Phase-difference detecting apparatus and method
US7501861B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 7, 2007 |
| Grant date | Mar 10, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 7, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03D13/00
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A phase-difference detecting method is for detecting phase difference between a first signal and a second signal of the same frequency. First, generate a detection signal. Next, sample the detection signal respectively according to the first signal and the second signal to obtain a first sample value and a second sample value. Then, determine whether a determination condition that the first and the second sample values are respectively equal to the previous first and second sample values is satisfied. When the determination condition is unsatisfied for the first time, record a delay time of the detection signal as a first time. When the determination condition is unsatisfied for the second time, record a delay time of the detection signal as a second time. Obtain the phase difference between the first signal and the second signal according to the first time and the second time.
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