Packet Energy Transfer In-Line Communications
First Claim
1. A method for communicating data between a digital power transmitter and one or more digital power receivers over a transmission line comprising positive and negative conductors, wherein the transmission line has electrical properties that include at least a finite line-to-line capacitance and at least a finite line-to-line resistance, the method comprising:
- a) if the transmitter is sending data to the receiver,selectively operating a first transmitter electrical switch to increase electrical charge in the transmission-line capacitance by connecting the transmission-line to a transmitter voltage source through a finite resistance or by operating a second transmitter electrical switch to decrease electrical charge by connecting the positive and negative conductors to each other through a finite resistance such that the rate of change in transmission-line voltage alternates between a first voltage slope value and a second voltage slope value, wherein the change in voltage slope is detected and decoded by the receiver to reproduce the data being sent by the transmitter; and
b) if the receiver is sending data to the transmitter,selectively operating a first receiver electrical switch to increase electrical charge in the transmission-line capacitance by connecting the transmission lines to a receiver voltage source through a finite resistance or by operating a second receiver electrical switch to decrease electrical charge by connecting the positive and negative conductors to each other through a finite resistance such that the rate of change in transmission-line voltage alternates between a first voltage slope value and a second voltage slope value, wherein the change in voltage slope is detected and decoded by the transmitter to reproduce the data being sent by the receiver.
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Abstract
Data is communicated between a digital power transmitter and one or more digital power receivers over a transmission line comprising positive and negative conductors. If the transmitter is sending data to the receiver, a first transmitter electrical switch is selectively operated to increase electrical charge in the transmission-line capacitance. If the receiver is sending data to the transmitter, a first receiver electrical switch is selectively operated to increase electrical charge in the transmission-line capacitance.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for communicating data between a digital power transmitter and one or more digital power receivers over a transmission line comprising positive and negative conductors, wherein the transmission line has electrical properties that include at least a finite line-to-line capacitance and at least a finite line-to-line resistance, the method comprising:
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a) if the transmitter is sending data to the receiver, selectively operating a first transmitter electrical switch to increase electrical charge in the transmission-line capacitance by connecting the transmission-line to a transmitter voltage source through a finite resistance or by operating a second transmitter electrical switch to decrease electrical charge by connecting the positive and negative conductors to each other through a finite resistance such that the rate of change in transmission-line voltage alternates between a first voltage slope value and a second voltage slope value, wherein the change in voltage slope is detected and decoded by the receiver to reproduce the data being sent by the transmitter; and b) if the receiver is sending data to the transmitter, selectively operating a first receiver electrical switch to increase electrical charge in the transmission-line capacitance by connecting the transmission lines to a receiver voltage source through a finite resistance or by operating a second receiver electrical switch to decrease electrical charge by connecting the positive and negative conductors to each other through a finite resistance such that the rate of change in transmission-line voltage alternates between a first voltage slope value and a second voltage slope value, wherein the change in voltage slope is detected and decoded by the transmitter to reproduce the data being sent by the receiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for communicating data between a digital power transmitter and one or more digital power receivers over a transmission line comprising positive and negative conductors, wherein the transmission line has electrical properties that include at least a finite line-to-line capacitance and at least a finite line-to-line resistance, the method comprising:
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a) if the transmitter is sending data to the receiver, selectively adding electrical charge to the transmission line capacitance by connecting the transmission line to a transmitter power source or subtracting electric charge from the transmission line capacitance by connecting the positive and negative conductors to a transmitter power sink, such that the rate of change in transmission line voltage alternates between a first voltage slope value and a second voltage slope value, wherein the change in voltage slope is detected and decoded by the receiver to reproduce the data being sent by the transmitter; and b) if the receiver is sending data to the transmitter, selectively adding electric charge to the transmission-line capacitance by connecting the transmission lines to a receiver power source or by selectively subtracting electric charge from the transmission line capacitance by connecting the conductors to a receiver power sink, such that the rate of change in transmission-line voltage alternates between a first voltage slope value and a second voltage slope value, wherein the change in voltage slope is detected and decoded by the transmitter to reproduce the data being sent by the receiver. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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