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Noise suppression circuit adapted for use with bifilar windings

US4132954A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 26, 1977
Grant dateJan 2, 1979
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Expiry dateAug 26, 1997

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03K5/1252
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A noise suppression circuit adapted for use with bifilar windings such as normally present in magnetic pick-up heads. The signals from the windings are coupled to a pair of operational amplifiers having a common gain control resistor for filtering out common mode noise. The first stage amplifiers are coupled to a pair of second stage amplifiers biased at the voltage of the bifilar windings and have resistance-capacitance filter circuits. The second stage amplifiers are coupled to a third stage amplifier which transforms the signal to digital form, the remaining noise appearing as spikes in the signal. The output of this amplifier is coupled to a digital noise filter circuit which includes a one-shot multivibrator coupled to a flip-flop arranged to control the digital waveform so as to filter out the spikes, that is, to eliminate the noise in the signal.

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