An electro-kinetic air conditioner for removing particulate from the air creates an airflow using no moving parts. The conditioner includes an ion generator that has an electrode assembly including a first array of emitter electrodes, a second array of collector electrodes, and a high voltage generator. Preferably, a third or leading or focus electrode is located upstream of the first array of emitter electrodes, and/or a trailing electrode is located downstream of the second array of collector electrodes. The device can also include an interstitial electrode located between collector electrodes, an enhanced collector electrode with an integrally formed trailing end, and an enhanced emitter electrode with an enhanced length in order to increase emissivity.
CLAIM OF PRIORITY
This application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application entitled "METHOD FOR INCREASING PERFORMANCE OF ION WIND DEVICES," Ser. No. 60/369,554, filed Apr. 1, 2002 under 35 U.S.C. 119(e), which application is incorporated in its entirety herein by reference. This application claims priority to and is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/074,207, filed Feb. 12, 2002 now abandoned. This application claims priority to and is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/074,096, filed Feb. 12, 2002, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,974,560, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Pat. application Ser. No. 09/924,624, filed Aug. 8, 2001 now abandoned, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/564,960, filed May 4, 2000, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,350,417, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/186,471, filed Nov. 5, 1998, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,176,977.
