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Phase-shifting multiplication type FM signal demodulation circuit

US4122394A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 14, 1977
Grant dateOct 24, 1978
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Expiry dateJan 14, 1997

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03D3/18
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A phase-shifting multiplication type FM demodulation circuits comprises a gate circuit including a first and a second switching circuit adapted to be switched for an FM intermediate frequency signal, a resonance circuit and a phase-shifting element. The FM intermediate frequency signal is phase-shifted for about .pi./2 (or 90.degree.) and the phase-shifted signal (frequency) is fed to the second switching circuit of the gate circuit after the phase-conversion of the phase-shifted FM signal by means of a phase-shifter device. The demodulation circuit further includes a bias resistor for the second switching circuit which resistor serves also as a resonance resistor of the resonance circuit, a substraction circuit for detecting output signal from the gate circuit, an output resistor for determining magnitude of the output signal from the subtraction circuit, and a lowpass filter for eliminating higher harmonics from the output signal appearing across the output resistor thereby producing a demodulated output.

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