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US 2016/0079753 A1Published application
Simultaneous multifrequency receive circuits
AssigneeCPG Technologies, LLC
InventorsJames F. Corum, Kenneth L. Corum, Joseph F. Pinzone, James D. Lilly
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Abstract
Disclosed are various receive circuits by which to receive a plurality of guided surface waves transmitted by a plurality of guided surface waveguide probes over a surface of a terrestrial medium according to various embodiments.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of guided surface waveguide receive structures, each of the plurality of guided surface waveguide receive structures being configured to receive energy in a form of at least one guided surface wave transmitted by at least one guided surface waveguide probe on a surface of a terrestrial medium;
- a plurality of impedance matching networks, each of the plurality of impedance matching networks being coupled to a corresponding one of the plurality of guided surface waveguide receive structures;
- a plurality of wave rectifiers, each of the plurality of wave rectifiers being coupled to a corresponding one of the plurality of impedance matching networks;
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- at least one voltage regulator coupled to a corresponding one of the plurality of wave rectifiers.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a tuned resonator comprising a coil and configured to receive power in a form of at least one guided surface wave transmitted by at least one guided surface waveguide probe on a surface of a terrestrial medium;
- a plurality of other coils, each of the plurality of other cons being coupled to the coil;
- a plurality of isolation circuits, each of the plurality of isolation circuits being coupled via at least one direct tap to the coil;
- a plurality of impedance matching networks, each of the plurality of impedance matching networks being coupled to a corresponding one of the other coils;
- a plurality of wave rectifiers, each of the plurality of wave rectifiers being coupled to a corresponding one of the impedance matching networks;
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- at least one voltage regulator coupled to a corresponding one of the wave rectifiers.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of magnetic coils, each of the plurality of magnetic coils being configured to receive energy in a form of at least one guided surface wave transmitted by at least one guided surface waveguide probe over a terrestrial medium;
- a plurality of impedance matching networks, each of the plurality of impedance matching networks being coupled to a corresponding one of the plurality of magnetic coils;
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- a plurality of wave rectifiers, each of the plurality of wave rectifiers being coupled to a corresponding one of the impedance matching networks.
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A system for receiving energy in the form of at least one guided surface wave transmitted by at least one guided surface waveguide probe on a surface of a terrestrial medium to a load, comprising:
- a first guided surface waveguide probe positioned at a first location, the first guided surface waveguide probe generating transmission of a first guided surface wave at a predetermined frequency in a first area;
- a second guided surface waveguide probe positioned at a second location, the second guided surface waveguide probe generating transmission of a second guided surface wave at another predetermined frequency in a second area;
- at least one receive circuit positioned at a point within the first area and the second area;
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- at least one field meter configured to detect a field strength associated with the at least one guided surface wave, the at least one field meter being in communication with a provider.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.