Tesla coil pulse detector and alert
US12025645B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 18, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jul 2, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 22, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02J50/10
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A portable electronic device for detecting an electromagnetic pulse generated by a tesla coil, and selectively a pulse from natural lightning. The device has a detection circuit for electromagnetic pulses, operating to detect an observed electromagnetic pulse having a frequency at least within a range of about 50 kilohertz (kHz) to about 300 megahertz (MHz). The detection circuit generate an output signal corresponding to the observed electromagnetic pulse. A microcontroller analyzes the output signal from the detection circuit against a tesla profile that identifies a detected electromagnetic pulse as a tesla coil pulse when the observed electromagnetic pulse has a frequency within the range of about 50 kHz to about 300 MHz with a pulse duration of at least 0.50 seconds. The microcontroller then generates an indication that the detected electromagnetic pulse is that of a tesla coil, and generates a tesla coil alert, typically flashing of an LED.
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