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Light driven remote system and power supply therefor

US4912522A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 17, 1988
Grant dateMar 27, 1990
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Expiry dateAug 17, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B10/807
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A light driven remote system and power supply therefor that includes a laser diode that provides pulses of light to a fiber optic cable. The pulses of light are detected by a remote photodiode that is connected in parallel with a step-up transformer. The output of the step-up transformer is filtered to provide power for a remote system. Data transmission from the remote system is synchronized with transmission of light to the photodiode.

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