US Patent 7887119 Front fascia plasma-induced drag reduction device
Patent 7887119 was granted and assigned to Honda on February, 2011 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
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A plasma-induced drag reduction device is mounted on an underside of a vehicle front fascia. The drag reduction device has a dielectric substrate formed of a dielectric material, a first electrode mounted on a bottom, exposed surface of the dielectric substrate, and a second electrode mounted a top surface of the dielectric substrate and insulated by the dielectric substrate, and a power source connected to the first and second electrodes. The second electrode is disposed in a rearward direction relative to the first electrode. When activated, the device generates a plasma region that attracts an air flow passing underneath the vehicle, reducing the separation of the flow field and thereby reducing the impingement of the air flow on the ground and reducing the drag on the vehicle.
US Patent 07887119 Front fascia plasma-induced drag reduction device US Patent 7887119 Front fascia plasma-induced drag reduction device
US Patent 07887119 Front fascia plasma-induced drag reduction device
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