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Fast-risetime magnetically coupled current injector and methods for using same

US5452222A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 5, 1992
Grant dateSep 19, 1995
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Expiry dateAug 5, 2012

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01R31/001
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An electromagnetic test system induces large current pulses in a component of a system under test. The pulse waveform may be selectively varied, and possible waveforms include square wave pulse, double exponential, and damped sinusoid waveforms. In a preferred embodiment, these waveforms are generated by simultaneously triggering a plurality of modular signal injector units having ferrite cores hinged to permit positioning of a system component under test (such as a cable or antenna) along their central axes without disturbing connections of the tested component within its system. The injector units are resonance tuned to induce a particular signal in the component under test when triggered, and the modular construction of the system permits selective connection of different injector units to provide different desired total induced signals.

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