Inductively coupled data and power transfer system and apparatus

a power transfer system and inductively coupled technology, applied in the direction of transmission, geological measurement, inductance, etc., can solve the problems of terminals and pins being subject to corrosion and contamination, failure of the usb memory stick connector, poor or intermittent contact,

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-06-24
WFS TECH
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[0028]According to another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a remote host docking station comprising multiple inductively coupled connectors each of which are pre-loaded with transportable pods, an...

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Contamination of the electrically conductive terminals is another failure mechanism of the USB memory stick connector.
The connector relies on metal to metal conductive contact and this can fail due to contamination with insulating material, which prevents conductive contact, or contamination with conductive material, which can introduce a short circuit between adjacent pins.
Electrical connections are a challenging aspect of underwater electrical system design; the standard implementation of an electrical connector includes terminals or pins which make conductive electrical contact with each other.
Such terminals and pins are subject to corrosion and contamination; corrosion of the terminals produces poor or inte...

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[0037]FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a transportable pod according to an embodiment of the present invention. Block 10 represents the inductively coupled connector which is shown in further detail in FIG. 3. Data interface 11 processes a modulated signal which is received from an external docking station (not shown) via inductively coupled connector 10 and formats the data for presentation at the input of memory device 12. Similarly, data interface 11 can read stored data in memory device 13 and modulate the data for transfer to an external docking station (not shown) via inductively coupled connector 10 so as to provide bi directional data exchange between the external docking station (not shown) and memory device 12 of the transportable pod of the present invention. Data interface 11 might include such electronic circuitry as a modem to modulate data from memory device 12 for transfer over inductive connector 10 and to de-modulate data received via inductive connector 10 ...

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The present invention provides a system and apparatus for transferring electronic data and/or power from one station to another by means of a transportable pod comprising a solid state memory device and further provided with an inductively linked, electrically insulated connector. The transportable pod comprises a battery which is used to power a remote host docking station, which may be used in an underwater environment for the collection of subsea data. The transportable pod can be transferred alternately from a home docking station, where it is charged up, and where it's stored data is uploaded and to a remote host docking station where is provides power, and where it collects and stores data collected by the remote host docking station.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims the benefit of GB 0823436.1 filed Dec. 23, 2008, entitled Inductively Coupled Memory Transfer System, by Mark Rhodes and Brendan Hyland, which application is fully incorporated herein by reference.FIELD OF USE[0002]The present invention relates to a system for transferring electronic data and / or power from one station to another by means of a transportable unit provided with a solid state memory device a portable energy source and an inductively coupled, electrically insulated connector.BACKGROUND TO THE INVENTION[0003]Universal Serial Bus (USB) “memory sticks” have become an extremely convenient and practical method of transferring electronic data between computer systems. Recently the capacity supported by these small transportable devices has increased to many tens of Gigabytes and no doubt will continue to expand further over time. These devices typically consist of a USB interface device which supports several...

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IPC IPC(8): H01F38/14G06F13/00
CPCG06F1/1632G06F1/26H01F2038/143H04B1/38H04B5/0031H04B5/0037H01F27/42H04B5/0025G01V1/22G01V1/3808H01F38/14H04B5/00
Inventor RHODES, MARKHYLAND, BRENDAN
Owner WFS TECH
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