Adjustable time duration for driving pulse-width modulation (PWM) output to reduce thermal noise
US10230355B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 23, 2017 |
| Grant date | Mar 12, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 23, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03M1/822
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Noise introduced in an output signal of a pulse-width modulator (PWM) may be reduced by changing the time duration that a switch is driving the output node. Because the power supplies coupled to the switches are the source of noise in the output signal of the PWM, the time duration that the power supplies are driving the output may be reduced to obtain a subsequent reduction in noise in the output signal. For example, when a small signal is desired to be output by the PWM, the switches may be operated for shorter time durations. Thus, the switches couple the noise sources to ground for a duration of a cycle to reduce contribution of noise to the output. But, when a larger signal is desired to be output by the PWM, the switches may be operated for longer time durations or the conventional time durations described above.
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