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Arrangement for energy conditioning

DC
  • US 8,587,915 B2
  • Filed: 08/01/2011
  • Issued: 11/19/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/08/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
First Claim
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1. An arrangement for energy conditioning, comprising:

  • an upper electrode comprising at least an upper electrode bottom surface area;

    a first electrode comprising a first surface area that includes a first, a second, a third and a fourth perimeter edge portion of the first electrode, and wherein a top of the first surface area includes the first and second perimeter edge portions of the first electrode, and wherein the first and second perimeter edge portions of the first electrode are co-planar and spaced apart from one another, and wherein a bottom of the first surface area includes the third and fourth perimeter edge portions of the first electrode, and wherein the third and fourth perimeter edge portions of the first electrode are co-planar and spaced apart from one another by a first horizontal distance;

    a third electrode comprising a third surface area that includes a first, a second, a third and a fourth perimeter edge portion of the third electrode, and wherein a top of the third surface area includes the first and second perimeter edge portions of the third electrode, and wherein the first and second perimeter edge portions of the third electrode are co-planar and spaced apart from one another, and wherein a bottom of the third surface area includes the third and fourth perimeter edge portions of the third electrode, and wherein the third and fourth perimeter edge portions of the third electrode are co-planar and spaced apart from one another by the first horizontal distance;

    a fifth electrode comprising a fifth surface area that includes a first, a second, a third and a fourth perimeter edge portion of the fifth electrode, and wherein a top of the fifth surface area includes the first and second perimeter edge portions of the fifth electrode, and wherein the first and second perimeter edge portions of the fifth electrode are co-planar and spaced apart from one another, and wherein a bottom of the fifth surface area includes the third and fourth perimeter edge portions of the fifth electrode, and wherein the third and fourth perimeter edge portions of the fifth electrode are co- planar and spaced apart from one another by the first horizontal distance;

    a seventh electrode comprising a seventh surface area that includes a first, a second, a third and a fourth perimeter edge portion of the seventh electrode, and wherein a top of the seventh surface area includes the first and second perimeter edge portions of the seventh electrode, and wherein the first and second perimeter edge portions of the seventh electrode are co-planar and spaced apart from one another, and wherein a bottom of the seventh surface area includes the third and fourth perimeter edge portions of the seventh electrode, and wherein the third and fourth perimeter edge portions of the seventh electrode are co-planar and spaced apart from one another by the first horizontal distance;

    a center electrode comprising a center electrode top surface area and a center electrode bottom surface area;

    a second electrode comprising a second surface area that includes a first, a second, a third and a fourth perimeter edge portion of the second electrode, and wherein a top of the second surface area includes the first and second perimeter edge portions of the second electrode, and wherein the first and second perimeter edge portions of the second electrode are co-planar and spaced apart from one another, and wherein a bottom of the second surface area includes the third and fourth perimeter edge portions of the second electrode, and wherein the third and fourth perimeter edge portions of the second electrode are co-planar and spaced apart from one another by the first horizontal distance;

    a fourth electrode comprising a fourth surface area that includes a first, a second, a third and a fourth perimeter edge portion of the fourth electrode, and wherein a top of the fourth surface area includes the first and second perimeter edge portions of the fourth electrode, and wherein the first and second perimeter edge portions of the fourth electrode are co-planar and spaced apart from one another, and wherein a bottom of the fourth surface area includes the third and fourth perimeter edge portions of the fourth electrode, and wherein the third and fourth perimeter edge portions of the fourth electrode are co-planar and spaced apart from one another by the first horizontal distance;

    a sixth electrode comprising a sixth surface area that includes a first, a second, a third and a fourth perimeter edge portion of the sixth electrode, and wherein a top of the sixth surface area includes the first and second perimeter edge portions of the sixth electrode, and wherein the first and second perimeter edge portions of the sixth electrode are co-planar and spaced apart from one another, and wherein a bottom of the sixth surface area includes the third and fourth perimeter edge portior of the sixth electrode, and wherein the third and fourth perimeter edge portions of the sixth electrode are co. planar and spaced apart from one another by the first horizontal distance;

    an eighth electrode comprising an eighth surface area that includes a first, a second, a third and a fourth perimeter edge portion of the eighth electrode, and wherein a top of the eighth surface area includes the first and second perimeter edge portions of the eighth electrode, and wherein the first and second perimeter edge portions of the eighth electrode are co-planar and spaced apart from one another, and wherein a bottom of the eighth surface area includes the third and fourth perimeter edge portions of the eighth electrode, and wherein the third and fourth perimeter edge portions of the eighth electrode are co-planar and spaced apart from one another by the first horizontal distance;

    a lower electrode comprising at least a lower electrode top surface area;

    wherein the upper electrode bottom surface area is electrically coupled to the center electrode top surface area, and wherein the center electrode bottom surface area is electrically coupled to the lower electrode top surface area, and wherein the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth electrodes are each electrically isolated from the upper, center and lower electrodes, and wherein the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth electrodes are each electrically isolated from one another;

    wherein the third and fourth perimeter edge portions of the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth electrodes are each longer than the first horizontal distance;

    wherein the first, third, fifth, and seventh surface areas are located between the upper electrode bottom surface area and the center electrode top surface area, and wherein the second, fourth, sixth, and eighth surface areas are located between the center electrode bottom surface area and the lower electrode top surface area;

    wherein the first, third, fifth, and seventh surface areas are shielded from the second, fourth, sixth, and eighth surface areas by the center electrode top surface area and center electrode bottom surface area;

    wherein the bottom of the first surface area, the bottom of the third surface area, the bottom of the fifth surface area and the bottom of the seventh surface area are each spaced a first vertical distance away from the center electrode top surface area; and

    wherein the top of the second surface area, the top of the fourth surface area, the top of the sixth surface area and the top of the eighth surface area are each spaced the first vertical distance away from the center electrode bottom surface area;

    wherein the third perimeter edge portion of the first electrode, the fourth perimeter edge portion of the first electrode, the third perimeter edge portion of the third electrode, the fourth perimeter edge portion of the third electrode, the third perimeter edge portion of the fifth electrode, the fourth perimeter edge portion of the fifth electrode, the third perimeter edge portion of the seventh electrode and the fourth perimeter edge portion of the seventh electrode are all parallel and co-planar with one another;

    wherein the third perimeter edge portion of the second electrode, the fourth perimeter edge portion o the second electrode, the third perimeter edge portion of the fourth electrode, the fourth perimeter edge portion of the fourth electrode, the third perimeter edge portion of the sixth electrode, the fourth perimeter edge portion of the sixth electrode, the third perimeter edge portion of the eighth electrode and the fourth perimeter edge portion of the eighth electrode are all parallel and co-planar with one another;

    wherein the bottom of the first surface area and the bottom of the second surface area are superposed such that the third perimeter edge portion of the first electrode and the third perimeter edge portion of the second electrode are aligned with one another, and the fourth perimeter edge portion of the first electrode and the fourth perimeter edge portion of the second electrode are aligned with one another;

    wherein the bottom of the third surface area and the bottom of the fourth surface area are superposed such that the third perimeter edge portion of the third electrode and the third perimeter edge portion of the fourth electrode are aligned with one another, and the fourth perimeter edge portion of the third electrode and the fourth perimeter edge portion of the fourth electrode are aligned with one another;

    wherein the bottom of the fifth surface area and the bottom of the sixth surface area are superposed such that the third perimeter edge portion of the fifth electrode and the third perimeter edge portion of the sixth electrode are aligned with one another, and the fourth perimeter edge portion of the fifth electrode and the fourth perimeter edge portion of the sixth electrode are aligned with one another; and

    wherein the bottom of the seventh surface area and the bottom of the eighth surface area are superposed such that the third perimeter edge portion of the seventh electrode and the third perimeter edge portion of the eighth electrode are aligned with one another, and the fourth perimeter edge portion of the seventh electrode and the fourth perimeter edge portion of the eighth electrode are aligned with one another.

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