System and method for calibrating and driving piezoelectric transducers
First Claim
1. A system for at least one of calibrating and driving a piezo-electric transducer comprising:
- a voltage supply;
a processor;
an electrical signal switch in electrical communication with the voltage supply;
a Class F third order harmonic peaking blocking circuit segment in electrical communication with the voltage supply and with the electrical signal switch and configured to enable a drain voltage output having a time differential slope prior to signal passage through the harmonic peaking blocking circuit segment at turn-on of the switch, and wherein third order harmonics are rejected by the harmonic peaking blocking circuit;
a programmable frequency oscillator in electrical communication with the processor and that drives the switch, wherein the processor programs the frequency oscillator to establish the operating frequency of the switch; and
an inductor in electrical communication with the harmonic frequency blocking circuit segment wherein the inductor is disposed to enable electrical connection in parallel with a piezo-electric kinetic energy transducer, the transducer electrically representing a parallel resonant resistive-capacitive circuit segment that is configured to receive the oscillating signal input at the operating frequency and to produce kinetic energy output.
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Abstract
A system for calibrating and driving a piezo-electric transducer includes a voltage supply, a processor, an electrical signal switch, a Class F third order harmonic peaking blocking circuit segment enabling a drain voltage output having a time differential slope prior to signal passage through the harmonic peaking blocking circuit segment at turn-on of the switch, and wherein third order harmonics are rejected by the harmonic peaking blocking circuit, a programmable frequency oscillator in electrical communication with the processor and that drives the switch, wherein the processor programs the frequency oscillator to establish the operating frequency of the switch, and an inductor in parallel with a piezo-electric kinetic energy transducer that electrically represents a parallel resonant resistive-capacitive circuit segment that is configured to receive the oscillating signal input at the operating frequency and to produce kinetic energy output. A corresponding method of driving the transducer with the system is also disclosed.
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1. A system for at least one of calibrating and driving a piezo-electric transducer comprising:
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a voltage supply; a processor; an electrical signal switch in electrical communication with the voltage supply; a Class F third order harmonic peaking blocking circuit segment in electrical communication with the voltage supply and with the electrical signal switch and configured to enable a drain voltage output having a time differential slope prior to signal passage through the harmonic peaking blocking circuit segment at turn-on of the switch, and wherein third order harmonics are rejected by the harmonic peaking blocking circuit; a programmable frequency oscillator in electrical communication with the processor and that drives the switch, wherein the processor programs the frequency oscillator to establish the operating frequency of the switch; and an inductor in electrical communication with the harmonic frequency blocking circuit segment wherein the inductor is disposed to enable electrical connection in parallel with a piezo-electric kinetic energy transducer, the transducer electrically representing a parallel resonant resistive-capacitive circuit segment that is configured to receive the oscillating signal input at the operating frequency and to produce kinetic energy output. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for at least one of calibrating and driving a piezo-electric transducer, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing; a system for at least one of calibrating and driving a piezo-electric transducer, wherein the system comprises; a voltage supply providing power to the system a Class F third order harmonic peaking blocking circuit segment in electrical communication with an electrical signal switch and with the voltage supply and configured to enable a drain voltage output having a time differential slope prior to signal passage through the harmonic frequency blocking circuit at turn-on of the oscillator switch, and wherein third order harmonics are rejected by the third order harmonic peaking blocking circuit segment; and an inductor in electrical communication with the harmonic frequency blocking circuit segment wherein the inductor is disposed to enable electrical connection in parallel with a piezo-electric transducer, the transducer electrically representing a parallel resonant resistive-capacitive circuit segment that is configured to receive the oscillating signal input at the operating frequency and to produce kinetic energy output. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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