SECAM Modulator
AssigneeRCA Corporation
InventorFelix Aschwanden
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Abstract
A SECAM modulator has a frequency control loop for maintaining constant average frequency of a VCO during a scanning line. However, this can cause varying deviation of the VCO. Therefore a second control loop is provided to control the voltage of the VCO to maintain constant voltage-to-frequency gain.
Claims7
A method for controlling the voltage-to-frequency gain of a voltage controlled oscillator, said method comprising controlling the frequency of the output signal from said oscillator in a degenerative feedback manner producing a loop error voltage suitable for effecting synchronization of said output signal frequency with a reference signal frequency during recurring control intervals, superimposing a modulating voltage upon said loop error voltage to produce the frequency control voltage of said oscillator, comparing the average frequency control voltage exhibited during said recurring control intervals with a reference voltage to generate a difference voltage, and controlling a supply voltage for said oscillator in accordance with said difference voltage to maintain said voltage-to-frequency gain substantially constant .
Apparatus for controlling the voltage-to-frequency gain of a voltage controlled oscillator, said apparatus comprising:
- a reference voltage frequency source;
- first degenerative feedback controlling means coupled to said voltage controlled oscillator and to said reference frequency source for generating a loop error voltage for controlling the frequency of the output signal from said oscillator to effect synchronization of said output signal frequency with a reference signal frequency during recurring control intervals;
- coupling means coupled to said first controlling means for superimposing a modulating voltage on said loop error voltage to produce a frequency control voltage for said oscillator;
- a reference voltage source;
- comparing means coupled to said first controlling means and to said reference voltage source for comparing the average frequency control voltage exhibited during said recurring control intervals with said reference voltage to generate a difference voltage;
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- second controlling means coupled to said oscillator and to said comparing means for controlling a supply voltage to said oscillator in response to said difference voltage to maintain said voltage-to-frequency gain substantially constant.
Apparatus for controlling the voltage-to-frequency gain of a voltage-controlled oscillator including first and second frequency controlling input terminals and an oscillator output terminal, said apparatus comprising:
- a source of reference-frequency signals;
- a phase-lock loop coupled to the oscillator output terminal of said voltage-controlled oscillator including means for comparing the oscillator output signals with said reference-frequency signals for generating a loop error voltage suitable for controlling the frequency of said voltage-controlled oscillator in a manner effecting synchronization of said oscillator output signals with said reference-frequency signals during recurring control intervals;
- modulation means coupled to said phase-lock-loop for superimposing a modulating voltage upon said loop error voltage to produce a first frequency control signal connected to said first frequency controlling terminal;
- a source of reference voltage;
- second frequency control signal generating means coupled to said phase-lock loop and to said source of reference voltage for taking the difference between the average of the first frequency control signals exhibited during said recurring control intervals and said reference voltage for generating a second frequency control signal;
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- coupling means coupled to said second frequency control signal generating means and to said second frequency controlling input terminal of said voltage controlled oscillator for coupling said second frequency control signal to said voltage controlled oscillator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.