Abstract: A power supply for supplying energy to a load includes an energy supply source for generating energy, an energy storage device that is charged from the energy generated by the energy supply source, an optional regulator for improving the energy matching of the energy supply source and the energy storage device, an energy converter for delivering energy from the energy storage device and/or the energy supply source to a load, a detector for monitoring the energy level of the energy storage device and for determining when to activate the energy converter to allow energy delivery to the load from the energy storage device and/or the energy supply source, an optional energy discharge controller that allows the energy storage device to discharge over time, and an optional switch controller for controlling a switch, valve, relay, etc.

Abstract: A power supply for supplying energy to a load includes an energy supply source for generating energy, an energy storage device that is charged from the energy generated by the energy supply source, an optional regulator for improving the energy matching of the energy supply source and the energy storage device, an energy converter for delivering energy from the energy storage device and/or the energy supply source to a load, a detector for monitoring the energy level of the energy storage device and for determining when to activate the energy converter to allow energy delivery to the load from the energy storage device and/or the energy supply source, an optional energy discharge controller that allows the energy storage device to discharge over time, and an optional switch controller for controlling a switch, valve, relay, etc.

Abstract: Apparatus is disclosed for failure prediction of earth structures. The apparatus is intrinsically safe with all necessary electronics contained in a portable central unit except for a sensor and a preamplifier which are positioned contiguous to an earth structure to be monitored and are connected through an electrical cable to the central unit. The entire apparatus is powered by a six volt battery power source also contained in the central unit with electrical isolation being featured. The apparatus monitors the selected earth structure and predicts failure through analysis of determined microseismic emissions arising from changes in mechanical loading of the selected earth structure.

Abstract: A Frequency Shift Keying (FSK) system to transmit and receive data as a sequence of dual frequency short duration tone bursts. Normally the data is transmitted from an underground location, as in a mine, to the surface or to another underground location. At the receiving end the transmitted data is detected as marks or spaces that are used to clock the appropriate data bits into a storage shift register. Erroneous data from wideband noise transients at the receiver are eliminated by the use of an exclusive OR circuit which permits shift pulses to appear at the data register only when one or the other of the two shift pulses are present but not both. To further insure accurate copy of the digital data at the receiver, a receiver alert code is transmitted prior to the telemetering of the actual data. Only after recognition of the receiver alert code is the receiver able to receive the transmitted data bit stream.