Technique for enhancing the power output of an electrostatic generator employing parametric resonance

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9270204
APP PUB NO 20140368181A1
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13917548

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A circuit-based technique enhances the power output of electrostatic generators employing an array of axially oriented rods or tubes or azimuthal corrugated metal surfaces for their electrodes. During generator operation, the peak voltage across the electrodes occurs at an azimuthal position that is intermediate between the position of minimum gap and maximum gap. If this position is also close to the azimuthal angle where the rate of change of capacity is a maximum, then the highest rf power output possible for a given maximum allowable voltage at the minimum gap can be attained. This rf power output is then coupled to the generator load through a coupling condenser that prevents suppression of the dc charging potential by conduction through the load. Optimized circuit values produce phase shifts in the rf output voltage that allow higher power output to occur at the same voltage limit at the minimum gap position.

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LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL SECURITY LLC2300 FIRST STREET SUITE 204 LIVERMORE CA 94550

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Post, Richard F Walnut Creek, US 61 1216

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