Ionization smoke sensors are amongst the best smoke sensors; however, the little radioactive source that they include is no longer desirable since recycling gets more complicated. In this paper we discuss an electrostatic system in which corona phenomena is used to generate the ions needed to smoke detection. We show how the velocity of ions is reduced in our system for a better interaction between smoke and drifting ions. Influence of smoke, temperature and moisture is studied. It is shown that the proposed sensor has a good sensitivity compared with conventional ionic and optical smoke sensors.