Energy efficient resonant driving circuit for magnetically coupled telemetry

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9162068
APP PUB NO 20090024179A1
SERIAL NO

11780369

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A driving circuit useful in a magnetic inductive coupling wireless communication system is disclosed. The circuit includes an inductor (coil; L) and capacitor (C) in series selectively coupled to a power source such as a rechargeable battery. The LC circuit is made to resonate in accordance with a Frequency Shift Keying (FSK) or other protocol. Such resonance produces a voltage across the inductor. This voltage is used to create a first voltage either by tapping into the coil, or by providing a transformer. The first voltage is coupled to the rechargeable battery by a diode. When the circuit resonates, and when the first voltage exceeds the voltage of the power source, the diode turns on, thus shunting excess current back to recharge the rechargeable battery. By use of this circuit, energy is conserved. Additionally, oscillations can be quickly dampened so as to allow the circuit to transmit at high data rates.

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  • BOSTON SCIENTIFIC NEUROMODULATION CORPORATION

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Dronov, Vasily Valencia, US 14 268

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