Development of high capacity oxygen generating equipment

• Grant number: 04/02596-9
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Innovative Research in Small Business - PIPE
• Start date: October 01, 2004
• End date: February 28, 2009
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Production Engineering - Product Engineering
• Principal Investigator: Miqueas de Oliveira Braga
• Grantee: Miqueas de Oliveira Braga
• Company: Ecozon Plus Indústria, Comércio, Importação e Exportação de Equipamentos Geradores de Ozônio Ltda
• City: São Paulo

Abstract

This entails the development of a piece of equipment to generate ozone by corona discharge with a capacity to generate 30 grams of gas per hour, in a single cell. Internally this cell contains several electrodes, encapsulated in stainless steel tubes, bundled in bee-hive form, through which pure oxygen or compressed air circulates. During the passage of the air or oxygen through these tubes, the electrode is activated by a high voltage electrical discharge, which breaks the oxygen molecules apart, permitting the generation of ozone. The equipment will have a transformer, an inverter and a current inductor, which will serve to control the corona discharge within the cell. The generator will also have a microprocessed electronic system which will permit the remote control and monitoring of all the functions of the apparatus. It will also have a safety system which will be capable of sending messages to a computer, cell phone or pager, in case of irregularities in the system. This generator should allow adjustment to the quantity of ozone to be produced, between zero and the anticipated maximum of 30 grams per hour, being capable of adapting to different conditions of use. The innovation in the project enhances the qualities of the equipment produced by Ecozon, the advantages of a cutting edge technology, which should lead to a capacity to generate much more ozone at lower costs when compared to equivalent imported products. (AU)