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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2009
John Bryant, Carollton, TX (US);
H. Michael Willey, Garland, TX (US);
Guenter H. Lehmann, Sachse, TX (US);
Arash Tom Salamat, Plano, TX (US);
Michael Edgar, McKinney, TX (US);
Jerry Leopold, Richardson, TX (US);
John Bryant, Carollton, TX (US);
H. Michael Willey, Garland, TX (US);
Guenter H. Lehmann, Sachse, TX (US);
Arash Tom Salamat, Plano, TX (US);
Michael Edgar, McKinney, TX (US);
Jerry Leopold, Richardson, TX (US);
Bryant Consultants, Inc., Carrollton, TX (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for detecting and transmitting geophysical data from a plurality of electrodes inserted into the soil utilizing a set of identical dynamically reconfigurable voltage control units located on each electrode and connected together by a communications and power cable. A test sequence is provided in each voltage control unit. Each voltage control unit records data measurements for transmission to a central data collector. Each voltage control unit incorporates and determines its positional relationship to other voltage control units by logging when the unit is attached to the electrode. Each voltage control unit I equipped with a magnetic switch for detecting when they are in contact with the electrode.