Fuze system
AssigneeBAE SYSTEMS plc
InventorMARTYN JOHN HUCKER
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Abstract
According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a fuse system (22) for a munitions projectile, the system comprising: a first electro-optic transmitter (24); a first electro-optic receiver (30); the first electro-optic transmitter (24) being arranged to receive electrical power, and to use that received electrical power to transmit an optical signal (28) to the first electro-optic receiver (30); the first electro-optic receiver (30) being arranged to receive the optical signal (28), and to use that received optical signal (28) to transmit electrical power to an element (34) of the fuse system (22) connected to the first electro-optic receiver (30).
Claims20
A fuse system for a munitions projectile, the system comprising:
- a first electro-optic transmitter arranged to receive electrical power from a first power source, and to use that received electrical power to transmit a first optical signal;
- an electro-optic receiver arranged to receive the first optical signal, and to use that received first optical signal to transmit electrical power to a power receiving element connected to the electro-optic receiver;
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- a second electro-optic transmitter arranged to receive electrical power from a second power source, and to use that received electrical power to transmit a second optical signal to the electro-optic receiver.
A method of controlling an element of a fuse system for a munitions projectile, the method comprising:
- receiving first electrical power from a first power source external to the fuse system;
- using that first received electrical power to transmit a first optical signal;
- receiving the first optical signal;
- using that first received optical signal to transmit electrical power to an element of the fuse system;
- receiving second electrical power from a second power source internal to the fuse system;
- using that second received electrical power to transmit a second optical;
- receiving the second optical signal;
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- using that second received optical signal to transmit electrical power to the element of the fuse system.
A transformer comprising:
- one or more electro-optic transmitters arranged to receive electrical power, and to use that received electrical power to transmit one or more optical signals;
- one or more electro-optic receivers arranged to receive the one or more optical signals, and to use those received one or more optical signals to transmit electrical power to an element connected to the one or more electro-optic receivers;
- wherein the one or more electro-optic transmitters and the one or more electro-optic receivers are configured for power transfer.
The transformer of claim 17, wherein the electro-optic receiver is capable of acting as a low impedance current source.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.