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Frequency detector for use with phase locked loop

US4594564A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 11, 1984
Grant dateJun 10, 1986
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Expiry dateJun 11, 2004

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03L7/113
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A frequency detector receiving two input frequencies and generating a pump-up/pump-down signal for control of a phase locked loop by matching the frequency of a voltage controlled oscillator to the frequency. The lock is independent of the phase relationship of the signals.

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