5
Operation
A typical charging system comprises one or more generator bars connected to a
Meech high voltage power supply.
The Power supply converts the primary electricity supply into a high voltage DC
output. The generator bars are connected to this output by means of an EHT cable.
The resistively coupled electrodes of the generator bar are energised by the high
voltage DC, generated by the power supply. The electrodes emit this energy in the
form of a Corona Discharge. This electrical discharge creates an ion stream of a
single polarity (defined by the type of power supply from which it is operating). Non-
conductive materials passing through the ion stream, between the emitters of the bar
and a grounded plate, take on the same electrical charge and adhere to the ground
plate (see below).
