Dead-time correction system and method
US10168435B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 13, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jan 1, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 10, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03K21/14
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A system includes a pulse counter having a selectable pulse counter read-out rate, a pulse counter read-out (PCRO) storage register that stores a PCRO count, and a pulse-burst counter that has a pulse-burst counter read-out rate that is faster than all but the fastest selectable pulse counter read-out rate, a subtractor module in electronic communication with the pulse counter and the PCRO that subtracts the PCRO count from the pulse counter read-out count to output an uncorrected pulse count, a selection module in electronic communication with the pulse-burst counter that selects the pulse counter read-out rate in response to input from the pulse-burst counter, a multiplexer in electronic communication with the subtractor module and the selection module, the multiplexer selecting from among at least two dead-time correction transforms, the transform corresponding to the selected pulse counter read-out rate, and a control-and-readout module that outputs a dead-time corrected pulse rate.
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