Disabling a target using electrical energy
AssigneeApplied Energetics, Inc.
InventorRichard J. Adler
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Abstract
One system described herein provides electrical energy by means of a Tesla coil that generates a strong electric field in the vicinity of an electrical target. An energy booster provides additional electrical energy to increase the probability of disabling and/or disrupting the electrical target. For example, an electrode may be configured with the Tesla coil to from the electric field of the electrical target. The electric field may cause a breakdown in the air about the Tesla coil that allows electric current to conduct to the electrical target. The Tesla coil may repetitively burst the electric field such that pulses of electric current are conducted to the electrical target.
Claims24
A system for disabling an electrical target, including:
- a power supply operable to provide electrical energy;
- a loosely coupled transformer coupled to the power supply and operable to increase voltage of the electrical energy;
- an electrode coupled to the loosely coupled transformer and operable to initiate a discharge of the electrical energy between the electrode and the electrical target;
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- a controller operable to pulse the electrical energy discharge to the electrical target to disable the electrical target.
A method disabling an electrical target, including:
- pulsing electrical energy from a power supply;
- providing the pulsed electrical energy through a loosely coupled transformer to increase voltage of the pulsed electrical energy;
- providing the pulsed electrical energy from the loosely coupled transformer to an electrode;
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- forming a discharge of the pulsed electrical energy between the electrode and the electrical target to disable the electrical target.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.