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Voltage to pulse-width conversion circuit

US4891828A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 8, 1988
Grant dateJan 2, 1990
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Expiry dateMar 8, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S315/04
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A voltage to pulse-width conversion circuit includes a counter which counts a reference frequency signal and produces a multi-bit digital value; a digital/analog converter which converts the digital value into an analog signal; and a voltage comparator which compares an output of the digital/analog converter with a control signal and produces a pulse width modulated output signal which has a predetermined duty cycle ratio.

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