A single-path electrical device generates a conductive channel through the air to alternatively convey charge to a target and remove charge from the target. The single-path electrical device uses either a grounding sphere or grounding torroid to store and at least partially dissipate opposite charge. In this way, neither the target nor the single-path electrical device is required to be grounded. The single-path electrical device may operate at a low frequency to help overcome any surface effects of the target.