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Title: Automatic gain control for seismometer recorders

Patent ·
OSTI ID:7245487

A seismic digital recording system, that has the amplifiers placed near the geophone locations, consists of a high-speed gain-ranging amplifier of fewer bits total range than conventional field amplifiers, and a preamplifier that has a selected range of gain which can be slowly and automatically adjusted. A control system examines the bit output of the A/D converter throughout the whole record, and changes the gain of the preamplifier by 6 db on the succeeding record if needed.

Assignee:
Standard Oil Co.
Patent Number(s):
US 3947806
OSTI ID:
7245487
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: Filed date 10 Feb 1975
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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