1. A vertical transformer comprising
a core provided with a middle leg extending approximately parallel to a first direction perpendicular to a mounting surface and installing a first and a second coils, a side leg extending approximately parallel to the first direction, a first connection part extending approximately parallel to a second direction and connecting an end portion of the middle leg and an end portion of the side leg, where the second direction is parallel to the mounting surface and connecting the middle leg and the side leg, and a second connection part extending approximately parallel to the second direction and connecting the other end portion of the middle leg and the other end portion of the side leg, which is closer to the mounting surface than the first connection part,
a first bobbin provided with a first hollow cylinder where at least either the first or the second coil is wound, and a core on-board face connected to an end of the first hollow cylinder at a side closer to the first connection part and extended approximately parallel to the mounting surface, where the first connection part is on-board, and
an adhesive hardened part connecting a connection side face and the core on-board face, where the connection side face is a face of the first connection part extended in order to intersect with the core on-board face, and formed by hardening an adhesion, wherein
the core on-board face is provided with a positioning projection formed on both sides of the first connection part having the first connection part in between in the direction parallel to the mounting surface and intersecting the second direction, where the positioning projection is provided with a positioning part positioning the connection side face and projects from the core on-board face toward the first direction.
2. The transformer as set forth in claim 1, wherein
a plural number of the positioning part is located approximately parallel to the second direction at predetermined intervals, and
the adhesive hardened part is formed between a plural number of the positioning part.
3. The transformer as set forth in claim 2, wherein
the positioning part is located on both ends of the core on-board face along the second direction.
4. The coil device as set forth in claim 1, wherein
a wall section, extending approximately parallel to the second direction and is located by having the adhesive hardened part between the first connection part and said wall section, is formed.
5. The coil device as set forth in claim 1, further comprising a second bobbin provided with a second hollow cylinder which either the first or the second coil is wound, and a terminal mounting part connected to an end of the second hollow cylinder at a side close to the mounting surface, where a terminal electrically connected to the first and the second coils is mounted, wherein
the other the first or the second coil is wound to the first bobbin.
6. The transformer as set forth in claim 1, wherein either the first or the second coil locate at inner circumference side of the other the first or the second coil.
7. A vertical transformer comprising
a core provided with a middle leg extending approximately parallel to a first direction perpendicular to a mounting surface and installing a first and a second coils, a side leg extending approximately parallel to the first direction, a first connection part extending approximately parallel to a second direction, a direction parallel to the mounting surface connecting the middle leg and the side leg, and connecting an end portion of the middle leg and an end portion of the side leg, and a second connection part extending approximately parallel to the second direction and connecting the other end portion of the middle leg and the other end portion of the side leg,
a first bobbin provided with a first hollow cylinder where at least either the first or the second coil is wound, a first core on-board face connected to an end of the first hollow cylinder at a side closer to the first connection part, extended approximately parallel to the mounting surface, and opposed to the first connection part, and a first inclined surface formed on both sides of the first connection part having the first connection part in between in the direction parallel to the mounting surface and intersecting the second direction, rising from the first core on-board face to the first direction, and
a first adhesive hardened part, connecting a first connection side face and the first inclined surface of the first bobbin, where the first connection side face is a face of the first connection part extended in order to intersect with the first core on-board face, and formed by hardening an adhesion.
8. The vertical transformer as set forth in claim 7, wherein
the first bobbin comprises a positioning surface located on both sides of the first connection part having the first connection part in between in the direction parallel to the mounting surface and intersecting the second direction, rising approximately upright from the first core on-board face.
9. The vertical transformer as set forth in claim 8, wherein the positioning surface is located on both ends of the first core on-board face along the second direction having the first inclined surface in between.
10. The vertical transformer as set forth in claim 7, wherein the first inclined surface is inclined at 15 to 60 degrees to the first core on-board face.
11. The vertical transformer as set forth in claim 7, further comprises
the second bobbin provided with a second hollow cylinder where either the first or the second coil is wound, and a second core on-board face connected to an end of the second hollow cylinder at a side closer to the second connection part, extended approximately parallel to the mounting surface, and opposed to the second connection part, wherein
the other the first or the second coil is wound to the first bobbin.
12. The vertical transformer as set forth in claim 11, wherein
the second bobbin is provided with a second inclined surface formed on both sides of the second connection part having the second connection part in between in the direction parallel to the mounting surface and intersecting the second direction, rising from the second core on-board face to a opposing direction of the first direction, and
a second adhesive hardened part is formed between a second connection side face and the second inclined surface of the second bobbin, which connect the second connection part side face and the second inclined surface and is formed by hardening an adhesion, where the second connection side face is a face of the second connection part extended in order to intersect with the second core on-board face.
13. The vertical transformer as set forth in claim 7, wherein the first or the second coil is located at inner circumference side of the other the first or the second coil.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method for calibrating agricultural measurements comprising:
using an aerial sensor to obtain aerial data representing relative measurements of an agricultural metric in a geographic area, the relative measurements having an unknown bias;
using a ground-based sensor to obtain ground-based data representing absolute measurements of the agricultural metric within the geographic area; and,
a processor using the absolute measurements to calibrate the relative measurements, thereby synthesizing absolute measurements of the agricultural metric in parts of the geographic area; wherein,
synthesizing absolute measurements includes using a plant growth model to propagate ground-based data forward or backward in time as needed to compare it with non-contemporaneous aerial data.
2. The method of claim 1, the aerial data obtained from a satellite.
3. The method of claim 1, the aerial data obtained from an airplane.
4. The method of claim 1, the agricultural metric being normalized difference vegetative index.
5. The method of claim 1, the agricultural metric being a reflectance-based vegetative index.
6. The method of claim 1 further comprising: combining data representing the ground-based and synthesized absolute measurements with additional spatial agricultural data to generate a prescription for the application of chemicals to an agricultural field.
7. The method of claim 6, the additional spatial agricultural data being a soil data map.
8. The method of claim 6, the additional spatial agricultural data being a crop data map.
9. The method of claim 6, the additional spatial agricultural data being climate data.
10. The method of claim 6, the chemicals being fertilizers.
11. The method of claim 6, the chemicals being pesticides or herbicides.
12. The method of claim 6, the prescription based on an agricultural algorithm having an agricultural metric and climate data as inputs.
13. The method of claim 12, the agricultural metric being normalized difference vegetative index and the climate data including growing degree days since planting.
14. The method of claim 1, the plant growth model being a linear model.
15. A system for making calibrated agricultural measurements comprising:
a source of aerial data representing relative measurements of an agricultural metric in a geographic area, the relative measurements having an unknown bias;
a source of ground-based data representing absolute measurements of the agricultural metric within the geographic area; and,
a database and processor that use the absolute measurements to calibrate the relative measurements, thereby synthesizing absolute measurements of the agricultural metric in parts of the geographic area; wherein,
synthesizing absolute measurements includes using a plant growth model to propagate ground-based data forward or backward in time as needed to compare it with non-contemporaneous aerial data.
16. The system of claim 15, the aerial data obtained from a satellite.
17. The system of claim 15, the aerial data obtained from an airplane.
18. The system of claim 15, the agricultural metric being normalized difference vegetative index.
19. The system of claim 15, the agricultural metric being a reflectance-based vegetative index.
20. The system of claim 15, the database and processor further combining data representing the ground-based and synthesized absolute measurements with additional spatial agricultural data to generate a prescription for the application of chemicals to an agricultural field.
21. The system of claim 15, the additional spatial agricultural data being a soil data map.
22. The system of claim 15, the additional spatial agricultural data being a crop data map.
23. The system of claim 15, the additional spatial agricultural data being climate data.
24. The system of claim 15, the chemicals being fertilizers.
25. The system of claim 15, the chemicals being pesticides or herbicides.
26. The system of claim 15, the prescription based on an agricultural algorithm having an agricultural metric and climate data as inputs.
27. The system of claim 26, the agricultural metric being normalized difference vegetative index and the climate data including growing degree days since planting.
28. The system of claim 15, the plant growth model being a linear model.