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Remote control and power system

US7026744B2 · kind B2 · utility

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7Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 10, 2001
Grant dateApr 11, 2006
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Expiry dateSep 13, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG08C23/06
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A remote device such as a control value (4) is powered and controlled by optical energy, supplied by an intensity-modulated light source (8) and optical fiber (10). After conversion into electrical form, the light is detected at (12) and applied to a piezoelectric transformer (14). The output of the transformer powers and control an actuator (16) of the control value.

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