
  • the application of the charge or current to the combustion flame includes supplying ions or electrons to the combustion flame with an ionizer.
  • the electrodynamic flame control system 100 includes a power supply 102 and an ionizer 104 for charging a combustion flame 106 to one or more voltage levels, according to one embodiment.
  • the power supply 102 may be configured to charge the combustion flame 106 to one or more voltage levels without physically contacting, connecting to, or coupling with the combustion flame 106, according to one embodiment.
  • Physically decoupling the power supply 102 from the combustion flame 106 can protect the power supply 102 from inadvertent damage, e.g., short-circuiting through the combustion flame 106 to ground.
  • the power supply 102 may be electrically coupled to the ionizer 104 to charge the combustion flame 106 to one or more voltage levels.
  • the ionizer 104 is disposed or positioned proximate to, but external to, the combustion flame 106 so that a physical connection or coupling is absent between the power supply 102 and the combustion flame 106.
  • the power supply 102 can be configured to supply the ionizer 104 with a high-power voltage, e.g., greater than or equal to
  • the power supply 102 can be configured to supply the ionizer 104 with a high-power voltage that is less than or equal to a breakdown voltage, e.g., +/- 10 kV, of the fluid that is to be ionized.
  • the corona onset voltage can be +/- 4 kV for some fluids.
  • the power supply 102 can be configured to supply the ionizer 104 with a high-power voltage that is greater than or equal to the corona onset voltage of a fluid and that is less than or equal to a breakdown voltage for the fluid.
  • the power supply 102 can selectively charge the combustion flame 106 to one or more voltage levels without physically contacting, connecting to, or coupling with the combustion flame 106.
  • the ionizer 104 can be implemented using any one of a number of ionizer configurations to supply ions to the combustion flame 106 in order to charge the combustion flame 106 to one or more voltage levels, according to one
  • the ionizer 104 can include one or more electrodes, one or more fluid displacement mechanisms, one or more fluid supply mechanisms, and/or one or more fluid delivery mechanisms, according to various embodiments.
  • the one or more electrodes can include a single emitter electrode, an emitter electrode and a collector electrode, or multiple emitter electrodes and multiple collector electrodes. Other names for the electrodes can include corona electrode, counter electrode, target electrode cathode, anode, or the like.
  • the ionizer 104 includes a single emitter electrode and uses the combustion flame 106 or a burner 108 as a collector electrode.
  • the carrier fluid molecules that are proximate to or in the vicinity of the emitter electrode begin ionizing.
  • the ionizer 104 can be configured to provide a strong ionic stream, i.e., an ionic current, from just a few kilovolts of voltage.
  • the ions can have a charge that is of the same polarity as the emitter electrode, and the ions are repulsed from the emitter electrode in the direction of the combustion flame 106 and/or in the direction of the collector electrode.
  • the combustion flame 106 includes a resistance 1 10 (e.g., 3- 4 megaohms) and a capacitance 1 12 (e.g., 3-5 picofarads "pF"), receipt of cations or anions (i.e., positive or negative charged ions) by the combustion flame 106 results in an increase in voltage or electrical potential in the
  • the voltage of the combustion flame 106 that results from injection of ions can be characterized, described, or defined in terms of charge, capacitance, and/or current.
  • the voltage across the capacitance 1 12 of the combustion flame 106 can be expressed in terms of charge, capacitance, and/or current as:
  • V Q/C (Equation 1 );
  • V voltage
  • Equation 1 simply states that the voltage is proportional to the charge Q stored by a capacitance C, so increasing charge on a fixed capacitance will
  • Equation 2 expresses charge as a product of current and time and shows that providing current, such as a stream of ions, to a fixed capacitance for a period of time will also increase the voltage across the capacitance. Accordingly, by configuring the power supply 102 and the ionizer 104 to supply the combustion flame 106 with ions, i.e., charge, the power supply 102 and the ionizer 104 can selectively charge the combustion flame 106 to one or more voltage levels, according to various embodiments.
  • the power supply 102 may be configured to excite the ionizer 104 to generate unipolar ions, according to one embodiment. If the power supply 102 provides or excites the ionizer 104 with a voltage that is equal to or in excess of a positive corona onset voltage, the ionizer 104 generates positive ions. However, if the power supply 102 provides the ionizer 104 with a voltage that is equal to or less than a negative corona onset voltage, the ionizer 104 generates negative ions.
  • the power supply 102 may inadvertently, unintentionally, and/or undesirably discharge the combustion flame 106.
  • the power supply 102 is configured to provide the ionizer 104 with one or more voltage signals that enable the ionizer 104 to generate unipolar ions, i.e., ions of a single polarity, according to one embodiment.
  • the power supply 102 includes a voltage supply 1 14, a transformer 1 16, and an output dampener 1 18, according to one embodiment.
  • the voltage supply 1 14 selectively generates square-wave pulses of half a square-wave period, one square-wave period, or multiple square-wave periods, according to various embodiments.
  • the voltage supply 1 14 is implemented as a DC voltage supply in series with a switch that is operative to selectively decouple the DC voltage supply from the transformer 1 16 and/or from the output dampener 1 18, according to various embodiments.
  • the transfornner 1 16 can be coupled between the voltage supply 1 14 and the ionizer 104 to convert a first voltage signal having a first voltage level into a second voltage signal having a second, higher, voltage level, according to one embodiment.
  • the transformer 1 16 may be a step-up transformer that converts a voltage signal that is, for example, between 100-500 V into a voltage signal that is, for example, between 4-10 kV, according to one embodiment.
  • transformer 1 16 may include a primary winding 120 and a secondary winding 122.
  • the primary winding 120 may have a number of turns that is less than a number of turns of the secondary winding 122.
  • the primary winding 120 may be connected to the voltage supply 1 14, and the secondary winding 122 may be connected to the ionizer 104, according to one embodiment.
  • the output dampener 1 18 enables the power supply 102 to provide a first polarity output voltage signal that exceeds or surpasses a first polarity corona onset voltage while limiting, suppressing, dampening, and/or preventing a second polarity output voltage signal from exceeding or surpassing a second polarity corona onset voltage, according to one embodiment.
  • the output dampener 1 18 enables the power supply 102 to provide a first polarity output voltage signal that is above a first polarity corona onset voltage of 4 kV while prohibiting the power supply 102 from generating a second polarity output voltage signal that is below or more negative than -4 kV.
  • the output dampener 1 18 enables the power supply 102 to provide a first polarity voltage signal that is below or more negative than -4 kV while prohibiting the power supply 102 from generating a second polarity voltage signal that is above or more positive than 4 kV.
  • the power supply 102 can be configured to generate a positive high-power voltage that is equal to or greater than a positive corona onset voltage, or the power supply 102 can be configured to generate a negative high-power voltage that is equal to or more negative than a negative corona onset voltage, according to various embodiments.
  • the output dampener 1 18 can include one or more passive electronic components configured to suppress or dampen power supply output voltage surges or spikes of a particular polarity, according to one embodiment.
  • the output dampener 1 18 can be referenced by several different terms, such as output voltage controller, output voltage suppressor, output voltage filter, output filter, voltage filter, output limiter, output voltage limiter, field regulator, magnetic field regulator, magnetic field rate suppressor, or the like.
  • the output dampener 1 18 is a resistor operatively or electrically coupled in parallel to the voltage supply 1 14 and to the transformer 1 16.
  • the output dampener 1 18 is a resistor in series with a diode, with the resistor and diode being coupled in parallel to the voltage supply 1 14 and to the transformer 1 16.
  • the output dampener 1 18 can be operatively or electrically coupled to the primary winding 120 of the transformer 1 16 or can be optionally and alternatively coupled to the secondary winding 122 of the transformer 1 16, according to various embodiments.
  • the operation of the output dampener 1 18 can be described in terms of magnetic flux ⁇ .
  • the voltage supply 1 14 applies a voltage to the primary winding 120
  • current begins flowing through the primary winding 120.
  • the magnetic flux ⁇ that permeates the primary winding 120 and the secondary winding 122 also increases with time.
  • the change in magnetic flux ⁇ with respect to time determines the magnitude of the voltage generated across the secondary winding 122.
  • Faraday's law describes the magnitude of the voltage across the secondary winding 122 as follows:
  • V is the voltage across the secondary winding 122
  • N is the number of turns of the secondary winding 122
  • d ⁇ dt is the rate of change of the magnetic flux ⁇ through the secondary winding 122 with respect to time.
  • the voltage across the secondary winding 122 is proportional to the change in the magnetic flux ⁇ , the increases in rate of the magnetic flux ⁇ generate a positive voltage and decreases in the rate of the magnetic flux ⁇ generate a negative voltage, across the secondary winding 122. Furthermore, faster magnetic flux ⁇ changes, i.e., higher rates of change, generate higher voltages across the secondary winding 122.
  • the output dampener 1 18 can enable the power supply 102 to generate a positive voltage that exceeds a positive corona onset voltage by not impeding increases in the magnetic flux ⁇ , and the output dampener 1 18 can limit, suppress, or dampen the negative voltage generated by the power supply 102 by slowing the rate by which the magnetic flux ⁇ collapses or decreases when the voltage supply 1 14 removes voltage from the primary winding 120, according to one embodiment.
  • the output dampener 1 18 is configured to enable the power supply 102 to generate a negative voltage that exceeds or is more negative than the negative corona onset voltage while limiting, suppressing, dampening, or preventing the power supply output voltage from exceeding the positive corona onset voltage.
  • the rate by which the magnetic flux ⁇ decreases is proportional to the rate by which current through the primary winding 120 decreases.
  • the output dampener 1 18 can reduce the maximum negative voltage across the secondary winding 122 by reducing the rate of change of the magnetic flux ⁇ by reducing the rate of change of the current through the primary winding 120, according to one embodiment. Without the output dampener 1 18, when the power supply 102 removes voltage from across the primary winding 120, e.g., by opening a switch, the power supply 102 removes a path for current in the primary winding 120 to continue flowing. The current that was flowing through the primary winding 120 is abruptly changed from a first current level to a second current level that is approximately 0 amps ("A"). The abrupt change from the first current level to the second current level results in a rapid decrease in the magnetic flux ⁇ and therefore can result in a large induced negative voltage across the secondary winding 122.
  • the output dampener 1 18 provides a current path 124 to allow current that was flowing through the primary winding 120 to at least partially continue flowing.
  • the output dampener 1 18 includes a resistor in series with a diode, and the diode is oriented to allow current to flow in the direction of the current path 124.
  • the current that was flowing through the primary winding 120 gradually decreases as it dissipates through the resistance of the output dampener 1 18, but the initial rate of change of the current through the primary winding 120 from a first current level to a second current level can be significantly reduced, as compared to when the power supply 102 does not include the output dampener 1 18.
  • the output dampener 1 18 enables the power supply 102 to excite the ionizer 104 to selectively generate ions of a single polarity for charging the combustion flame 106 to one or more voltage levels, according to one embodiment.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates graphs of the operation of the power supply 102 (shown in FIG. 1) with and without the implementation of the output dampener 1 18 (shown in FIG. 1), according to one embodiment.
  • a graph 202 illustrates an example of an output voltage signal 203 that could be generated by the power supply 102, if the power supply 102 does not include the output dampener 1 18.
  • the graph 202 includes an x-axis 204 that represents output voltage levels with respect to a y-axis 206 that represents time.
  • the graph 202 also includes an indication of a first corona onset voltage 208 and an indication of a second corona onset voltage 210.
  • the first corona onset voltage 208 is a positive corona onset voltage
  • the second corona onset voltage 210 is a negative corona onset voltage.
  • the first corona onset voltage 208 is approximately 4 kV
  • the second corona onset voltage 210 is approximately -4 kV.
  • the output voltage signal 203 includes a first section 212 and a second section 214.
  • the first section 212 is generated when the voltage supply 1 14 (shown in FIG. 1) applies a first input voltage level to the transformer 1 16 (shown in FIG. 1). As shown, the first section 212 exceeds the first corona onset voltage 208 to cause the ionizer 104 (shown in FIG. 1) to generate positively charged ions.
  • the second section 214 is generated when the voltage supply 1 14 removes the first input voltage level from the transformer 1 16, or when the voltage supply 1 14 rapidly applies a second input voltage level to the transformer 1 16 that is lower than the first voltage level.
  • the second section 214 exceeds the second corona onset voltage 210 and causes the ionizer 104 to generate negatively charged ions, resulting in the discharge of the combustion flame 106.
  • a graph 216 illustrates an example of an output voltage signal 218 that could be generated by the power supply 102, if the power supply 102 includes or implements the output dampener 1 18, according to one embodiment.
  • the graph 216 includes an x-axis 220 that represents output voltage levels with respect to a y-axis 222 that represents time.
  • the graph 216 includes an indication of the first corona onset voltage 208 and an indication of the second corona onset voltage 210.
  • the output voltage signal 218 includes a first section 224 and a second section 226. The first section 224 is generated when the voltage supply 1 14 applies a first input voltage level to the transformer 1 16.
  • the first section 224 exceeds the first corona onset voltage 208 to cause the ionizer 104 to generate positively charged ions.
  • the second section 226 is generated when the voltage supply 1 14 applies a second input voltage level to the transformer 1 16, e.g., when the voltage supply 1 14 removes the first input voltage level from the transformer 1 16.
  • the maximum negative amplitude 228 of the second section 226 of the output voltage signal 218 can be limited, suppressed, or dampened so that the second section 226 does not exceed the second corona onset voltage 210.
  • implementation of the output dampener 1 18 prevents the power supply 102 from causing the ionizer 104 to generate negatively charged ions, according to one implementation of the output dampener 1 18.
  • the output dampener 1 18 can be used to enable the ionizer 104 to generate negatively charged ions while preventing the ionizer 104 from generating positively charged ions.
  • FIG. 3 illustrates an electrodynamic flame control system 300 for charging the combustion flame 106 to one or more voltage levels, according to one embodiment.
  • the electrodynamic flame control system 300 represents one particular implementation of the electrodynamic flame control system 100 of FIG. 1 , according to one embodiment.
  • the output dampener 1 18 includes a resistor 302 electrically connected or coupled to a diode 304 to enable current to flow from a first node 306 to a second node 308.
  • the resistor 302 and the diode 304 reduces the negative rate of current change through the primary winding 120 when the voltage supply 1 14 removes voltage from the primary winding 120.
  • the output dampener 1 18 reduces the negative rate of magnetic flux ⁇ change and therefore reduces the peak value of the voltage that is induced across the secondary winding 122 when the voltage supply 1 14 removes voltage from across the primary winding 120, according to one embodiment.
  • the orientation of the diode 304 can be changed to allow current to flow from the second node 308 to the first node 306.
  • Such a reversal in orientation could be used to apply a negative polarity voltage to the transformer 1 16 while limiting the peak value of a positive voltage induced across the secondary winding 122 when the voltage supply 1 14 removes the negative polarity voltage from across the primary winding 120, according to one embodiment.
  • the ionizer 104 of the electrodynamic flame control system 100 can be implemented in the electrodynamic flame control system 300 as a first electrode 310 and a second electrode 312.
  • the first electrode 310 can be electrically coupled or connected to a first output terminal 314 and the second electrode 312 can be electrically coupled or connected to a second output terminal 316.
  • the electrodes 310, 312 receive voltage, energy, and/or power from the power supply 102, to supply ions to the combustion flame 106 to charge the combustion flame 106 to one or more voltage levels.
  • the first electrode 310 is a conductor such as a wire, a piece of metal, and/or a needle.
  • second electrode 312 is a conductor that is larger, e.g., has more surface area and/or more volume, than the first electrode 310.
  • the first electrode 310 is positioned proximate to and external to the combustion flame 106.
  • proximate to and external to the combustion flame 106 include being positioned at least 1 inch away from the combustion flame 106.
  • the second electrode 312 is positioned proximate to and external to the combustion flame 106.
  • the first electrode 310 is positioned on one side of the combustion flame 106 and the second electrode 312 is positioned on another side of the combustion flame 106.
  • the second electrode 312 is positioned within the combustion flame 106.
  • the second output terminal 316 of the power supply 102 is electrically coupled or connected to the burner 108 so that the burner 108 functions as the second electrode 312.
  • the second electrode 312 is omitted from the electrodynamic flame control system 300 and the first electrode 310 is used to supply ions to the combustion flame 106.
  • the power supply 102 may be configured to charge the combustion flame 106 to a particular voltage that may be higher than an output voltage of the power supply 102, according to one embodiment.
  • the power supply 102 may be configured to provide an output voltage to the ionizer 104 (shown in FIG.
  • the power supply 102 and the electrodes 310, 312 can charge the combustion flame 106 to 15 kV by supplying 45 nanocoulombs ("nC") to the capacitance 1 12.
  • the power supply 102 and electrodes 310, 312 can charge the combustion flame 106 to 15 kV by supplying 45 nanoampere-seconds ("nA-s"), which can be supplied with an ion current of 4.5 milliamperes ("mA") for 10 microseconds ("MS").
  • the power supply 102 and the electrodes 310, 312 can charge the combustion flame 106 to 40 kV by supplying 120 nA-s with 12 mA for 10 ps (i.e., 100 kHz pulse).
  • the power supply 102 can be configured to charge the combustion flame 106 to a voltage that is higher than the output voltage of the power supply 102, according to various embodiments.
  • FIG. 4 illustrates an electrodynamic flame control system 400 for charging the combustion flame 106 to one or more voltage levels, according to one embodiment.
  • the electrodynamic flame control system 400 includes a controller 402 that is communicatively coupled or operatively coupled to control multiple instances of the power supply 102 (inclusive of power supplies 102a, 102b, 102c, 102d), according to one embodiment.
  • the controller 402 can be configured to selectively operate the voltage supplies 1 14 (shown in FIG. 1 ) of the power supplies 102 and the corresponding ionizers 104 (inclusive of ionizer 104a, 104b, 104c, 104d).
  • the controller 402 can be configured to customize the quantity, duration, and polarity of ions supply to the combustion flame 106.
  • the controller 402 causes the power supplies 102a, 102b, 102c, 102d to sequentially provide ions of a single polarity to the combustion flame 106 by time-multiplexing the ion generation. In another embodiment, the controller 402 causes one or more of the power supplies 102a, 102b, 102c, 102d to generate positive ions to selectively charge the combustion flame 106 while causing others of the power supplies 102a, 102b, 102c, 102d to selectively and sequentially generate negative ions to selectively discharge the combustion flame 106.
  • the controller 402 time-multiplexes the operation of the power supplies 102a, 102b, 102c, 102d by: causing the power supply 102a to selectively charge the combustion flame 106; causing the power supply 102b to selectively discharge the combustion flame 106; causing the power supply 102c to selectively charge the combustion flame 106; and causing the power supply 102d to selectively discharge the combustion flame 106.
  • More or less power supplies 102 and ionizers 104 can be implemented to customize the quantities, polarity, and duration of ions supply to the combustion flame 106, according to various embodiments.
  • FIG. 5 illustrates a method 500 for operating an electrodynamic
  • combustion system according to one embodiment.
  • the method generates, with a power supply, a voltage signal having a first portion of a first polarity and having a second portion of a second polarity, according to one embodiment.
  • the first portion of the voltage signal can be greater than or equal to a first predetermined threshold.
  • the method suppresses the second portion of the voltage signal, with an output dampener, to prevent the second portion of the voltage signal from exceeding a second predetermined threshold, by reducing a rate of current change in a transformer of the power supply, while generating the second portion of the voltage signal, according to one embodiment.
  • the method generates ions of the first polarity, with an ionizer, in response to receiving the first portion of the voltage signal, according to one embodiment.
  • Generating ions can include supplying the ions to a combustion flame to charge the combustion flame to a voltage to alter one or more characteristics of the combustion flame.

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Un système de commande électrique d'une flamme de combustion peut comprendre un brûleur configuré pour générer la flamme de combustion. La flamme de combustion comprend une résistance et une capacitance. Le système peut comprendre un ioniseur placé à proximité du brûleur pour fournir des ions d'une première polarité à la flamme de combustion et charger ainsi la capacitance de la flamme de combustion à un ou plusieurs niveaux de tension. Le système peut comprendre une alimentation électrique couplée à l'ioniseur et configurée pour fournir un signal de tension de sortie de la première polarité à l'ioniseur,, de sorte à exciter l'ioniseur et fournir ainsi les ions de la première polarité à la flamme de combustion. L'alimentation électrique peut comprendre un transformateur, et un amortisseur de sortie couplé en parallèle au transformateur pour un fonctionnement. L'amortisseur de sortie peut supprimer une seconde polarité du signal de tension de sortie, de sorte à limiter la fourniture d'ions de la seconde polarité à la flamme de combustion par l'ioniseur.
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