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Wireless Sensor Reader

A wireless sensor and reader technology, used in sensors, inertial sensors, instruments, etc., to solve problems such as large power, limited ability to use battery power, and large additional circuits

Inactive Publication Date: 2016-12-07
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The additional circuitry required for the frequency sweep method and / or the digital tracking method is significant, increasing reader size, cost and failure rate
Additionally, the amount of power required to transmit, signal process, sample, and track the sensor's resonant frequency using a digitally controlled frequency tracking or sweeping system is enormous and limits the ability to use battery power in the reader and limits the Battery Life in Battery-Powered Readers

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[0033] A passive wireless sensor system is provided wherein the passive wireless sensor system includes a reader 10 in remote communication with a sensor 12 . Reader 10 is capable of energizing sensor 12 by sending a signal, such as a radio frequency ("RF") pulse, at a frequency equal to or close to the resonant frequency of sensor 12 (see figure 1 ). The sensor 12 may emit a ringing signal for a short period of time in response to an excitation pulse from the reader 10 .

[0034] The sensor 12 may be a passive device that itself contains no power source and is capable of emitting a ringing signal 16 in response to an excitation signal 14 at or near the resonant frequency of the sensor 12 . Sensor 12 may be configured to sense a particular parameter. For example, sensor 12 may include a fixed inductor 13 and a capacitor 15 that varies based on a sensed parameter. Changing capacitance or inductance causes the resonant frequency of sensor 12 to change. However, it should be ...

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There is provided a wireless sensor reader comprising: a transmit circuit configured to generate at least one excitation pulse to cause a wireless sensor to emit at least one response signal corresponding to a sensed parameter value; at least one antenna configured to transmit said at least one excitation pulse and receive said at least one response signal; a receive circuit for amplifying said at least one received response signal; a digital sampling circuit for converting said at least one amplified received response signal to digital representation; a spectrum analysis circuitry for converting said digital representation of said at least one response signal to a frequency domain representation; and a frequency domain circuitry for processing of said frequency domain representation to determine said wireless sensor sensed parameter value.

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[0001] Cross References to Related Applications [0002] This nonprovisional application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Patent Application 12 / 419,326, filed April 7, 2009, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Patent Application 12 / 075,858, filed March 14, 2008 , which US Patent Application 12 / 075,858 claims priority to US Provisional Application 60 / 918,164, filed March 15, 2007, the entire contents of each application being incorporated herein by reference. technical field [0003] The present invention relates generally to reading passive wireless sensors, and more particularly to reader circuits and methods for stimulating and sensing data from passive wireless readers. Background technique [0004] Passive wireless sensor systems using resonant circuit technology are known. These systems utilize passive wireless sensors to communicate remotely with actuator and reader circuits. The wireless sensor is often implanted at a specific location, such as within the human...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(China)
IPC IPC(8): G08B1/08
CPCA61B5/0031A61B5/0215A61B5/6882A61B5/7225A61B2562/0219G08C17/02
Inventor H·罗兰德R·沃特金斯B·桑德拉姆B·保罗S·I·安M·纳吉
Owner ENDOTRONIX