[특허]Pulse generator and systems and methods for using same

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국가/구분	United States(US) Patent 등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)	H05K-009/00
출원번호	US-0181745 (2011-07-13)
등록번호	US-9072169 (2015-06-30)
발명자 / 주소	Cobler, Patrick J. Rhodes, Scott A. Butler, Paul D. Butler, Neal R. Dynok, Michael R.
출원인 / 주소	Cascodium Inc.
대리인 / 주소	Grossman Tucker Perreault & Pfleger, PLLC
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A pulse generator generates high voltage discharge pulses in a manner that may be controlled and monitored. Pulse generator operation may be monitored to measure characteristics associated with pulse generator operation and to produce pulse generator data representative of those characteristics. Pulse generator operation may be monitored by monitoring the discharge pulses produced by the pulse generator and/or the charging of energy storage elements within the pulse generator in preparation for a subsequent discharge pulse. The pulse generator data may be used, for example, to identify pulse generator wear or degradation, to identify problems with pulse generator operation, and/or to control pulse generator operation for improved performance. The pulse generator may also be configured and controlled to generate a high-voltage initiation pulse to initiate a subsequent discharge pulse while being contained within a relatively small form factor. The pulse generator may be used in spectroscopy systems or other systems using high voltage discharge pulses.

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1. A pulse generator comprising: discharge pulse circuitry configured to charge and discharge for generating electrical discharge pulses, wherein the discharge pulse circuitry includes leads for coupling to electrodes, and wherein the discharge pulse circuitry is configured to cause a voltage breakdown between the electrodes such that a discharge current flows between the electrodes to produce a plasma between the electrodes during a discharge pulse, wherein the discharge pulse circuitry is configured to generate each discharge pulse in response to a trigger initiation signal with a time delay of less than millisecond levels;monitor circuitry configured to measure characteristics of pulse generator operation including characteristics quantifying the discharge pulses generated by the discharge pulse circuitry;control circuitry configured to control charging and generation of the discharge pulses and to collect measurements from the monitor circuitry to produce pulse generator data representative of measured characteristics, the pulse generator data including discharge pulse data quantifying accumulated discharge pulses generated by the discharge pulse circuitry; anda housing including at least the discharge pulse circuitry and the control circuitry, wherein the housing forms separate EMI shielded chambers enclosing and isolating the control circuitry from the discharge pulse circuitry. 2. The pulse generator of claim 1 wherein the discharge pulse data includes data selected from the group consisting of a cumulative discharge pulse count value, a discharge pulse magnitude value, and a cumulative discharge pulse magnitude value. 3. The pulse generator of claim 1 wherein the discharge pulse data includes histogram data representing a distribution of discharge pulse magnitude values from a set of previous discharge pulses. 4. The pulse generator of claim 1 wherein the discharge pulse data includes calculated data derived from monitored values originating from a historical set of discharge pulses. 5. The pulse generator of claim 1 wherein the control circuitry is configured to store pulse generator data. 6. The pulse generator of claim 5 wherein the control circuitry is configured to store at least a subset of the pulse generator data in internal non-volatile memory for periods of time lasting up to the lifetime of the pulse generator. 7. The pulse generator of claim 6 wherein the control circuitry is configured to clear at least a subset of pulse generator data storage locations in response to user input. 8. The pulse generator of claim 5 wherein the control circuitry is configured to cause pulse generator data to be written to non-volatile memory in response to power-down of the pulse generator, and wherein the control circuitry is configured to cause pulse generator data to be read from the non-volatile memory and written to volatile memory for use during operation in response to power-up of the pulse generator. 9. The pulse generator of claim 5 wherein the control circuitry is configured to cause pulse generator data to be written to non-volatile memory periodically during operation, and wherein the control circuitry is configured to cause pulse generator data to be read from the non-volatile memory and written to volatile memory for use during operation in response to power-up of the pulse generator. 10. The pulse generator of claim 5 wherein the control circuitry is configured to cause pulse generator data to be written to volatile memory for use during operation and to cause pulse generator data to be written from the volatile memory to non-volatile memory during a non-volatile storage process, and wherein the control circuitry is configured to compare contents of the non-volatile memory with contents of the volatile memory in order to detect failure of the non-volatile storage process. 11. The pulse generator of claim 10 wherein the control circuitry is configured to take corrective action in response to detection of a failure of the non-volatile storage process, wherein the corrective action includes at least an action selected from the group consisting of a repeated attempt to store the pulse generator data to the same location, storage of the data to a different location, and disabling the location where the failure occurred. 12. The pulse generator of claim 1 wherein the control circuitry is configured to transmit at least a subset of the pulse generator data to an external system for storage within the external system. 13. The pulse generator of claim 1 wherein at least a portion of the monitor circuitry is located external to the housing with a remainder located within the housing. 14. The pulse generator of claim 1 wherein the control circuitry is configured to report at least a subset of the pulse generator data to an external user upon command. 15. The pulse generator of claim 1 wherein the control circuitry includes a digital processor. 16. The pulse generator of claim 1 wherein the discharge pulse circuitry includes a resonant transformer trigger circuit configured to drive a trigger transformer in response to a trigger initiation signal having a waveform to excite an energy storage resonance between the trigger transformer and reactive electronic components coupled to the transformer to generate a high-voltage initiation pulse. 17. The pulse generator of claim 1 wherein the discharge pulse circuitry includes a transformer trigger circuit configured to charge and switch a trigger transformer in response to a trigger initiation signal to generate a high-voltage initiation pulse and wherein the high-voltage initiation pulse occurs after the trigger initiation signal is terminated. 18. The pulse generator of claim 1 wherein the delay is about 10 microseconds. 19. A pulse generator comprising: discharge pulse circuitry configured to charge and discharge for generating electrical discharge pulses, wherein the discharge pulse circuitry includes leads for coupling to electrodes, and wherein the discharge pulse circuitry is configured to cause a voltage breakdown between the electrodes such that a discharge current flows between the electrodes to produce a plasma between the electrodes during a discharge pulse, wherein the discharge pulse circuitry is configured to generate each discharge pulse in response to a trigger initiation signal with a time delay of less than millisecond levels;monitor circuitry configured to measure characteristics of pulse generator operation including characteristics quantifying the discharge pulses generated by the discharge pulse circuitry;control circuitry configured to control charging and generation of the discharge pulses, to collect measurements from the monitor circuitry to produce pulse generator data representative of measured characteristics, and to report pulse generator data corresponding to individual discharge pulses to a user on a pulse-by-pulse basis following initiation of the individual discharge pulses; anda housing including at least the discharge pulse circuitry and the control circuitry, wherein the housing forms separate EMI shielded chambers enclosing and isolating the control circuitry from the discharge pulse circuitry. 20. The pulse generator of claim 19 wherein the pulse generator data reported by the control circuitry includes data selected from the group consisting of a discharge pulse magnitude value, a discharge pulse duration value, a discharge pulse generation delay value relative to a trigger, and a tag value indicative of a non-compliant discharge pulse. 21. The pulse generator of claim 19 wherein the control circuitry is configured to report to an external user when values of the pulse generator data fall within or outside a predefined range. 22. The pulse generator of claim 19 wherein the control circuitry is configured to adjust an operating parameter in response to the pulse generator data. 23. The pulse generator of claim 22 wherein the control circuitry is configured to increase a pulse initiation control parameter in response to a calculated decrease in the probability of discharge pulse as represented by the pulse generator data. 24. The pulse generator of claim 19 wherein the control circuitry is configured to halt system operation in response to the pulse generator data. 25. The pulse generator of claim 19 wherein the control circuitry includes trigger generation circuitry configured to generate a trigger initiation signal, and wherein the discharge pulse circuitry is configured to generate a high-voltage initiation pulse in response to the trigger initiation signal and wherein the time delay between the trigger initiation signal and the high-voltage initiation pulse is on the same order of magnitude as a duration of the discharge pulse that is generated. 26. The pulse generator of claim 19 wherein the discharge pulse circuitry is configured to generate multiple discharge pulses following a single, high-voltage initiation pulse in response to a single trigger initiation signal from the control circuitry. 27. The pulse generator of claim 19 wherein the housing forms an EMI shielded chamber enclosing and isolating input power and data connections. 28. The pulse generator of claim 27 wherein the control circuitry includes a digital processor. 29. The pulse generator of claim 19 wherein the discharge pulse circuitry includes a resonant transformer trigger circuit configured to drive a trigger transformer in response to a trigger initiation signal having a waveform to excite an energy storage resonance between the trigger transformer and a set of reactive electronic components coupled to the transformer to generate a high-voltage initiation pulse. 30. The pulse generator of claim 19 wherein the discharge pulse circuitry includes a transformer trigger circuit configured to charge and switch a trigger transformer in response to a trigger initiation signal to generate a high-voltage initiation pulse and wherein the high-voltage initiation pulse occurs after the trigger initiation signal is terminated. 31. The pulse generator of claim 30 wherein at least a subset of the pulse generator data represents a voltage amplitude of the high-voltage initiation pulse associated with the discharge pulse.

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