Time-frequency multiplexing system for correcting output amplitude of a tuned circuit due to impedance drift
AssigneeAeroquip Corporation
InventorsNicholas P. Maris, Charles Montague
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AssigneeAeroquip Corporation
InventorsNicholas P. Maris, Charles Montague
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An electronic circuit utilizing a parallel tuned resonant circuit and time variant frequency multiplying to eliminate undesired response changes of the tuned circuit due to temperature is disclosed. The electronic circuit illustrated permits accurate measuring of the change of inductance in a parallel tuned circuit where such change of inductance is due to an input parameter to be measured. The inductive component being measured may be located in environmental conditions which include a large variation in ambient temperature. While normally such wide temperature variations may substantially interfere with the measurement of the value of the inductance in question, the disclosed invention provides for compensation of such undesired changes so that the actual change of the inductance can be monitored without interference. The invention utilizes a dual frequency clock oscillator and a time selective system to alternatively select a high or low frequency input to the parallel tuned resonant circuit, and includes two sample and hold components operating in conjunction with the time selected frequency input of the circuit.
An electronic circuit for correcting voltage amplitude response changes due to resistance in a tuned circuit comprising:
A method for correcting output amplitude in a tuned circuit due to a change in resistance, whereby said tuned circuit to be compensated is driven with a constant current at either a high or low frequency which is respectively above and below the resonant frequency of said tuned circuit;
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