- Patent Title: Self-tuning drive source employing input impedance phase detection
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Application No.: US11613543Application Date: 2006-12-20
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Publication No.: US07868876B2Publication Date: 2011-01-11
- Inventor: Martin J. Vos
- Applicant: Martin J. Vos
- Applicant Address: US MN Saint Paul
- Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
- Current Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Saint Paul
- Agent Steven A. Bern
- Main IPC: G06F3/045
- IPC: G06F3/045

Abstract:
An untethered device is configured to inductively couple to a source device. The source device includes a driver circuit configured to generate a varying magnetic field and comprising a drive coil circuit. A phase detector is coupled to the driver circuit and configured to detect a phase of an input impedance of the driver circuit in response to the source device inductively coupling with the resonant circuit of the untethered device. A controller is coupled to the phase detector and the driver circuit, and is configured to adjust a frequency of a source voltage applied to the driver circuit in response to an output signal of the phase detector. The controller adjusts the source voltage frequency so that the phase of the input impedance as indicated by the output signal of the phase detector is substantially zero.
Public/Granted literature
- US07956851B2 Self-tuning drive source employing input impedance phase detection Public/Granted day:2011-06-07
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