Self-powered crystal resonator
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1. A piezoelectric circuit comprisinga) a piezoelectric resonator;
- a) electrodes formed on said piezoelectric resonator, said electrodes being used to actuate vibration of said piezoelectric resonator;
b) a radioactive power source associated with at least one of said electrodes of said piezoelectric resonator;
whereby said piezoelectric circuit is self-powered requiring a reduced external power source.
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Abstract
A piezoelectric circuit has a base crystal with electroplated electrodes, at least one of which has a beta emitter such as Nickel 63 vacuum plated thereon to provide a self-powering capability. The size of the radioactive power source will be selected to enable the resonator to function without the benefit of an external power source for some applications. In other instances, the radioactive power source will be sized to enable the resonator to produce higher amplitude output to reduce the level of phase noise and improve resolution.
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20 Claims
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1. A piezoelectric circuit comprising
a) a piezoelectric resonator; -
a) electrodes formed on said piezoelectric resonator, said electrodes being used to actuate vibration of said piezoelectric resonator; b) a radioactive power source associated with at least one of said electrodes of said piezoelectric resonator; whereby said piezoelectric circuit is self-powered requiring a reduced external power source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 16)
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11. A self-powered crystal resonator comprising
a) a piezoelectric resonator; -
b) at least one pair of electrodes affixed to said piezoelectric resonator; c) a radioactive power source associated with at least one of said pair of electrodes of said piezoelectric resonator; whereby said crystal resonator is self-powered requiring a smaller external power source. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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