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18 results about "Plasma actuator" patented technology

Plasma actuators are a type of actuator currently being developed for aerodynamic flow control. Plasma actuators impart force in a similar way to ionocraft. The working of these actuators is based on the formation of a low-temperature plasma between a pair of asymmetric electrodes by application of a high-voltage AC signal across the electrodes. Consequently, air molecules from the air surrounding the electrodes are ionized, and are accelerated through the electric field.

Complex wind field simulation method suitable for small and medium-sized unmanned aerial vehicle wind resistance test

The invention discloses a complex wind field simulation method suitable for a small and medium-sized unmanned aerial vehicle wind resistance test, and relates to the technical field of intelligent wind control, and the method comprises the steps: based on a plasma exciter control instruction set, generating a directional micro vortex group in a wind tunnel through a plasma exciter array, meanwhile, the spatial distribution of the directional micro vortex group is regulated and controlled by adopting an ultrasonic interference method, and a three-dimensional turbulent flow field is generated; an unmanned aerial vehicle anti-risk test is executed, anti-wind performance data is collected and combined with PIV to verify the stability of the nest ring structure, and dynamic adjustment is carried out through a fuzzy PID control algorithm; and constructing a judgment matrix based on the adjusted wind resistance test data, calculating a wind resistance performance index of the unmanned aerial vehicle by adopting a dynamic time warping algorithm, and generating a performance evaluation report. According to the invention, through vortex ring stability feature extraction and fuzzy PID dynamic adjustment based on the deep space-time convolutional network, closed-loop stability control in a complex wind field environment is realized.
Owner:JIANGSU SUPERVISION & INSPECTION INST FOR PROD QUALITY +1

Sterilization device, sterilization method, active oxygen supply device, and treatment device using active oxygen

ActiveCN115996762BPlasma techniqueChemicalsDielectricPlasma actuator
Provided are sterilization devices and the like that exhibit superior sterilization performance, superior to that achieved with ozone or ultraviolet light. The sterilization devices and the like are equipped with a plasma generator and an ultraviolet light source. The plasma generator is a plasma actuator having a first electrode and a second electrode disposed so as to sandwich a dielectric. In the plasma actuator, an induced flow including ozone is generated by applying a voltage between the two electrodes. The ultraviolet light source is arranged so as to irradiate the surface of a sterilization target, and the plasma actuator is arranged so as to supply the induced flow to the surface.
Owner:CANON KK

Cooling device

A cooling device is provided with a heat sink having a plurality of fins, and a plasma actuator. Flow paths are formed between adjacent ones of the fins. The plasma actuator is provided away from the fins where the flow paths are formed. The plasma actuator has electrodes that are arranged offset in the flow path direction. The plasma actuator generates an induced air flow flowing in a direction of the flow path in the central region between adjacent fins.
Owner:NISSAN MOTOR CO LTD

Electrification device, process cartridge, and electrophotographic image forming apparatus

Provided is an electrification device equipped with a plasma actuator, wherein the plasma actuator: comprises a dielectric body, a first electrode provided on a first surface of the dielectric body, and a second electrode disposed across the dielectric body from the first electrode; by applying alternating-current voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode, generates an induced flow along an exposed portion not covered with the first electrode of the first surface of the dielectric body from an edge portion of the first electrode; and is disposed such that the induced flow is directly supplied to the surface of the body to be electrified, and applies direct-current voltage between the first electrode and the body to be electrified.
Owner:CANON KK

Open fan components of open rotary engines, open rotary engines, and noise reduction methods

ActiveCN121088512BEngine fuctionsGas turbine plantsPlasma actuatorRotary engine
This application relates to an open fan component of an open rotor engine, an open rotor engine, and a noise reduction method. The open fan component includes a stator with stator blades; a rotor with rotor blades, the stator blades being located downstream of the rotor blades; the rotor blades are provided with a plasma actuator array, the plasma actuator array having multiple plasma actuators; the open fan component has a standby state, a first operating state, a second operating state, and a third operating state.
Owner:AECC COMML AIRCRAFT ENGINE CO LTD

Modeling of dielectric barrier discharge plasma actuators considering uncertainties

PendingCN122113729AAerodynamic testingBiological modelsPlasma actuatorIon wind
The application discloses a dielectric barrier discharge plasma exciter model establishing method considering uncertainty, relates to the technical field of computational fluid dynamics, flow control and aeroacoustics, and comprises the following steps: firstly, time-averaged velocity fields under different excitation voltages are obtained through a static ion wind experiment, and volume force distribution and key evaluation indexes are inversed based on momentum balance; then, a parameterized linear plasma equivalent model is constructed, and charge density and an action region boundary are identified as uncertainty design variables; high-fidelity simulation and a proxy model are combined, interval multi-objective optimization is carried out in the initial range of variables, and interval midpoints and radii of peak velocity and volume force error are simultaneously minimized; finally, a corrected model with consideration of both accuracy and robustness is obtained, and is embedded into a CFD solver for flow control simulation. The application effectively overcomes the influence of parameter uncertainty, and significantly improves model prediction accuracy and engineering applicability.
Owner:JILIN UNIVERSITY

Electrophotographic image-forming apparatus and process cartridge

PendingUS20260029743A1Electrographic process apparatusDielectricPlasma actuator
An electrophotographic image-forming apparatus comprising an electrophotographic photoreceptor that serves as a member to be charged, a cleaning member that is in contact with a surface of the electrophotographic photoreceptor, and a plasma actuator. The plasma actuator is provided with a dielectric, a first electrode that is provided to a first surface of the dielectric, and a second electrode that is provided to the first electrode with the dielectric interposed therebetween. The plasma actuator generates an induced current from an edge of the first electrode along an exposed part of the first surface of the dielectric, the exposed part not being covered by the first electrode. The plasma actuator is disposed so as to be capable of directly supplying the induced current to the surface of the electrophotographic photoreceptor. The plasma actuator controls the electric potential of transfer residual toner on the surface of the electrophotographic photoreceptor.
Owner:CANON KK

Sterilization system and method using ionized hydrogen peroxide

PendingCN121001755ALavatory sanitoryChemicalsPlasma actuatorEnvironmental engineering
A method for cleaning an enclosed space, the method comprising providing a reservoir of cleaning liquid; generating a very dry mist comprising the cleaning liquid, the mist containing aerosol droplets, where the mist passes through a non-thermal plasma actuator to form plasma active ion particles carried by the aerosol droplets of the mist, where the plasma active ion particles are hydroxyl ions; wherein the flow meter monitors mist flow of mist entering the closed space through the self-cleaning nozzle, and the flow speed of the mist passing through the self-cleaning nozzle is not larger than 2 ml / min; wherein the air pressure in the closed space is kept neutral; wherein there is no cavity within the self-cleaning nozzle, except for the cavity through which the very dry mist flows, and wherein the generated very dry mist is used to clean the enclosed space.
Owner:TOMI ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS INC

A plasma-combined trailing edge suction flow control method for rotor blades

ActiveCN119319914BPlasma techniqueRotocraftLeading edgePlasma actuator
A plasma-combined trailing edge suction flow control device for rotor blades is provided, comprising a plurality of blades (1), a nanosecond pulse dielectric barrier discharge plasma actuator (2) mounted at the leading edge of the blades and covering the entire blade extension; an air suction device (3) is mounted at the tail end of the blades, and the center of the air suction port is located at a position A%c from the leading edge. The tail end suction device (3) comprises a tail end suction port (3-1), a low-pressure air chamber (3-2) and a connecting pipe (3-3). When the dynamic stall of the rotor airfoil is controlled, a high-frequency nanosecond pulse power supply (4) is used to power the nanosecond pulse dielectric barrier discharge plasma actuator (2). A plasma-combined trailing edge suction flow control method for rotor blades is also provided. The present invention can effectively interfere with the flow field structure on the upper surface of the airfoil by combining plasma excitation with trailing edge suction, reduce the degree of flow separation, and thereby increase the average lift of the rotor blades, thereby improving the performance of the rotor blades.
Owner:AIR FORCE UNIV PLA

Motor vehicle body with a plasma actuator

Motor vehicle body with a plasma actuator, wherein the motor vehicle body (7) has a roof (8) and a movable tailgate (9), wherein the tailgate (9) is formed opposite a rear edge (11) of the roof (8), which is formed facing away from a front of the motor vehicle body (7), and wherein a first distance (13) and a second distance (14) are formed between the rear edge (11) and a flap edge (12) of the tailgate (9) opposite the rear edge (11) of the motor vehicle body (7), at least in the direction of a vertical axis (Z) of the motor vehicle body (7), and wherein the plasma actuator (1) has at least a first electrode (2) and a second electrode (3) which are connected to a power source (21), characterized in that the plasma actuator (1) is used to form a plasma (5) in a transition area (16) between the roof (8),at least the trailing edge (11), and the tailgate (9), at least the flap edge (12), comprising a movement gap (15), wherein the movement gap (15) between the trailing edge (11) and the flap edge (12) extends along a transverse body axis (Y) of the vehicle body (7), and wherein the first electrode (2) is arranged at or at least near the trailing edge (11) and the second electrode (3) is arranged at or at least near the flap edge (12).
Owner:DR ING H C F PORSCHE AG

Automatic stall wing control method based on deep reinforcement learning

The invention provides an automatic stall wing control method based on deep reinforcement learning, relates to the field of flow state control, and solves the problems that a static stall control method cannot cope with unsteady airflow changes, and an existing closed-loop control algorithm is limited in response in a complex and high-dimensional flow environment and lacks real-time intelligent adjustment capability. The system is suitable for aircrafts and the like, the wing flow field state and global parameters are collected in real time through the sensor, control actions are output through the DQN intelligent body, the dielectric barrier discharge plasma actuator is driven, and wing stall delay, lift force lifting and pneumatic vibration suppression are achieved. The problem of dynamic stall control failure is solved, limitation of a traditional method is overcome, full-working-condition intelligent self-adaptive control is achieved, the application threshold is lowered, the maneuvering flight safety boundary and control stability of the aircraft are improved, and the advanced control requirement of the high-maneuvering aircraft is met.
Owner:HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY SUZHOU RESEARCH INSTITUTE +1

Blade tip vortex control

The present disclosure presents systems, apparatuses, and methods of active flow controls for dissipating tip vortices. In this regard, a method comprises positioning one or more serpentine plasma actuators on a top or bottom surface of one or more airfoils near a tip of an airfoil of an aircraft; and activating the one or more serpentine plasma actuators during a flight of the aircraft, wherein at least one tip vortex generated by the flight of the aircraft is reduced by an introduction of one or more airflows generated by one or more serpentine plasma actuators on the top or bottom surface of the one or more airfoils of the aircraft. Other systems, apparatuses, and methods are also presented.
Owner:UNIV OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC

A large-scale pulsed arc plasma actuator matrix with real-time variable formation

A large-scale pulsed arc plasma exciter matrix with real-time variable formation is described. Based on a pulsed surface arc plasma exciter, individual arc plasma exciters are expanded in both row and column directions to form an arc plasma exciter matrix. A power supply circuit is provided, with each exciter having its own independent power supply unit. A method for achieving real-time variable control of the exciter matrix formation using a shift register is also provided. This invention facilitates expansion of the number of discharge circuits, with no electrical connections between the exciters, resulting in no interference and strong robustness. The discharge circuit eliminates reliance on a high-voltage trigger power supply, enabling dozens or hundreds of pulsed arc discharge plasma excitations. By introducing a shift register circuit, this matrix achieves real-time variable excitation formation, significantly improving the arc plasma exciter matrix's adaptability to complex and changing flight conditions and potentially achieving higher flow control efficiency.
Owner:AIR FORCE UNIV PLA

A sliding arc plasma actuator for high-pressure environments

This application relates to a sliding arc plasma actuator for high-pressure environments, relating to the fields of plasma chemistry and plasma ignition and combustion. The sliding arc plasma actuator for high-pressure environments includes an electrode core stage and an actuator injection section. The electrode core stage includes a high-voltage electrode, which comprises a high-voltage electrode head and a high-voltage electrode rod arranged along its length. One end of the actuator injection section forms a gradually narrowing and widening throat, and this end is connected to an actuator outlet section. An air inlet pipe is arranged inside the outer wall of the actuator injection section, and an oil injection hole is opened in the flared portion of the throat. The high-voltage electrode rod is located in the actuator injection section, and the high-voltage electrode head extends into the flared portion of the throat. The high-voltage electrode is made of a metallic material capable of generating alpha or beta rays. This sliding arc plasma actuator for high-pressure environments has the performance of being suitable for high-pressure environments without changing the power supply breakdown voltage and cable insulation strength.
Owner:AIR FORCE UNIV PLA

Device for cleaning solar panels using ionic wind combined with electrostatic force

PCT designated stageWO2026017232A1Solar heating energyElectrostatic cleaningPlasma actuatorIon wind
The invention relates to a device for cleaning solar panels (1), the principle of which is based on an ionic wind combined with an electrostatic force which are applied simultaneously to the dust particles. The device consists of a plasma actuator attached to a wheeled vehicle (9) on the surface of the panel (1). The plasma actuator comprises three electrodes: an ionising electrode (2), an earthed electrode (3) and a static electrode (4). Both the ionising electrode (2) and the static electrode (4) are supplied with the same electric voltage of about twenty kilovolts. The static electrode (4) is a cylindrical tube that applies an electric field so as to detach the dust particles from the surface of the panel (1) by means of an electric attractive force. The assembly made up of the ionising electrode (2) and the earthed electrode (3) produces an ionic wind that easily cleans the dust particles previously lifted by the static electrode (4).
Owner:UNIVERSITE DJILLALI LIABES

Control system for an aircraft

An aircraft includes a combustion engine including a fuel injector, a plurality of plasma actuators disposed in the combustion engine downstream of the fuel injector, a control processing unit communicatively coupled to each plasma actuator of the plurality of plasma actuators, and at least one sensor communicatively coupled to the control processing unit, wherein the control processing unit commands the fuel injector and at least one plasma actuator of the plurality of plasma actuators to generate plasma in response to a signal from the at least one sensor.
Owner:GENERAL ELECTRIC CO

Plasma actuator

PendingJP2025179562APlasma techniqueDielectricPlasma actuator
To provide a high-durability plasma actuator capable of generating a strong induction flow.SOLUTION: A plasma actuator comprises a tabular dielectric, an upstream-side electrode which is disposed on one face of the dielectric, and a downstream-side electrode which is disposed on the other face or inside of the dielectric. The upstream-side electrode and the downstream-side electrode are offset-disposed, the upstream-side electrode includes a projection which protrudes to the side of the downstream-side electrode in an in-plane direction of the dielectric, the dielectric is formed from two kinds of dielectric materials of a first dielectric material and a second dielectric material having a higher dielectric constant and higher plasma resistance than the first dielectric material and includes a location including the second dielectric material and a location of the first dielectric material only in a planar view and a location overlapped with a tip end of the projection is the location including the second dielectric material, thereby providing a plasma actuator by which plasma moves forward and straight in a direction of the dielectric material having higher plasma resistance and which makes generation of a strong induction flow compatible with high durability.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4
Owner:NISSAN MOTOR CO LTD +1

A plasma device and method for anti-icing and de-icing of swept wings

ActiveCN118877210BImprove aerodynamic performanceImprove heating efficiencyDe-icing equipmentsDrag reductionPlasma actuatorSwept wing
This invention provides a plasma device and method for de-icing swept wings, including a plasma power supply and a plasma actuator. The plasma actuator is a surface dielectric barrier discharge plasma actuator, comprising an insulating dielectric layer, exposed electrodes, and buried electrodes. This invention uses a high-voltage AC surface dielectric barrier discharge plasma actuator for de-icing, which has advantages such as small size, light weight, low power consumption, fast response, no mechanical parts, and high heating efficiency. Furthermore, by utilizing the aerodynamic effect of the plasma actuator, energy can be injected into the airfoil boundary layer, delaying surface flow separation and improving the aerodynamic performance of the wing.
Owner:NORTHWESTERN POLYTECHNICAL UNIV