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Electronic firing systems and methods for firing a device

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1040778
An electronic firing system comprising a control system, a charging system, an electrical energy storage device, a shock tube firing circuit, a shock tube connector, a blasting cap firing circuit, and a blasting cap connector. The control system controls the charging system, which charges the electrical energy storage device. The control system also controls the shock tube firing circuit and the blasting cap firing circuit. When desired, the control system signals the shock tube firing circuit or blasting cap firing circuit to electrically connect the electrical energy storage device to the shock tube connector or the blasting cap connector respectively.
Research Organization:
Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC07-05ID14517
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
Patent Number(s):
8,161,877
Application Number:
12/630,838
OSTI ID:
1040778
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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