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Dual loop phase locked circuit with sweep generator and compensation for drift

US5210509A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 29, 1992
Grant dateMay 11, 1993
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Expiry dateMay 29, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S331/02
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A dual loop phase locked circuit is disclosed in which a first loop includes a phase detector, a filter, and a VCO; as a second loop includes a sweep voltage generator, a compensation circuit, and the filter of the first loop. Due to the compensation circuit, the VCO accurately tracks a signal from the sweep voltage generator, even though the filter has an electrical parameter that drifts with time and/or age and/or component selection.

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