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Meter circuit

US5663933A · kind A · utility

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3References
20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 8, 1996
Grant dateSep 2, 1997
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Expiry dateMay 8, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01R23/10
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to an electronic meter circuit for a time comparison measurement between two successive periodic events with which the signal time ratios between two times two successive events can be recognized by a simple method. The electronic meter circuits comprises a reference meter to be loaded with a reset value when a first event occurs and for reference meter to start to count at a clock frequency and when a second event occurs, reference meter starts to count in the opposite direction at a clock frequency until a third event occurs, and when the third event occurs, meter reading forms a reference value for the ratio of the signal times between the occurrence of the first and second events and between the second and third events.

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