Deactivator using resonant recharge
First Claim
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a power source; and
a deactivator to connect to said power source, said deactivator having a deactivation antenna coil and an energy storage capacitor, said deactivator to use an impedance formed by a resonant impedance of said deactivator antenna coil and a capacitance of said energy storage capacitor to limit an amplitude and duration of an input charge current pulse derived from said power source.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus to perform resonant recharge transfers energy from an AC power source (e.g., a power line) or from a DC power source or from bulk capacitors to a deactivation capacitor. The resonant recharge occurs faster than conventional techniques without the need for dissipative current limiting control elements. Through the employment of a resonant approach, the natural impedance of the resonant circuit limits the current without high resistive losses of a limiting resistor or other current limiting regulator. This may increase the efficiency of the recharge circuit and may charge the deactivation capacitor to a voltage that is higher than the voltage of the power source.
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54 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a power source; and a deactivator to connect to said power source, said deactivator having a deactivation antenna coil and an energy storage capacitor, said deactivator to use an impedance formed by a resonant impedance of said deactivator antenna coil and a capacitance of said energy storage capacitor to limit an amplitude and duration of an input charge current pulse derived from said power source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A deactivator, comprising:
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a current power source; and a resonant recharge circuit having a recharge switch coupled between said current power source and a deactivation capacitor through a deactivation coil, and a deactivation control coupled to said recharge switch and a deactivation switch, said deactivation control to turn said recharge switch on and said deactivation switch off to charge said deactivation capacitor with a resonant charge pulse, and said deactivation control to turn said recharge switch off and said deactivation switch on to send current from said deactivation capacitor to said deactivation coil to create a deactivation field. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A method, comprising:
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receiving a signal to deactivate a marker at a deactivator; creating a deactivation field to deactivate said marker during a deactivation cycle for said deactivator, said deactivation field to generate a resonant charge pulse; and charging said deactivator using said resonant charge pulse during a recharge cycle for said deactivator. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54)
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