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2022
09-21

There Are Two Popular Types Of Ionizers Currently In Use

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 Air ionization is used to reduce charge on process base insulators and ungrounded insulated conductors. The ESD-sensitive devices may be damaged when they touch live conductors or are grounded in an electrostatic field. Ionization of the air creates clouds of positive and negative ions that neutralize charges on objects that cannot be effectively grounded.

 

The two more popular ionizers used are AC and steady-state DC. While both techniques are effective at neutralizing charge, the AC technique has some obvious advantages. Both techniques use a power source to apply high pressure to a sharp firing pole. Positive high voltage produces positive ions, and negative voltage produces negative ions. Both AC and DC ion generators require air flow to efficiently move ions from the launch point to the target area.

 

Direct current ion generator

DC Technology uses special positive and negative power sources and positive and negative emission points to achieve ion balance. The high voltage applied to the emitting poles causes wear and particle attraction, but the wear is not equal between the two polarities. The voltage must be adjusted to an emission point to ensure equal ion production, which requires a more expensive voltage monitoring circuit to be installed in the ionizer. The DC ion generator emitter site also requires more frequent cleaning, as particles of opposite charge are attracted to the emitter site and the balance of ion output needs to be monitored more frequently.

 

Alternating current ion generator

Ac ion generators use a power supply that switches between positive and negative voltages, producing positive and negative ions at each point of transmission. Alternating positive and negative voltages across each emitting pole creates uniform wear and greatly reduces particle attraction, which makes balancing easier and less costly.


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