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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2008
Donald H. Steinbrecher, Brookline, MA (US);
Donald H. Steinbrecher, Brookline, MA (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A method for coupling power across a non-conducting membrane. A generator converts a DC source on a first side of a non-conducting membrane to a square-wave at a determined frequency. The generator output connects to a transformer and onto a first set of capacitor plates on the first side of the membrane. A second set of plates on the second side of the membrane form a set of coupling capacitors wherein the non-conducting dielectric membrane becomes part of the coupling-capacitor dielectric material. The second set of plates connects to a transformer and onto a non-linear circuit that converts the square-wave to DC voltage and current that can power a load such that the power delivered is approximately equal to the power available from the DC source on the first side of the membrane. The coupling capacitors may be replaced by coupled coils with nearly the same power delivery effect.