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Apparatus and method for detecting a true average of N signal samples

US4868470A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 20, 1988
Grant dateSep 19, 1989
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Expiry dateMay 20, 2008

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01R19/003
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A true average peak detector includes an input capacitor having a capacitance C and an output capacitor having a capacitance nC. N voltage samples are successively stored on the input capacitor and are transferred to the output capacitor without discharging the latter. The output voltage from the accumulated charge on the output capacitor is equal to a true average of the voltages of the n samples.

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