INDUCTIVE POWER FOR SEISMIC SENSOR NODE
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1. An inductive battery device, comprising:
- a battery cell configured to store charge for use by an external device;
a first inductive element coupled to the battery cell, the first inductive element configured to receive current from the battery cell and emit a responsive magnetic field for powering an external device through inductance.
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Abstract
Embodiments of systems and methods for inductively powering seismic sensor nodes are presented. An embodiment of an inductive battery includes a battery cell configured to store charge for use by an external device. The inductive battery may also include a first inductive element coupled to the battery cell, the first inductive element configured to receive current from the battery cell and emit a responsive magnetic field for powering an external device through inductance. In an embodiment the external device is a seismic sensor node.
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32 Claims
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1. An inductive battery device, comprising:
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a battery cell configured to store charge for use by an external device; a first inductive element coupled to the battery cell, the first inductive element configured to receive current from the battery cell and emit a responsive magnetic field for powering an external device through inductance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A seismic sensor node, comprising:
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on-board electronics for seismic sensing; and an on-board inductive element for generating an electrical current through inductance with an inductive battery device; and a detachable inductive battery device coupled to the seismic sensor node, the detachable inductive battery device comprising; a battery cell configured to store charge for use by the seismic sensor node; a first inductive element coupled to the battery cell, the first inductive element configured to receive current from the battery cell and emit a responsive magnetic field for powering the seismic sensor node through inductance. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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10. The seismic sensor node of claim 10, further comprising a power controller coupled to the on-board inductive element and configured to control power supplied for the on-board electronics.
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13. An inductive powering system, comprising:
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a first device, at least one inductive battery coupled to the first device, wherein the inductive battery is configured to power the first device through induction, a charging station, wherein the inductive battery is configured for being inductively charged from the charging station. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method for charging an inductive battery for use with an external device, comprising:
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placing an inductive element of the inductive battery proximal to an inductive element of an external device; and generating a current through the inductive element of the inductive battery for powering the external device through inductance with the inductive element of the external device. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32)
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