Multisegmented toroidal magnetic field projector
US9500446B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 15, 2014 |
| Grant date | Nov 22, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 23, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01Q21/26
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A system for triggering improvised explosive devices (IEDs) with an alternating magnetic field. In one embodiment, the magnetic field is produced by a magnetic field projector in the shape of one-half of a torus, the half-torus being composed of several conductive segments referred to as toroidal wedges. A poloidal current flows in each toroidal wedge, producing a magnetic field that is projected by the half-torus. The magnetic field may induce a current, producing heating, in a conductive loop in an IED and triggering the IED.
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