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  • Variable coil damping

    I just noticed that this patent expired, now to build detectors with decay feedback systems.

    A pulse inductive metal detector that includes a variable resistor for controlling coil characteristics for both transmitter and receiver modes of operation. A coil coupled with an electronic switch is charged with current from the power source in a transmitter mode such that when the electronic switch is abruptly switched closed the coil emits a magnetic field that induces eddy currents in a metal target. Once the transmitter magnetic fields have decayed enough, the coil can be operated in a receiver mode to detect a magnetic field resulting from eddy currents in the metal target. The variable resistor is coupled across the coil for varying the resistance across the coil to optimize the pulse inductive metal detector sensitivity to the metal target.

  • #2
    Hi detectormods,
    Just see the posts from Moodz for active damping with feedback solution

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    • #3
      Carl Nelson had a number of PI patents for Johns Hopkins. Worth reading.

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