Planar Tesla Coil for Capillary Dehumidification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current electrophysical methods for preventing water from rising in building walls are inefficient due to high energy consumption and long dehumidification times, and they often rely on mechanically complex setups or unspecified coil configurations.
Innovation Solution
The use of a transformer with a Tesla coil secondary coil, wound in a single plane, and a primary coil, both connected to a pulse generator, to create a high-frequency electric field that disrupts the zeta potential in capillaries, allowing for efficient dehumidification by emitting a high-frequency electric field evenly in all directions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Use of energy by stationary object
If a cylindrical coil is used to generate high-frequency electric field for dehumidification, then the device can operate, but it requires high peak power (up to 100 watts) and long dehumidification time (one to two years)
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the traditional cylindrical coil with a planar spiral Tesla coil configuration where the coil windings are arranged in a single plane forming a spiral pattern. This geometric transformation increases the radiating surface area and improves the distribution of the electric field, enabling more effective dehumidification with lower power consumption and reduced treatment time.
2Stress or pressure
If traditional cylindrical coils are used, then the setup is simple, but the field strength is insufficient requiring high power and long operation time
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from a three-dimensional cylindrical coil structure to a two-dimensional planar spiral configuration. This dimensional reduction allows the coil to be arranged in a single plane with optimized spiral geometry, increasing the effective radiating surface and improving electric field strength without requiring proportionally higher power input.
3Power
If high peak power (100 watts) is used for dehumidification, then the electric field strength is sufficient, but the energy consumption is high and dehumidification takes one to two years
Solution Approach 1:
The planar spiral Tesla coil configuration with optimized radius and turn density creates a more efficient electric field distribution pattern compared to cylindrical coils. This geometric optimization allows the system to achieve sufficient field strength at lower power levels, dramatically reducing the dehumidification period from one to two years to a much shorter timeframe.
4Stress or pressure
If normal cylindrical coils are used in the transformer, then the construction is conventional, but high field strengths cannot be achieved efficiently
Solution Approach 1:
The patent specifies that the Tesla coil should be wound in a single plane in spiral form with optimized geometric parameters (radius, turn density, wire diameter). This planar spiral configuration is significantly simpler to construct than multi-dimensional coil arrangements while producing superior electric field strength and more uniform field distribution.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This configuration achieves effective dehumidification with lower energy consumption and faster results by generating high field strengths with a compact design, capable of addressing the issue of water rising in walls without mechanical intervention.
Implementation Method 1
a transformer (100) having a primary coil (103) and a secondary coil (102), in particular a Tesla coil, wound in one plane in the form of a single spiral
Implementation Method 2
Since Prof. Reuss determined in 1803 that water molecules move towards the negatively charged pole in an electric field, attempts have been made - at least since 1935 - to use this knowledge specifically to influence flow processes
Implementation Method 3
The pulse generator connected to the coil on the primary side operates at a frequency of preferably 10-500 kHz, in particular 10-1000 kHz, with square-wave pulses having proven to be particularly effective
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AI summary
The device has a coil producing high frequency electrical field, and an impulse generator (1) for charging the coil. The coil is a secondary coil (2) of a tesla air transformer (6), where a primary coil (3) of the transformer is electrically connected with the impulse generator. The primary and secondary coils are tesla coils with angle and several windings, where an end of the secondary coil having high potential is connected with an electrically conductive radiating surface that is formed as sphere (4). The end of the secondary coil turned away to the radiating surface is grounded. An independent claim is also included for a method for affecting a flow process of water in a capillary by a field coupler.