Animal containment transmitter system
View Patent ↗A signal transmitter system for an animal training system including an electrical impedance loop, a signal generator and a power supply. The signal generator is connected to the electrical impedance loop. The signal generator provides a current signal to the electrical impedance loop. The power supply provides a voltage level to the signal generator. The voltage level is dependent upon a measured characteristic of a voltage signal that results from an interaction of the current signal with the electrical impedance loop.
1. An animal training system, comprising:
a signal receiver; and
a signal transmitter system sending a signal to said signal receiver, said signal transmitter system including:
an electrical impedance loop;
a signal generator connected to said electrical impedance loop, said signal generator providing a current signal to said electrical impedance loop; and
a power supply providing a voltage level to said signal generator, said voltage level being dependent upon a measured characteristic of a voltage signal that results from an interaction of said current signal with said electrical impedance loop.
2. The animal training system of claim 1 , wherein said measured characteristic is a slew rate of said voltage signal.
3. The animal training system of claim 2 , wherein said voltage level is increased if said slew rate is above a predetermined value.
4. The animal training system of claim 2 , wherein said voltage level is decreased if said slew rate is below a predetermined level.
5. The animal training system of claim 1 , wherein said measured characteristic is a clipping of said voltage signal.
6. The animal training system of claim 5 , wherein said voltage level is increased if said clipping is detected.
7. The animal training system of claim 1 , wherein said signal generator includes an amplifier for which said voltage level is dependent upon said measured characteristic.
8. A signal transmitter system for an animal training system, comprising:
an electrical impedance loop;
a signal generator connected to said electrical impedance loop, said signal generator providing a current signal to said electrical impedance loop; and
a power supply providing a voltage level to said signal generator, said voltage level being dependent upon a measured characteristic of a voltage signal that results from an interaction of said current signal with said electrical impedance loop.
9. The signal transmitter system of claim 8 , wherein said measured characteristic is a slew rate of said voltage signal.
10. The signal transmitter system of claim 9 , wherein said voltage level is increased if said slew rate is above a predetermined value.
11. The signal transmitter system of claim 9 , wherein said voltage level is decreased if said slew rate is below a predetermined level.
12. The signal transmitter system of claim 8 , wherein said measured characteristic is a clipping of said voltage signal.
13. The signal transmitter system of claim 12 , wherein said voltage level is increased if said clipping is detected.
14. The signal transmitter system of claim 8 , wherein said signal generator includes an amplifier for which said voltage level is dependent upon said measured characteristic.