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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2019

Filed:

Jul. 14, 2016
Applicant:

Radio Systems Corporation, Knoxville, TN (US);

Inventors:

Scott A McFarland, Knoxville, TN (US);

Keith R Griffith, Knoxville, TN (US);

Assignee:

Radio Systems Corporation, Knoxville, TN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 1/46 (2006.01); H04B 1/04 (2006.01); A01K 15/02 (2006.01); G01R 19/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 1/468 (2013.01); A01K 15/023 (2013.01); G01R 19/02 (2013.01); H04B 1/04 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method described herein includes describing a load current with a discrete time function. The method includes using a first frequency and a second frequency to provide an approximation of the described load current, wherein a transform applied to the discrete time function identifies the first frequency and the second frequency. The method includes estimating a loop inductance and a loop resistance of a wire loop by exciting a transmit circuit with a voltage reference step waveform, wherein the transmit circuit includes the wire loop. The method includes scaling the approximated load current to a level sufficient to generate a minimum receive voltage signal in a receiver at a first distance between the wire loop and the receiver. The method includes generating a first voltage signal using the scaled load current, estimated loop inductance, and estimated loop resistance. The method includes exciting the transmit circuit with the first voltage signal.


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