The present invention relates to a dust collecting filter. The dust collecting filter of the present invention may include a ground electrode unit bent in a corrugated shape to form a plurality of bent portions and a plurality of flat portions between each of the plurality of bent portions, and grounded; and a plurality of voltage electrode units disposed between each of the plurality of flat portions and spaced apart from each other, and to which a high voltage is applied.

The present invention relates to a dust collecting filter. The dust collecting filter of the present invention may include a ground electrode unit bent in a corrugated shape to form a plurality of bent portions and a plurality of flat portions between each of the plurality of bent portions, and grounded; and a plurality of voltage electrode units disposed between each of the plurality of flat portions and spaced apart from each other, and to which a high voltage is applied.

The present invention relates to a dust collecting filter and a method for manufacturing a dust collecting filter. The dust collecting filter of the present invention may comprise: a filter medium collecting foreign substances in the air; a plurality of first conductive threads sewn to the filter medium and to which a high voltage is applied; and a plurality of second conductive threads sewed to the filter medium, disposed between the plurality of first conductive threads, and grounded.

The present invention relates to a dust collecting filter and a method for manufacturing a dust collecting filter. The dust collecting filter of the present invention may comprise: a filter medium collecting foreign substances in the air; a plurality of first conductive threads sewn to the filter medium and to which a high voltage is applied; and a plurality of second conductive threads sewed to the filter medium, disposed between the plurality of first conductive threads, and grounded.

The following is an apparatus and a method that enables the automated collection and identification of airborne particulate matter comprising dust, pollen grains, mold spores, bacterial cells, and soot from a gaseous medium comprising the ambient air. Once ambient air is inducted into the apparatus, aerosol particulates are acquired and imaged under a novel lighting environment that is used to highlight diagnostic features of the acquired airborne particulate matter. Identity determinations of acquired airborne particulate matter are made based on captured images. Abundance quantifications can be made using identity classifications. Raw and summary information are communicated across a data network for review or further analysis by a user. Other than routine maintenance or subsequent analyses, the basic operations of the apparatus may use, but do not require the active participation of a human operator.

The following is an apparatus and a method that enables the automated collection and identification of airborne particulate matter comprising dust, pollen grains, mold spores, bacterial cells, and soot from a gaseous medium comprising the ambient air. Once ambient air is inducted into the apparatus, aerosol particulates are acquired and imaged under a novel lighting environment that is used to highlight diagnostic features of the acquired airborne particulate matter. Identity determinations of acquired airborne particulate matter are made based on captured images. Abundance quantifications can be made using identity classifications. Raw and summary information are communicated across a data network for review or further analysis by a user. Other than routine maintenance or subsequent analyses, the basic operations of the apparatus may use, but do not require the active participation of a human operator.

A particulate collecting device (100) attachable to a vehicle for collecting or capturing particulates that are released from a tyre or a wheel (W) of the vehicle through wear on or against a driving surface (S) when the vehicle is driven on the driving surface. The device comprises an electrostatic filter unit (110) mountable in an operative position in close proximity to the tyre or the wheel of the vehicle for receiving a flow of particulates (FI) from a contact point (CP) between the tyre or wheel and the driving surface. The filter unit (110) is configured to collect or capture the particulates in the flow by electrostatic attraction.

A particulate collecting device (100) attachable to a vehicle for collecting or capturing particulates that are released from a tyre or a wheel (W) of the vehicle through wear on or against a driving surface (S) when the vehicle is driven on the driving surface. The device comprises an electrostatic filter unit (110) mountable in an operative position in close proximity to the tyre or the wheel of the vehicle for receiving a flow of particulates (FI) from a contact point (CP) between the tyre or wheel and the driving surface. The filter unit (110) is configured to collect or capture the particulates in the flow by electrostatic attraction.

A method of generating a non-thermal microplasma, including the steps of providing a fibrous air-filter, arranging one or more pairs of elongated, adjacent, substantially parallel spaced-apart electrodes on the fibrous air-filter, wherein a discharge gap is defined between each pair; placing a component in signal communication with the electrodes for applying a voltage between each pair; and generating a non-thermal microplasma in a corresponding discharge gap and thereby removing one or more combustion byproducts from ambient air.

A method of generating a non-thermal microplasma, including the steps of providing a fibrous air-filter, arranging one or more pairs of elongated, adjacent, substantially parallel spaced-apart electrodes on the fibrous air-filter, wherein a discharge gap is defined between each pair; placing a component in signal communication with the electrodes for applying a voltage between each pair; and generating a non-thermal microplasma in a corresponding discharge gap and thereby removing one or more combustion byproducts from ambient air.