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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2014
Applicant:
Flir Systems, Inc., Wilsonville, OR (US);
Inventors:
Paul Stokes, Hampshire, GB;
David Wellcome, Hampshire, GB;
Assignee:
FLIR Systems, Inc., Wilsonville, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/524 (2006.01); G01S 15/02 (2006.01); B06B 1/02 (2006.01); G01S 7/521 (2006.01); H01F 19/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/524 (2013.01); B06B 1/0223 (2013.01); G01S 7/521 (2013.01); G01S 15/02 (2013.01); H01F 19/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sonar transmitter includes digital logic that controls switches coupled to a primary coil of a transformer. The switches are driven to produce at least one voltage pulse across a secondary coil for the transformer to produce a series of voltage pulses approximating the desired signal. The transformer may comprise: a secondary coil having a plurality of windings arranged into a first section, a middle section, and a final section; and a primary coil winding wound only with the secondary coil windings forming the middle section.