Apparatus for interfacing with a transmission path
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1. A downhole communication apparatus comprising:
- a signal coupler proximate an end of a downhole tubular component, the signal coupler comprising a transceiver portion and a conductor portion;
a data conductor integrated into the downhole tubular component and electrically connected at a junction interface to the conductor portion of the signal coupler; and
a peripheral electronic device in communication with the junction interface;
wherein the peripheral electronic device is in communication with the data conductor through the junction interface;
wherein the junction interface is an inductive interface.
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Abstract
A downhole communication apparatus has a signal coupler disposed in an end of a downhole tubular component. The signal coupler has a transceiver portion and a conductor portion. A data conductor integrated into the downhole tubular component is operably connected at a junction to the conductor portion of the signal coupler. A peripheral electronic device is in communication with the conductor portion of the signal coupler, either through an electrical coil wrapped around at least part of the conductor portion of the signal coupler or direct electrical contact with the conductor portion of the signal coupler.
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1. A downhole communication apparatus comprising:
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a signal coupler proximate an end of a downhole tubular component, the signal coupler comprising a transceiver portion and a conductor portion; a data conductor integrated into the downhole tubular component and electrically connected at a junction interface to the conductor portion of the signal coupler; and a peripheral electronic device in communication with the junction interface; wherein the peripheral electronic device is in communication with the data conductor through the junction interface; wherein the junction interface is an inductive interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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