Electrolysis filtering system for dielectric fluids

Abstract

An electrolysis filtration system to filter dielectric fluids is described.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An electrolysis filtration system to filter dielectric fluids, the electrolysis filtering system comprising:
 an electrolysis filter having a front cover and a back cover, a first electrode plate with a first side and a second side, and a plurality of small apertures, and a second electrode plate with a first side and a second side, and a plurality of small apertures,
 wherein the front cover includes a first terminal, a first large recessed channel, and a second large recessed channel, 
 wherein the back cover includes a first large aperture, a second large aperture, a small aperture, a third large recessed channel, a fourth large recessed channel, and a second terminal, 
 wherein the front cover and the back cover each have an inside and an outside, 
 wherein the inside of each of the front and back covers has a first plane, a second plane, a third plane, and a fourth plane, 
 wherein the insides of both covers meet at the first plane, 
 wherein the second plane of the front cover is defined by a front cover electrode plate recess in which the first side of the first electrode plate rests, 
 wherein the second plane of the back cover is defined by a back cover electrode plate recess in which the first side of the second electrode plate rests, 
 wherein the third plane of the front cover is defined by distal ends of a first set of standoffs that protrude through the plurality of small apertures in the first electrode plate and make contact with the second side of the second electrode plate when the electrolysis filter is assembled, 
 wherein the third plane of the back cover is defined by distal ends of a second set of standoffs that protrude through the plurality of small apertures in the second electrode plate and make contact with the second side of the first electrode plate when the electrolysis filter is assembled, 
 wherein the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate each have an electrode plate width, 
 wherein the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate each have an electrode plate field parallel length, 
 wherein the first set of standoffs and the second set of standoffs define an electrode plate field spacing, 
 wherein the fourth plane of the front cover is defined by the first large recessed channel and the second large recessed channel, 
 wherein the fourth plane of the back cover is defined by the third large recessed channel and the fourth large recessed channel, 
 wherein the first large recessed channel and the third large recessed channel define a first void between the front cover and the back cover, and the second large recessed channel and the fourth large recessed channel define a second void between the front cover and the back cover, and wherein the first void and the second void are outside of an area of the electrode plate recesses of the front cover and the back cover, 
 wherein the first and second large apertures provide a passage from the first and second voids respectively to the outside of the back cover, 
 wherein the small aperture provides a passage from the second void to the outside of the back cover, 
 wherein the first terminal is attached to the first electrode plate, and 
 wherein the second terminal is attached to the second electrode plate, 
   a control panel having a power input source, a power switch, and a power output;   a pump having a power input, a fluid input coupled to the second large aperture, a fluid output coupled to a fluid return line; and   a high voltage power supply having a power input, a first and a second electrode, wherein the first electrode is connected to the first electrode plate, and wherein the second electrode is connected to the second electrode plate.   
     
     
         2 . The electrolysis filtering system of  claim 1 , wherein the first and second covers have a first small recessed channel and a second small recessed channel, wherein the first small recessed channel and the second small recessed channel are disposed near an outer edge of the inside of the front and back covers and are aligned when the electrolysis filter is assembled, wherein the first small recessed channel and the second small recessed channel provides support for sealing the front and back cover. 
     
     
         3 . The electrolysis filtering system of  claim 3 , wherein the first and second covers have a plurality of holes disposed outside of an area of the first and second small recessed channels and are near an outer edge and of the of the front and back covers, wherein a plurality of fasteners are placed through the plurality of holes to connect the front and back covers together. 
     
     
         4 . The electrolysis filtering system of  claim 1 , wherein the first and second covers are held together with an adhesive. 
     
     
         5 . The electrolysis filtering system of  claim 1 , wherein the first large aperture is coupled to a fluid input source, and wherein the second large aperture is coupled to a pump. 
     
     
         6 . The electrolysis filtering system of  claim 1 , wherein the first large aperture is coupled to a pump, and wherein the second large aperture is coupled to a fluid input source. 
     
     
         7 . The electrolysis filtering system of  claim 1 , wherein the relationship of the electrode plate field spacing to the electrode plate field parallel length is based on a diameter of the first large aperture. 
     
     
         8 . The electrolysis filtering system of  claim 1 , wherein a DC voltage of the high voltage power supply is based on the electrode plate field spacing, and wherein current of the high voltage power supply is determined by the amount of dissolved water in the dielectric fluid. 
     
     
         9 . The electrolysis filtering system of  claim 1 , wherein the electrode plate width is based on the electrolysis filter dimension, and wherein the electrode plate width is independent of the electrode plate parallel length. 
     
     
         10 . The electrolysis filtering system of  claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of electrolysis filters connected in series. 
     
     
         11 . The electrolysis filtering system of  claim 1 , further comprising a filter medium disposed in one or more of the first and second voids. 
     
     
         12 . The electrolysis filter of  claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of electrode plate field spacings, wherein a total area of the plurality of electrode plate field spacings multiplied by the parallel length is about equal to an area of the first large aperture; 
     
     
         13 . The electrolysis filter of  claim 1 , wherein the front and back covers are formed of a non-conductive material. 
     
     
         14 . The electrolysis filter of  claim 1 , wherein the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate are formed of a non-corrosive, electrically conductive material. 
     
     
         15 . An electrolysis filter for dielectric fluids, the electrolysis filter comprising:
 a housing that contains a first large aperture as a fluid input, a second large aperture as a fluid output, and a small aperture as a relief vent;   a first electrode plate;   a second electrode plate, wherein the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate each have an electrode plate field parallel length, and wherein a distance between the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate, when installed in the housing, define an electrode plate field spacing;   a first terminal;   a second terminal; and   a high voltage power supply, wherein the first terminal and the second terminal connect to a high voltage power supply,
 wherein a voltage output level of the high voltage power supply is based on the electrode plate field spacing, and 
 wherein the electrode plate field parallel length multiplied by the electrode plate field spacing is about equal to an area of the first large aperture or the second large aperture. 
   
     
     
         16 . The electrolysis filter of  claim 15 , further comprising a plurality of electrode plate field spacings, wherein a total area of the plurality of electrode plate field spacings multiplied by the parallel length is about equal to an area of the first large aperture; 
     
     
         17 . The electrolysis filter of  claim 15 , wherein the housing is formed of a non-conductive material. 
     
     
         18 . The electrolysis filter of  claim 15 , wherein the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate are formed of an electrically conductive, non-corrosive material. 
     
     
         19 . An electrolysis filter for dielectric fluids, the electrolysis filter comprising:
 a housing that contains a first large aperture as a fluid input, a second large aperture as a fluid output, and a small aperture as a relief vent;   a first electrode plate; and   a second electrode plate, wherein the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate each have an electrode plate field parallel length, and wherein a distance between the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate, when installed in the housing, define an electrode plate field spacing,   wherein the electrode plate field spacing multiplied by the parallel length is about equal to an area of the first large aperture or the second large aperture.   
     
     
         20 . The electrolysis filter of  claim 19 , further comprising
 a first terminal coupled to the first electrode plate; and   a second terminal coupled to the second electrode plate.