公开(公告)号：US20050001167A1

公开(公告)日：2005-01-06

申请号：US10898640

申请日：2004-07-23

申请人： William Garmer ,  Jonathan Luck

发明人： William Garmer ,  Jonathan Luck

IPC分类号： A62C3/02 ,  G08B17/12 ,  G08B25/10 ,  G01J5/02

CPC分类号： G08B17/005 ,  A62C3/0271 ,  A62C37/40 ,  F03G6/001 ,  G01J1/0247 ,  G01J5/02 ,  G01J5/028 ,  G08B17/12 ,  G08B25/10 ,  H01L31/02

摘要： A method and apparatus for integrating photovoltaic cells into a ground plane of satellite and terrestrial antenna systems is disclosed. The system provides an increase in available surface area for power generation without increasing the overall size. In one embodiment, a substrate has both photovoltaic cells and a conductive spacer formed on one side, where the conductive spacer has a thickness substantially equal to the thickness of the photovoltaic cells. In another embodiment, an antennae element may be formed on the top side of the conductive spacer, where the photovoltaic cells form a ground plane for the antenna element.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于将光伏电池集成到卫星和地面天线系统的接地平面中的方法和装置。 该系统提供了可用的发电表面积，而不增加总体尺寸。 在一个实施例中，衬底具有形成在一侧上的光伏电池和导电间隔物，其中导电间隔物的厚度基本上等于光伏电池的厚度。 在另一个实施例中，天线元件可以形成在导电间隔物的顶侧，其中光伏电池形成天线元件的接地平面。

公开(公告)号：US20070152158A1

公开(公告)日：2007-07-05

申请号：US11713208

申请日：2007-03-02

申请人： William Garmer ,  Jonathan Luck

发明人： William Garmer ,  Jonathan Luck

IPC分类号： G01J5/02

CPC分类号： G08B17/005 ,  A62C3/0271 ,  A62C37/40 ,  G01J1/02 ,  G01J1/0219 ,  G01J1/0228 ,  G01J1/0266 ,  G01J1/0271 ,  G01J1/04 ,  G01J1/0414 ,  G01J1/0448 ,  G01J1/0488 ,  G01J1/18 ,  G08B17/12 ,  G08B25/10

摘要： A system and method for detecting radiation indicative of fire, such as forest fire. In one embodiment, a threshold energy level is determined based on ambient sensor conditions. A sensor unit may be setup to scan a predetermined area for electromagnetic radiation. Any detected electromagnetic radiation may then be band pass filtered to a wavelength range centered about a predetermined frequency associated with the presence of fire. The resulting energy level signal may then be further filter to pass only those signals which exhibit a “flicker” frequency. If the resulting filtered signal exceeds the threshold signal, a fire notification signal may then be generated.

公开(公告)号：US20080036440A1

公开(公告)日：2008-02-14

申请号：US11630186

申请日：2005-06-24

申请人： William Garmer

发明人： William Garmer

IPC分类号： G05F5/00

CPC分类号： G05F1/67 ,  Y02E10/58

摘要： A micropower Maximum Power Point Tracker (μMPPT) suitable for use in low power applications to maximize the power output for a solar-power cell array. In one embodiment, a μMPPT comprises an electrical circuit which includes a microprocessor/microcontroller used to execute the μMPPT control algorithm, and a modulator controller to control the pulse width or frequency to a high speed switch. In addition, the electrical circuit may include an analog-to-digital (A/D) converter usable to measure the input voltage from a connected solar array, the current through an inductor of the circuit, and the voltage of an attached energy store/load. In another embodiment, the μMPPT may operates in at least two modes depending on the energy store/loads conditions.

摘要翻译： 微功率最大功率点跟踪器（muMPPT），适用于低功率应用，以最大限度地提高太阳能电池阵列的功率输出。 在一个实施例中，muMPPT包括电路，该电路包括用于执行muMPPT控制算法的微处理器/微控制器，以及调制器控制器，以将脉冲宽度或频率控制到高速开关。 此外，电路可以包括模拟数字（A / D）转换器，其可用于测量来自连接的太阳能电池阵列的输入电压，通过电路的电感器的电流以及连接的能量储存/ 加载。 在另一个实施例中，根据能量存储/负载条件，muMPPT可以以至少两种模式操作。

公开(公告)号：US20050002344A1

公开(公告)日：2005-01-06

申请号：US10455855

申请日：2003-06-06

申请人： Mark Jones ,  William Garmer

发明人： Mark Jones ,  William Garmer

IPC分类号： G01S19/21 ,  H04Q11/04 ,  H04Q11/00

CPC分类号： H04Q11/04 ,  H04Q2213/13034 ,  H04Q2213/13103 ,  H04Q2213/13333

摘要： A subscriber communicator module and an external data storage device perform the functions of receiving RF communication signals, converting the received RF signals to received digital output samples and converting digital input samples to RF communication signals for transmission; transforming the digital output samples to digital output data and transforming digital input data to the digital input samples; and processing the digital data in accordance with ORBCOMM data protocols. The module includes at least an RF section for performing the receiving and conversion functions. The external data storage device contains software for implementing performance of the transformation functions and/or the data processing function by one or more sections of the subscriber communicator that are not included in the module. Preferably, the module also includes a transformation section and a control processing section, in which the only communication activities provided in accordance with ORBCOMM data protocols are reports and/or user commands.

摘要翻译： 用户通信器模块和外部数据存储设备执行接收RF通信信号的功能，将接收到的RF信号转换为接收的数字输出样本，并将数字输入采样转换为RF通信信号进行传输; 将数字输出样本转换为数字输出数据，并将数字输入数据转换为数字输入样本; 并根据ORBCOMM数据协议处理数字数据。 该模块至少包括用于执行接收和转换功能的RF部分。 外部数据存储设备包含用于通过未包括在模块中的用户通信器的一个或多个部分来实现转换功能和/或数据处理功能的性能的软件。 优选地，该模块还包括转换部分和控制处理部分，其中根据ORBCOMM数据协议提供的唯一通信活动是报告和/或用户命令。

公开(公告)号：US20050001729A1

公开(公告)日：2005-01-06

申请号：US10898695

申请日：2004-07-23

申请人： William Garmer ,  Jonathan Luck

发明人： William Garmer ,  Jonathan Luck

IPC分类号： A62C3/02 ,  G08B17/12 ,  G08B25/10

CPC分类号： G08B17/005 ,  A62C3/0271 ,  A62C37/40 ,  G01J1/02 ,  G01J1/0219 ,  G01J1/0228 ,  G01J1/0266 ,  G01J1/0271 ,  G01J1/04 ,  G01J1/0414 ,  G01J1/0448 ,  G01J1/0488 ,  G01J1/18 ,  G08B17/12 ,  G08B25/10

摘要： A system and method for detecting radiation indicative of fire, such as forest fire. In one embodiment, a threshold energy level is determined based on ambient sensor conditions. A sensor unit may be setup to scan a predetermined area for electromagnetic radiation. Any detected electromagnetic radiation may then be band pass filtered to a wavelength range centered about a predetermined frequency associated with the presence of fire. The resulting energy level signal may then be further filter to pass only those signals which exhibit a “flicker” frequency. If the resulting filtered signal exceeds the threshold signal, a fire notification signal may then be generated.

摘要翻译： 用于检测指示火灾的辐射的系统和方法，例如森林火灾。 在一个实施例中，基于环境传感器条件来确定阈值能级。 可以设置传感器单元以扫描预定区域以进行电磁辐射。 然后，任何检测到的电磁辐射可以被带通滤波成以与火的存在相关联的预定频率为中心的波长范围。 所得到的能级信号然后可以进一步过滤，以仅通过那些呈现“闪烁”频率的信号。 如果所得到的滤波信号超过阈值信号，则可以产生火情通知信号。