Electrostatic fogg collector

TALLINN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
SC HOOL O F ENGINEERING
Vir umaa College




EVR0130 Practical Physics
Electrostatic fogger
project




Kohtla-Järve, 2025

,CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................
............................... 3
SHORT SUMMARY (IN A FOREIGN
LANGUAGE)................................................................................................ 4
1. GENERAL MODEL OF THE
SYSTEM.......................................................................................................5
2. CONCEPTUAL
SOLUTIONS........................................................................................................
.............. 6
2.1 HARVESTING NET
LAYOUT....................................................................................................6
2.2 SELECTION OF A SUITABLE POSITIVE
ELECTRODE.......................................................................7
2.3 SELECTION OF A SUITABLE FOGGING
SOLUTION...................................................................8
2.4 SELECTION OF A SUITABLE HIGH-VOLTAGE SOURCE
................................................................................8
3. MECHANICS
........................................................................................................................
...... 10
4. ELECTRONICS
.......................................................................................................................
11
5. READY-MADE SOLUTION
...................................................................................................................12
6. PROBLEMS
........................................................................................................................
.....16
7. ECONOMIC CALCULATION .. ………………………………………………………………………………….22
8. PROJECT MANAGEMENT
..............................................................................................................22
SUMMARY..........................................................................................................
.......................... 22
REFERENCES AND MATERIAL USED
...........................................................................................23




DRAWINGS
Figure 1. Block
diagram.............................................................................................................
.. 5

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, Figure 2. Harvesting grid layout version
1..................................................................................6
Figure 3. Pickup grid layout version
2..................................................................................7
Figure 4. Fog machine based on dry
ice...............................................................................................8
Figure 5. A Flyback transformer from an insect
catcher............................................................ 9
Figure 6. PHYWE High Voltage Power
Supply.................................................................................... 9
Figure 7. Version 1 Electrostatic Fog Collection System
............................................. 10
Figure 8. Version 8 Electrostatic Fog Collection System
............................................. 11
Figure 9. Cooler with power
supply..............................................................................................11
Figure 10. Fog machine electrical diagram
....................................................................................... 12
Figure 11. Electric field depending on
distance................................................................................. 13
Figure 12. The magnitude of the charge depending on the size of the
droplet............................................................... 14
Figure 13. Different-sized droplet sizes in an electric
field........................................................15
Figure 14. Electrostatic fogger with fogger .................................................15
Figure 15. Schematic diagram of the test
system................................................................15
Figure 16. Gravity Battery Gondola With Solar Panel Base ................................. 16
Figure 17. Technical drawing of the
gondola..............................................................................................17
Figure 18. Technical drawing of the panel
stand...................................................................................17
Figure 20. Technical drawing of the
roller..............................................................................................18
Figure 21. Technical drawing of the roller
base...................................................................................18
Figure 22. Gravity Battery Base
...........................................................................................19
Figure 23. Technical drawing of the base
plate........................................................................................19
Figure 24. Technical drawing of the switch adapter
............................................................................20



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