Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Safe area voltage and current interface
- Patent Title (中): 安全区域电压和电流接口
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Application No.: US12979701Application Date: 2010-12-28
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Publication No.: US08351879B2Publication Date: 2013-01-08
- Inventor: David O. Levan , Munroe C. Clayton
- Applicant: David O. Levan , Munroe C. Clayton
- Applicant Address: US MD Bethesda
- Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
- Current Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US MD Bethesda
- Agency: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.
- Main IPC: H03C1/62
- IPC: H03C1/62 ; H04K3/00

Abstract:
A safe area voltage and current interface is provided that includes an antenna and mode selection unit, an antenna tuner unit and an interface unit. The antenna and mode selection unit determines a frequency mode and an antenna mode for an output signal. The antenna tuner unit is directly connected to the antenna and mode selection unit and is configured to tune the output signal based on the frequency mode and the antenna mode determined by the antenna and mode selection unit. The interface unit is directly connected to the antenna tuner unit and is configured to ensure that a current and voltage level of the output signal does not exceed an intrinsically safe current and voltage level, while maintaining the peak current level of the output signal to a level sufficient to drive an electronic component disposed in an unsafe environment.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120164960A1 SAFE AREA VOLTAGE AND CURRENT INTERFACE Public/Granted day:2012-06-28
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