Method and facility for time/voltage conversion
US5440307A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 27, 1993 |
| Grant date | Aug 8, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 27, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03K9/08
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A more accurate voltage-to-time and then time-to-voltage conversion is accomplished by tailoring the amplitude versus time characteristics of the pulses generated in the voltage-to-time conversion. One embodiment includes applying a ramped voltage supply to an amplifier coupled between the voltage/time converter and the time/voltage converter. The ramped supply is arranged to condition the amplitude of a portion of respective pulses to include a slope similar to the ramped voltage applied to the time/voltage converter. This tends to effect a more accurate response in the time/voltage converter.
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