Impedance matching network and multidimensional electromagnetic field coil for a transponder interrogator
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Abstract
An improved interrogator for an inductively coupled identification system is disclosed. The interrogator provides a multidimensional electromagnetic field through a plurality of coils aligned relative to each other. The coils provide a rotating magnetic field having approximately constant amplitude regardless of orientation with respect to the transponder. An additional coil may be utilized to precess the multidimensional electromagnetic field. The interrogator may further provide an impedance matching network that includes a series drive capacitor to match the impedance of a capacitor in parallel with a coil to a driver load impedance.
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47 Claims
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23. A radio frequency identification system interrogator, comprising:
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a first antenna adapted to generate a first magnetic field component having a first phase;
a second antenna adapted to generate a second magnetic field component having a second phase;
a driver circuit coupled to the first and second antennas to provide at least one signal to cause the generation of first and second magnetic field components;
whereby said first and second magnetic fields generated by said first antenna and said second antenna interact to form a time varying composite magnetic field. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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26. A radio frequency identification system, comprising:
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an interrogator having, a first coil inductor adapted to generate a first magnetic field component having a first phase;
a second coil inductor adapted to generate a second magnetic field component having a second phase, said first coil inductor and said second coil inductor mounted substantially perpendicular to each other and the first phase and the second phase are in quadrature;
means for exciting said first and second magnetic fields at a first frequency for generating a rotating composite magnetic field which rotates;
a passive detector for receiving the electromagnetic signal from said interrogator and transmitting a modulated electromagnetic signal to the interrogator at a second frequency, higher than said first frequency. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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27. An interrogator for an identification system, comprising:
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a first coil;
a second coil;
a driver coupled to and driving said first coil and said second coil by providing a phase differentiated time varying signal to each of said first and second coils to cause said coils to generate a rotating magnetic field;
a detector for detecting a transponder signal modulated on said rotating magnetic field; and
a processor for processing said transponder signal. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29)
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31. An interrogator for an inductively-coupled identification system, comprising:
a plurality of coils positioned relative to one another each energized with a different time varying drive signal adapted so as to generate a composite rotating magnetic field having an approximately constant amplitude in all orientations relative to a transponder. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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