System and method of generating high voltage variable frequency electromagnetic radiation
In a high voltage, variable frequency radiation generation system, a carrier signal supplied to a primary coil of a transformer is varied, e.g., turned ON and OFF at variable frequencies. The ON duration and/or the average amplitude of the carrier signal may also be varied. Moreover, the carrier signal may be modulated using an audio signal. The parameters to control the variation of the carrier can be provided as a recipe via a software application. A server can provide different types of apps providing different control features. The server may also collect user characteristic data and recipe usage data, and may facilitate exchange of these data and may recommend recipes based on a particular user characteristic.
1 . A controller for controlling an electromagnetic radiation generation system comprising:
a processor; and
a memory coupled to the processor, the memory comprising a recipe database including a plurality of recipes and instructions, which if executed by the processor, program the processor to:
select, in response to a user input, at least one recipe from the recipe database; and
transmit the selected recipe to the electromagnetic radiation generation system, the recipe comprising:
a mode;
a start frequency and an end frequency; and
a duration.
2 . The controller of claim 1 , wherein the mode comprises at least one of: (i) a linear variation, (ii) an exponential variation, and (iii) a saw tooth variation.
3 . The controller of claim 1 , wherein the recipe further comprises at least one of an output scale factor and a pulse width factor.
4 . The controller of claim 1 , further comprising:
a voltage sensor sensing an output voltage of the electromagnetic radiation generation system; and
a current sensor sensing an output current of the electromagnetic radiation generation system,
wherein the controller is adapted to turn off the electromagnetic radiation generation system if at least one of: (i) the sensed output voltage exceeds a specified maximum voltage threshold, and (ii) the sensed output current exceeds a specified maximum current threshold.
5 . The controller of claim 1 , further comprising:
one of a smartphone, a tablet computer, a laptop, and a desktop computer, for wirelessly transmitting the recipe to the electromagnetic radiation generation system.
6 . The controller of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further program the processor to:
synthesize a new recipe in response to a user input corresponding to each parameter of the recipe; and
at least one of: (i) store the new recipe in the memory; and (ii) transmit the new recipe to a server.