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Title: Battery saving frequency synthesizer arrangement

Patent ·
OSTI ID:6386889

An arrangement for reducing the amount of battery supplied power to a high frequency synthesizer. The phase-locked loop section of the synthesizer is periodically disconnected from the battery supplied power. In order to prevent substantial drift of the phase-locked loop during such power interruption, a control signal is provided for maintaining the VCO frequency. By minimizing the frequency drift, the loop can be re-locked in a short period of time following each power interruption.

Assignee:
General Electric Co.
Patent Number(s):
US 4521918
Application Number:
TRN: 85-027004
OSTI ID:
6386889
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: Filed date 10 Nov 1980; Other Information: PAT-APPL-205516
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English