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公开(公告)号:US20180262054A1
公开(公告)日:2018-09-13
申请号:US15909637
申请日:2018-03-01
发明人: James F. Corum , Kenneth L. Corum , Jerry A. Lomax , James M. Salvitti, JR. , Timothy J. Lougheed, JR. , Fredrick A. Genz , James T. Darnell , Wes Pogorzelski , Christopher R. Lamon
CPC分类号: H02J50/12 , H01P5/00 , H01Q1/1242 , H01Q1/36 , H01T19/00 , H02J50/20 , H02J50/23 , H04B3/52 , H04B13/02
摘要: Disclosed is an exemplary guided surface waveguide probe configured to launch a guided surface wave along a surface of a lossy conducting medium. In one embodiment, the guided surface waveguide probe comprises a charge terminal elevated to a height above the lossy conducting medium; a support structure that supports the charge terminal; at least one section of internal coil that is supported within the support structure and is coupled to an excitation source; a conductive tube conductively coupled to the at least one section of internal coil at a bottom end, and a plurality of coupling conductors that extend radially away from a top of the conductive tube to a plurality of points located on an inner surface of the charge terminal.
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公开(公告)号:US20180259592A1
公开(公告)日:2018-09-13
申请号:US15911936
申请日:2018-03-05
发明人: James F. Corum , Kenneth L. Corum , Wes Pogorzelski , Christopher R. Lamon , James M. Salvitti, JR. , Robert S. Galloway, JR.
CPC分类号: G01R33/0047 , E04H12/02 , E04H2012/006 , G01R33/02 , H01P5/082 , H01Q1/1242 , H01Q1/48 , H01Q7/00 , H02J50/12
摘要: Disclosed is a support structure for a guided surface waveguide probe. In some embodiments, the support structure includes vertically oriented corner columns that define outer corners of the structure, vertically oriented intermediate columns that define portions of outer sides of the structure, each intermediate column being positioned between a pair of corner columns, framing members that extend between the corner columns and the intermediate columns, plates located at junctions between the framing members and the columns, and fasteners located at the junctions that secure the framing members and the plates to the corner columns and the intermediate columns, and that secure the framing members to the plates, wherein the corner columns, intermediate columns, framing members, plates, and fasteners are all made of a non-conductive material.
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公开(公告)号:US20180262052A1
公开(公告)日:2018-09-13
申请号:US15909503
申请日:2018-03-01
发明人: James F. Corum , Kenneth L. Corum , Jerry A. Lomax , James M. Salvitti, JR. , Christopher R. Lamon , Robert S. Galloway, JR. , James T. Darnell , Fredrick A. Genz , Wes Pogorzelski , Michael P. Taylor , Philip V. Pesavento , Timothy J. Lougheed, JR. , Richard E. Miller
CPC分类号: H02J50/12 , H01P5/00 , H01Q1/1242 , H01Q1/36 , H01T19/00 , H01T19/02 , H02J50/20 , H04B3/52 , H04B13/00
摘要: A guided surface waveguide probe structure is described. In one example, the guided surface waveguide probe structure includes a charge terminal elevated to a first height and a phasing coil elevated to a second height above a lossy conducting medium. The structure further includes a non-conductive support structure to support the phasing coil and the charge terminal. The non-conductive support structure includes a truss frame that supports the phasing coil at the second height above the lossy conducting medium and supports the charge terminal at the first height above the lossy conducting medium. The structure further includes a substructure bunker constructed in the lossy conducting medium. The substructure bunker can include foundational walls, a grounding grid formed in a foundational seal slab, and a covering support slab at a ground surface elevation of the lossy conducting medium, the covering support slab supporting the non-conductive support structure.
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公开(公告)号:US20180262051A1
公开(公告)日:2018-09-13
申请号:US15909492
申请日:2018-03-01
发明人: James F. Corum , Kenneth L. Corum , Jerry A. Lomax , James M. Salvitti, JR. , Christopher R. Lamon , Robert S. Galloway, JR. , James T. Darnell , Fredrick A. Genz , Wes Pogorzelski , Michael P. Taylor , Philip V. Pesavento , Timothy J. Lougheed, JR. , Richard E. Miller
CPC分类号: H02J50/12 , H01P5/00 , H01Q1/1242 , H01Q1/36 , H01T19/00 , H01T19/02 , H02J50/20 , H04B3/52 , H04B13/00
摘要: A guided surface waveguide probe structure is described. In one example, the guided surface waveguide probe structure includes a charge terminal elevated to a first height above a lossy conducting medium and a phasing coil elevated to a second height above the lossy conducting medium, wherein the first height is larger than the second height. The structure further includes a non-conductive support structure to support the phasing coil and the charge terminal. The non-conductive support structure includes a truss frame secured to and supported over a substructure, and the truss frame supports the phasing coil at the second height above the lossy conducting medium. The non-conductive support structure also includes a charge terminal truss extension supported by the truss frame, and the charge terminal truss extension supports the charge terminal at the first height above the lossy conducting medium.
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公开(公告)号:US20180261904A1
公开(公告)日:2018-09-13
申请号:US15913061
申请日:2018-03-06
发明人: James F. Corum , Kenneth L. Corum , Christopher R. Lamon , James M. Salvitti, JR. , Robert S. Galloway, JR. , Wes Pogorzelski , Timothy J. Lougheed, JR. , Jerry A. Lomax
CPC分类号: H01P5/08 , E04H5/02 , E04H12/10 , E04H12/14 , H01F27/306 , H01F38/14 , H01Q1/1242 , H01Q7/06 , H02J50/10 , H02J50/12 , H04B5/0037 , H04B5/0075 , H04B13/00
摘要: Embodiments of a guided surface waveguide probe are disclosed. One embodiment, among others, has a guided surface waveguide probe including a charge terminal elevated over a lossy conducting medium by way of a support structure, and a substantially planar support platform situated under the support structure and co-planar with a roof of a substructure of the guided surface waveguide probe. The platform can include an aperture of sufficient size to enable a phasing coil to be moved vertically through the aperture for installation and removal of same. The support platform can be made from or include an insulating material part that is sufficiently insulating to prevent degradation of the support platform caused by the electric fields. A primary coil associated with the guided surface waveguide probe can magnetically couple with the phasing coil to excite the charge terminal to produce a guided surface wave on the lossy conducting medium.
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公开(公告)号:US20180259593A1
公开(公告)日:2018-09-13
申请号:US15912037
申请日:2018-03-05
发明人: James F. Corum , Kenneth L. Corum , Wes Pogorzelski , Christopher R. Lamon , James M. Salvitti, JR. , Robert S. Galloway, JR.
CPC分类号: G01R33/0047 , E04H12/02 , E04H2012/006 , G01R33/02 , H01P5/082 , H01Q1/1242 , H01Q1/48 , H01Q7/00 , H02J50/12
摘要: Disclosed is a support structure for a guided surface waveguide probe. In some embodiments, the support structure includes vertically oriented corner columns that define outer corners of the structure, vertically oriented intermediate columns that define portions of outer sides of the structure, each intermediate column being positioned between a pair of corner columns, framing members that extend between the corner columns and the intermediate columns, plates located at junctions between the framing members and the columns, and fasteners located at the junctions that secure the framing members and the plates to the corner columns and the intermediate columns, and that secure the framing members to the plates, wherein the corner columns, intermediate columns, framing members, plates, and fasteners are all made of a non-conductive material.
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公开(公告)号:US20180259591A1
公开(公告)日:2018-09-13
申请号:US15911811
申请日:2018-03-05
发明人: James F. Corum , Kenneth L. Corum , Wes Pogorzelski , Christopher R. Lamon , James M. Salvitti, JR. , Robert S. Galloway, JR.
CPC分类号: G01R33/0047 , E04H12/02 , E04H2012/006 , G01R33/02 , H01P5/082 , H01Q1/1242 , H01Q1/48 , H01Q7/00 , H02J50/12
摘要: Disclosed is a support structure for a guided surface waveguide probe. In some embodiments, the support structure includes vertically oriented corner columns that define outer corners of the structure, vertically oriented intermediate columns that define portions of outer sides of the structure, each intermediate column being positioned between a pair of corner columns, framing members that extend between the corner columns and the intermediate columns, plates located at junctions between the framing members and the columns, and fasteners located at the junctions that secure the framing members and the plates to the corner columns and the intermediate columns, and that secure the framing members to the plates, wherein the corner columns, intermediate columns, framing members, plates, and fasteners are all made of a non-conductive material.
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公开(公告)号:US20180259590A1
公开(公告)日:2018-09-13
申请号:US15909066
申请日:2018-03-01
发明人: James F. Corum , Kenneth L. Corum , Wes Pogorzelski , Christopher R. Lamon , James M. Salvitti, JR. , Robert S. Galloway, JR. , Timothy J. Lougheed, JR. , Michael P. Taylor , Jerry A. Lomax , Philip V. Pesavento , James T. Darnell
CPC分类号: G01R33/0047 , G01R33/02 , H01Q1/1207 , H01Q1/1242 , H02J50/12
摘要: Disclosed are embodiments for anchoring a guided surface waveguide probe. A guided surface waveguide probe can be suspended from a support structure manufactured from a nonconductive material, the support structure comprising a plurality of beams. A base bracket is configured to receive at least one of the plurality of beams and further comprising a hole. The base bracket rests upon a pad. An anchor bolt protrudes from the pad through the hole of the base bracket. Also, a fastener engages the anchor bolt to secure the base bracket to the pad.
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公开(公告)号:US20180259399A1
公开(公告)日:2018-09-13
申请号:US15906002
申请日:2018-02-27
发明人: James F. Corum , Kenneth L. Corum , Jerry A. Lomax , James M. Salvitti, JR. , Philip V. Pesavento
摘要: Disclosed are various embodiments for providing temperature measurements of a guided surface wave probe and/or a support structure. In one embodiment, among others, a system comprises a guided surface waveguide probe configured to launch a guided surface wave along a lossy conducting medium, where the guided surface waveguide probe generates heat while in operation. The support structure comprises non-conducting structural components that support the electrical components of the guided surface waveguide probe. The system also comprises a temperature sensor positioned on one of the non-conducting structural components.
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