Portable battery-free charger for radiation dosimeters
Abstract
This invention is a novel portable charger for dosimeters of the electrometer type. The charger does not require batteries or piezoelectric crystals and is of rugged construction. In a preferred embodiment, the charge includes a housing which carries means for mounting a dosimeter to be charged. The housing also includes contact means for impressing a charging voltage across the mounted dosimeter. Also, the housing carries a trigger for operating a charging system mounted in the housing. The charging system includes a magnetic loop including a permanent magnet for establishing a magnetic field through the loop. A segment of the loop is coupled to the trigger for movement thereby to positions opening and closing the loop. A coil inductively coupled with the loop generates coil-generated voltage pulses when the trigger is operated to open and close the loop. The charging system includes an electrical circuit for impressing voltage pulses from the coil across a capacitor for integrating the pulses and applying the resulting integrated voltage across the above-mentioned contact means for charging the dosimeter.
- Inventors:
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- Norris, TN
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 865011
- Patent Number(s):
- 4449049
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01T - MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-26
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- portable; battery-free; charger; radiation; dosimeters; novel; electrometer; type; require; batteries; piezoelectric; crystals; rugged; construction; preferred; embodiment; charge; housing; carries; means; mounting; dosimeter; charged; contact; impressing; charging; voltage; mounted; trigger; operating; magnetic; loop; including; permanent; magnet; establishing; field; segment; coupled; movement; positions; closing; coil; inductively; generates; coil-generated; pulses; operated; close; electrical; circuit; capacitor; integrating; applying; resulting; integrated; above-mentioned; radiation dosimeter; radiation dosimeters; charging voltage; contact means; voltage pulse; voltage pulses; inductively coupled; permanent magnet; magnetic field; preferred embodiment; electrical circuit; piezoelectric crystal; free charge; piezoelectric crystals; /250/
Citation Formats
Manning, Frank W. Portable battery-free charger for radiation dosimeters. United States: N. p., 1984.
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Manning, Frank W. Portable battery-free charger for radiation dosimeters. United States.
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"Portable battery-free charger for radiation dosimeters". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/865011.
@article{osti_865011,
title = {Portable battery-free charger for radiation dosimeters},
author = {Manning, Frank W},
abstractNote = {This invention is a novel portable charger for dosimeters of the electrometer type. The charger does not require batteries or piezoelectric crystals and is of rugged construction. In a preferred embodiment, the charge includes a housing which carries means for mounting a dosimeter to be charged. The housing also includes contact means for impressing a charging voltage across the mounted dosimeter. Also, the housing carries a trigger for operating a charging system mounted in the housing. The charging system includes a magnetic loop including a permanent magnet for establishing a magnetic field through the loop. A segment of the loop is coupled to the trigger for movement thereby to positions opening and closing the loop. A coil inductively coupled with the loop generates coil-generated voltage pulses when the trigger is operated to open and close the loop. The charging system includes an electrical circuit for impressing voltage pulses from the coil across a capacitor for integrating the pulses and applying the resulting integrated voltage across the above-mentioned contact means for charging the dosimeter.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1984},
month = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1984}
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