Soldier system wireless power and data transmission

摘要

An inductively coupled power and data transmission system include a main power source, apparel having an electrical conductor in electrical communication with the main power source, the apparel having a first inductively couplable power and data transmission sub-system to regulate power to the primary coil or coils and transmission of power and data by the primary coil or coils and reception of data by the primary coil or coils, and an independent device having a second inductively couplable power and data transmission sub-system so as to regulate reception of power and data by the secondary coil or coils and transmission of data from a secondary processor by the secondary coil or coils. The first and second primary coils transfer said power and data during inductive coupling, at electromagnetic radiation frequencies, between the first primary coil or coils and the secondary coil or coils.

主权项

1. An inductively coupled power and data transmission system for a soldier system comprising:
a main power source adapted for portable wearing by a user apparel having an electrical conductor mounted therein in electrical communication with main power source, said apparel having a first inductively couplable power and data transmission sub-system including an electrically conductive at least one primary coil electrically connected to said main power source by said electrical conductor, and further including a primary processor and a primary transmitter/receiver sub-system cooperating between said main power source and said at least one primary coil so as to regulate power to said at least one primary coil and transmission of power and data by said at least one primary coil and reception of data by said at least one primary coil, wherein said at least one primary coil includes a primary power transfer coil adapted for said transfer of said power from said primary power transfer coil and a primary data transfer coil adapted for transfer of said data from or to said primary data transfer coil, an independent device having a second inductively couplable power and data transmission sub-system including an electrically conductive at least one secondary coil, a secondary battery, a secondary processor, and a secondary transmitter/receiver sub-system, wherein said at least one secondary coil is electrically connected to said secondary battery and wherein said secondary processor and said secondary transmitter/receiver sub-system cooperate between said secondary battery and said at least one secondary coil so as to regulate reception of power and data by said at least one secondary coil and transmission of data from said secondary processor by said at least one secondary coil, wherein said at least one secondary coil includes a secondary power transfer coil and a secondary data transfer coil, said at least one first and second primary coils adapted to transfer said power and data during inductive coupling at electromagnetic radiation frequencies between said at least one primary coil and said at least one secondary coil, wherein, said power is transferred when said inductive coupling is closely adjacent inductive coupling wherein said at least one primary and secondary coils are closely adjacent to each other, and wherein a data link for said transfer of said data is established during a pairing handshake between said first and second inductively couplable power and data transmission sub-systems when said at least one primary and secondary coils are brought closely together, by the user so as to become said closely adjacent inductively coupled, and wherein said data is transferred by said data link, and said data is transferred between said primary data transfer coil and secondary data transfer coil when said secondary data transfer coil, after said pairing handshake, is moved by the user through said closely adjacent inductive coupling and out of said closely adjacent inductive coupling so that said inductive coupling is between said closely adjacent inductive coupling and near inductive coupling, wherein said near inductive coupling is constrained by factors including the wavelength, lambda, of electromagnetic radiation in said inductive coupling when said wavelength is used in the formula lambda/(2×pi) to determine an outer range limit of said near inductive coupling, as attenuated by attenuation of said radiation and power levels of said power transfer.