公开(公告)号：US20190336935A1

公开(公告)日：2019-11-07

申请号：US16401283

申请日：2019-05-02

申请人： Cogent Energy Systems, Inc.

发明人： Peter C. Kong ,  Rodney J. Bitsoi

IPC分类号： B01J19/08 ,  C01B3/02 ,  C10J3/74

摘要： An electrode assembly having a tubular support jacket that defines an internal compartment. The internal compartment is actively cooled by coolant. An electrode tip is coupled to the tubular support jacket. The electrode tip receives electricity through the tubular support jacket. An insulator construct surrounds at least part of the tubular support jacket. The insulator construct includes an insulation base, an insulation tube and an insulation cap. A gas supply conduit is interposed between the tubular support jacket and the insulation tube, wherein the gas supply conduit receives a working gas from a working gas supply. A thermally conductive casing surrounds at least part of the insulator construct. The thermally conductive casing is actively cooled. The thermally conductive casing actively cools the insulator construct, the underlying tubular support jacket, and thus the electrode tip. The active cooling reduces over-heating of the electrode tip and prevents excessive consumption and erosion.

公开(公告)号：US10926238B2

公开(公告)日：2021-02-23

申请号：US16401283

申请日：2019-05-02

申请人： Cogent Energy Systems, Inc.

发明人： Peter C. Kong ,  Rodney J. Bitsoi

IPC分类号： B01J19/08 ,  C01B3/02 ,  C10J3/74

摘要： An electrode assembly having a tubular support jacket that defines an internal compartment. The internal compartment is actively cooled by coolant. An electrode tip is coupled to the tubular support jacket. The electrode tip receives electricity through the tubular support jacket. An insulator construct surrounds at least part of the tubular support jacket. The insulator construct includes an insulation base, an insulation tube and an insulation cap. A gas supply conduit is interposed between the tubular support jacket and the insulation tube, wherein the gas supply conduit receives a working gas from a working gas supply. A thermally conductive casing surrounds at least part of the insulator construct. The thermally conductive casing is actively cooled. The thermally conductive casing actively cools the insulator construct, the underlying tubular support jacket, and thus the electrode tip. The active cooling reduces over-heating of the electrode tip and prevents excessive consumption and erosion.

公开(公告)号：US20230166227A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-01

申请号：US18073265

申请日：2022-12-01

申请人： Cogent Energy Systems, Inc.

发明人： Peter C. Kong ,  Rodney J. Bitsoi

IPC分类号： B01J6/00 ,  C01B3/02 ,  C10J3/72

CPC分类号： B01J6/008 ,  C01B3/02 ,  C10J3/72 ,  C10J2300/1238

摘要： A hybrid plasma or ionic reactor includes the basic components of both a plasma jet reactor and a plasma arc reactor, which components operate simultaneously to provide hot ionic gas and electrical arcing within a reaction chamber in a manner that significantly increases processing of material within the reaction chamber. Additionally, an improved plasma or ionic reactor uses multiple sets of arc electrodes disposed around a reaction chamber in a unique offset manner that operates to create a larger area in the center of the reaction or plasma chamber where the arcs travel between an anode and a cathode of a pair of electrodes, thereby effectively increasing the size of the reaction zone in which the arcs are present. Still further, an improved plasma or arc reactor includes structure to introduce, from multiple different electrodes, a working or cooling gas, used to cool the electrodes and provide for plasma creation within a reaction chamber, in a manner that causes the gas to flow in a sustained vortex across the width of the chamber, which aids in the creation of a confined or directed stream of gas within the reaction chamber which further aids in the creation of stable arcs in the chamber.

公开(公告)号：US10208263B2

公开(公告)日：2019-02-19

申请号：US15248357

申请日：2016-08-26

申请人： Cogent Energy Systems, Inc.

发明人： Peter Chuen Sun Kong

IPC分类号： C10J3/72 ,  C10J3/74

摘要： A hybrid plasma reactor system that uses multiple sets of long electrodes that are placed longitudinally opposite each other within modular plasma units. The plasma units can be stacked to form an elongated plasma zone. The electrode assemblies extend into access ports. Each of the electrode assemblies has an electrode tip mounted in a tubular support jacket. A gas conduit for a supplied working gas surrounds at least a portion of the tubular support jacket. An arc is created at the electrode tip. A working gas flows through the gas conduit and is directed into the arc, therein creating plasma within the internal plasma zone.

公开(公告)号：US20240165448A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-23

申请号：US18511138

申请日：2023-11-16

申请人： COGENT ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC.

发明人： Brandon Davis ,  Peter C. Kong

IPC分类号： A62D3/19 ,  B01J6/00 ,  B01J19/08 ,  B09B3/50 ,  C01B3/02 ,  C01B32/40 ,  C10J3/60

CPC分类号： A62D3/19 ,  B01J6/008 ,  B01J19/088 ,  B09B3/50 ,  C01B3/02 ,  C01B32/40 ,  C10J3/60 ,  A62D2101/22

摘要： A plasma or ionic reactor or gasifier implements an ultra-high temperature ionic gasification process that can be used in an environmentally friendly manner to dispose of dried biosolids from, for example, wastewater treatment plants as well other waste feed stocks such as municipal solid waste (MSW) to produce, for example, renewable syngas that can be used to provide heat, power, renewable fuels, renewable hydrogen, and/or renewable chemical production. The systems described herein do so by generating electrical arcs across the interior of the gasifier reaction chamber creating a localized, controlled temperature in excess of 3000 C along with ionic gas or particles (plasma). This ultra-high temperature gasification zone and active ionic environment combine to very effectively and efficiently break down molecules into their constituent atoms, in a process called complete molecular dissociation. This ultra-high temperature ionic zone will also rapidly decompose impurities in the feed stock such as microplastics, PFAS (Per- and Polyfluorinated Substances), and other fluorocarbon materials.

公开(公告)号：US20190185770A1

公开(公告)日：2019-06-20

申请号：US16228702

申请日：2018-12-20

申请人： Cogent Energy Systems, Inc.

发明人： Peter Chuen Sun Kong

IPC分类号： C10J3/72 ,  C10J3/74 ,  C10J3/48 ,  H05H1/48

CPC分类号： C10J3/72 ,  C10J3/485 ,  C10J3/74 ,  C10J2300/0916 ,  C10J2300/1238 ,  H05H1/48

摘要： A hybrid plasma reactor system that uses multiple sets of long electrodes that are placed longitudinally opposite each other within modular plasma units. The plasma units can be stacked to form an elongated plasma zone. The electrode assemblies extend into access ports. Each of the electrode assemblies has an electrode tip mounted in a tubular support jacket. A gas conduit for a supplied working gas surrounds at least a portion of the tubular support jacket. An arc is created at the electrode tip. A working gas flows through the gas conduit and is directed into the arc, therein creating plasma within the internal plasma zone.

公开(公告)号：US20170058220A1

公开(公告)日：2017-03-02

申请号：US15248357

申请日：2016-08-26

申请人： Cogent Energy Systems, Inc.

发明人： Peter Chuen Sun Kong

IPC分类号： C10J3/72 ,  C10J3/74

CPC分类号： C10J3/72 ,  C10J3/485 ,  C10J3/74 ,  C10J2300/0916 ,  C10J2300/1238 ,  H05H1/26

摘要： A hybrid plasma reactor system that uses multiple sets of long electrodes that are placed longitudinally opposite each other within modular plasma units. The plasma units can be stacked to form an elongated plasma zone. The electrode assemblies extend into access ports. Each of the electrode assemblies has an electrode tip mounted in a tubular support jacket. A gas conduit for a supplied working gas surrounds at least a portion of the tubular support jacket. An arc is created at the electrode tip. A working gas flows through the gas conduit and is directed into the arc, therein creating plasma within the internal plasma zone.

摘要翻译： 一种混合等离子体反应器系统，其使用在组合式等离子体单元内纵向相对放置的多组长电极。 等离子体单元可以堆叠形成细长的等离子体区。 电极组件延伸到进入端口。 每个电极组件具有安装在管状支撑套中的电极头。 用于供应的工作气体的气体导管围绕管状支撑套管的至少一部分。 在电极尖端产生电弧。 工作气体流过气体管道并被引导到其中的电弧中，在内部等离子体区域内产生等离子体。