Wireless sensor network with superconducting nodes
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1. A node in a wireless sensor network, the node comprising:
- a receiver having a portion implemented in high temperature superconductor circuitry;
a cryo-cooler; and
a passage providing coolant from the cryo-cooler to the receiver such that the portion of the receiver implemented in high temperature superconductor circuitry is cooled at or below its superconducting temperature.
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Abstract
A node in a wireless sensor network has a receiver that is at least partially implemented in high temperature superconductor circuitry. In one embodiment, band pass filters of the receiver are implemented in high temperature superconducting circuitry. In one embodiment, a cryo-cooler is coupled to a passage for providing coolant to the receiver such that the receiver is cooled at or below the superconducting temperature of its circuit elements.
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1. A node in a wireless sensor network, the node comprising:
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a receiver having a portion implemented in high temperature superconductor circuitry;
a cryo-cooler; and
a passage providing coolant from the cryo-cooler to the receiver such that the portion of the receiver implemented in high temperature superconductor circuitry is cooled at or below its superconducting temperature. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An infrastructure node for a wireless sensor network, the infrastructure node comprising:
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a high temperature superconducting receiver coupled to the processor; and
an antenna coupled to the receiver. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. An infrastructure node for a wireless sensor network, the infrastructure node comprising:
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a processor;
a transceiver having high temperature superconducting bandpass filters coupled to the processor; and
an antenna coupled to the transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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