SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTROFISHING
First Claim
1. An electrofishing controller comprising:
- a power input;
an output;
a user interface for receiving configuration information from a user; and
control circuitry for receiving electric power from the power input, generating an electric waveform with characteristics defined by the configuration information, and communicating the electric waveform to the output, the control circuitry being configured to automatically change the characteristics of the electric waveform in response to changes in an electric load on the output, and to automatically restore the electric waveform to the characteristics defined by the configuration information.
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Abstract
An electrofishing controller includes a power input, an output and a user interface for receiving configuration information from a user. The controller further includes control circuitry for receiving electric power from the power input, generating an electric waveform with characteristics defined by the configuration information, and communicating the electric waveform to the output. The control circuitry is configured to automatically adjust the electric waveform in response to changes in an electric load on the output, and to automatically restore the electric waveform when the electric load returns to a normal operating level. The control circuitry is further configured to automatically reconfigure a power circuit in response to changes in the configuration information received from the user, including changing physical connections between physical components of the power circuit.
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20 Claims
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1. An electrofishing controller comprising:
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a power input; an output; a user interface for receiving configuration information from a user; and control circuitry for receiving electric power from the power input, generating an electric waveform with characteristics defined by the configuration information, and communicating the electric waveform to the output, the control circuitry being configured to automatically change the characteristics of the electric waveform in response to changes in an electric load on the output, and to automatically restore the electric waveform to the characteristics defined by the configuration information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An electrofishing controller comprising:
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a power input; an output; a user interface for receiving first configuration information from a user, the first configuration information including pulse frequency, duty cycle, and voltage level; and control circuitry for receiving electric power from the power input, generating an electric waveform with characteristics defined by the first configuration information, and communicating the electric waveform to the output; the control circuitry being configured to automatically decrease the voltage level of the electric waveform in response to an increased current drawn from the output and to automatically restore the voltage level of the electric waveform to the voltage level received from the user when the current decreases, the control circuitry being configured to change the characteristics of the electric waveform in response to receiving second configuration information from the user by changing physical connections between circuit components such that a first circuit generates a first electric waveform according to the first configuration information and a second circuit generates a second electric waveform according to the second configuration information. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of generating an electric waveform for electrofishing, the method comprising:
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receiving electric power; receiving configuration information from a user; generating the electric waveform using the electric power and according to the configuration information received from the user; communicating the electric waveform to an electrofishing circuit; and automatically changing characteristics of the electric waveform in response to changes in an electric load, and automatically restoring the electric waveform to characteristics defined by the configuration information received from the user.
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