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Apparatus for calculating amplitude values

Assignee: Toshiba Corp
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Filing: 1976-08-26
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Granted: 1978-02-07
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Expires: 1996-08-26
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Abstract

Abstract The amplitude value of a sinusoidal wave is calculated by operating means which processes absolute values of two data samples which are sampled from the sinusoidal wave at two points spaced 90° electrical degrees apart thereby producing an electrical signal proportional to the amplitude value. The operation means comprises a comparator, a combination of an adder and a subtractor, or a combination of a comparator and an adder. The output of the comparator or the combination is multiplied with a predetermined coefficient and then added together to produce said signal.

Inventors

  • 👤 Fumio Andow
  • 👤 Tetsuo Matsushima
  • 👤 Minoru Iwasaki

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 20:27
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01R; G01R19/00; G01R19/04

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim 90 words
An apparatus for calculating the amplitude value of a sinusoidal wave comprising a terminal for receiving signals representing absolute values of two data samples which are sampled from said sinusoidal wave at two points spaced 90° electrical apart by a sampling frequency which is an integer multiple of the frequency of said sinusoidal wave, and operating means coupled to said terminal for receiving said signals representing absolute values of said two data samples and for producing therefrom an electrical signal which is proportional to the amplitude of said sinusoidal wave.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 90 words
An apparatus for calculating the amplitude value of a sinusoidal wave comprising a terminal for receiving signals representing absolute values of two data samples which are sampled from said sinusoidal wave at two points spaced 90° electrical apart by a sampling frequency which is an integer multiple of the frequency of said sinusoidal wave, and operating means coupled to said terminal for receiving said signals representing absolute values of said two data samples and for producing therefrom an electrical signal which is proportional to the amplitude of said sinusoidal wave.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 114 words
The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said operating means comprises a first adder for producing the sum of the absolute values of two data samples which are sampled from said sinusoidal wave at two points spaced 90° electrical, a subtractor for producing the absolute value of the difference between said two absolute values, a coefficient multiplier connected to said first adder and said subtractor for multiplying said first adder and said subtractor outputs by respective predetermined constants and for providing said multiplied outputs as first and second signals, at least one of said constants being of a value other than unity, and a second adder for adding together said first and second signals.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 104 words
The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said operating means comprises a comparator for comparing the absolute values of two data samples which are sampled from said sinusoidal wave at two points spaced 90° electrical thereby producing a larger one and a smaller one of said two absolute values as output signals, a coefficient multiplier connected to said comparator for multiplying said output signals by respective predetermined constants and for providing said multiplied output signals as first and second signals, at least one of said constants being of a value other than unity, and an adder for adding together said first and second signals.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 106 words
The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said operating means comprises a comparator for producing a smaller one of said absolute values of said two data samples as the output thereof, a first adder for adding together said two absolute values, a coefficient multiplier connected to the outputs of said comparator and said first adder for multiplying the outputs of said comparator and said first adder by respective predetermined constants and for providing said multiplied outputs as first and second signals, at least one of said constants being of a value other than unity, and a second adder for adding together said first and second signals.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 101 words
The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said operating means comprises a comparator for producing a larger one of said absolute values of said two data samples as the output thereof, a first adder for adding together said absolute values, a coefficient multiplier connected to said comparator and first adder for multiplying the outputs of said comparator and said first adder by respective predetermined constants and for providing said multiplied outputs as first and second signals, at least one of said constants being of a value other than unity, and a second adder for adding together said first and second signals.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1981-02-06 1981-08-08 1982-02-07 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1985-02-06 1985-08-08 1986-02-07 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1989-02-06 1989-08-08 1990-02-07 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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