Voltage controlled oscillator
US5731744A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 28, 1996 |
| Grant date | Mar 24, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 28, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03L5/00
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and a method are provided to obtain oscillations from a crystal at a particular frequency by introducing real and imaginary components of voltage to the crystal. The imaginary component of voltage is different from the real component of voltage by a particular phase angle such as 90.degree.. The voltage introduced to the crystal is processed to produce a first current having characteristics corresponding to such voltage and to produce a second current having characteristics related to the imaginary component of such voltage. The first and second currents are combined to produce a first current corresponding to the real component of the voltage introduced to the crystal. This current is shifted through a phase angle of 90.degree. to produce a second current corresponding to the imaginary component of the voltage introduced to the crystal. The first current is converted to a first voltage which is regulated to provide a particular gain. This regulated voltage corresponds to the real component of the voltage introduced to the crystal. The second current is converted to a second voltage which can be adjusted to adjust the frequency of the oscillations from the oscillator. …
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