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Electronic monitoring system including contactless motion detector

US3932803A · kind A · utility

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25Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 12, 1974
Grant dateJan 13, 1976
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 12, 1994

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03K17/945
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A contactless motion detector, including an oscillator and an amplifier, has an energizing circuit connected across an electronic breakdown device lying in series with a contant-current unit, this series combination receiving pulsating direct current from a supply circuit in parallel with an output thyristor which bridges either the entire series combination or only the constant-current unit. The output thyristor is controlled by a switching transistor responding to an output signal from the motion detector; even when the output thyristor fires to actuate a load in the supply circuit, a sufficient voltage drop is maintained across the breakdown device to keep the oscillator and the amplifier operating.

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