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Switched-capacitor circuit having a full-wave-rectifying and integrating function

US5142236A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 12, 1990
Grant dateAug 25, 1992
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Expiry dateOct 12, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF02B1/04
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A switched-capacitor circuit is described, which performs the functions of a full-wave rectifier and of an integrator and has a single operational amplifier and a comparator. The circuit is insensitive to the stray capacitances and offsets of the comparator and the operational amplifier. In particular, the input signal is sampled during only one phase of the clock which pilots the operation of the switched-capacitance network.

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