FREQUENCY STABILIZING SYSTEM
Abstract
An electronic control circuit is described in which a first signal frequency is held in synchronization with a second varying reference signal. The circuit receives the first and second signals as inputs and produces an output signal having an amplitude dependent upon rate of phase change between the two signals and a polarity dependent on direction of the phase change. The output may thus serve as a correction signal for maintaining the desired synchronization. The response of the system is not dependent on relative phase angle between the two compared signals. By having practically no capacitance in the circuit, there is minimum delay between occurrence of a phase shift and a response in the output signal and therefore very fast synchronization is effected.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4162311
- Patent Number(s):
- 2935686
- Assignee:
- U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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H - ELECTRICITY H03 - BASIC ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY H03L - AUTOMATIC CONTROL, STARTING, SYNCHRONISATION, OR STABILISATION OF GENERATORS OF ELECTRONIC OSCILLATIONS OR PULSES
- NSA Number:
- NSA-14-021763
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-60
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- ENGINEERING AND EQUIPMENT; CAPACITORS; CIRCUITS; CONTROL; ELECTRONICS; FREQUENCY; SIGNALS; STABILITY
Citation Formats
Kerns, Q A, and Anderson, O A. FREQUENCY STABILIZING SYSTEM. United States: N. p., 1960.
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Kerns, Q A, & Anderson, O A. FREQUENCY STABILIZING SYSTEM. United States.
Kerns, Q A, and Anderson, O A. Sun .
"FREQUENCY STABILIZING SYSTEM". United States.
@article{osti_4162311,
title = {FREQUENCY STABILIZING SYSTEM},
author = {Kerns, Q A and Anderson, O A},
abstractNote = {An electronic control circuit is described in which a first signal frequency is held in synchronization with a second varying reference signal. The circuit receives the first and second signals as inputs and produces an output signal having an amplitude dependent upon rate of phase change between the two signals and a polarity dependent on direction of the phase change. The output may thus serve as a correction signal for maintaining the desired synchronization. The response of the system is not dependent on relative phase angle between the two compared signals. By having practically no capacitance in the circuit, there is minimum delay between occurrence of a phase shift and a response in the output signal and therefore very fast synchronization is effected.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1960},
month = {5}
}