Ozone generator

DETAILED DESCRIPTION My invention includes many examples of dielectric spacer and flow impeding materials that can be disposed or arrayed in a corona discharge gap in an ozone generator.
Before discussing these examples, though, the general requirements for corona discharge ozone generators will be explained.
CORONA DISCHARGE OZONE GENERATORS My invention improves on the type of ozone generator that uses a corona discharge gap between a pair of electrodes separated by a dielectric layer so that an oxygen containing gas can flow through the gap.
Then when a suitable alternating electric potential is applied to the electrodes, a corona discharge occurs that converts some of the oxygen to ozone in the gas flowing through the gap.
The electrodes and dielectric layers can differ in number, materials, and configuration and the gap can have different thicknesses.
The arrangements for gas flow can vary, as can the power supply, voltage, and frequency of the applied potential.
ELECTRODES Electrodes usable in my generators are formed of conductors that are normally metal.
Aluminum and stainless steel sheets and foils and metallic coatings are preferred for keeping the electrodes compact, cool, and inexpensive.
Electrodes can be configured as flat or plane, and they can also be curved, spiraled, or wound into cylindrical, conical, or other configurations.
Plane electrodes are preferred for simplicity, but other configurations are also workable and can make generators even more compact.
At least two electrodes are required, but any additional number can also be used.
The electrodes are spaced apart so that at least one corona discharge gap occurs between them, but gaps can also be arranged on opposite sides of electrodes sandwiched between other electrodes.
Electrodes are preferably sufficiently flexible to engage all the gap spacers and conform to the gap thickness defined by the spacers.
On the other hand, the electrodes are preferably stiff enough and strong enough to bridge the gap between spacers so that pressure differences inside and outside the gap will not cause significant electrode deformation between the points supported by the spacers