Temperature-compensated crystal oscillator

Claim 1

A crystal oscillator with frequency regulation over a wide temperature range comprising: an oscillating circuit in the form of an amplifier, an oscillating piezoelectric crystal and a capacitor variable as a function of applied voltage; and a two-part compensating circuit adapted for connection to the terminals of a d.c. power supply and having first and second output terminals for supplying to said capacitor a compensating signal including: (1) a main circuit part for supplying a potential to said first output terminal and constituted by first and second elements whose electrical resistance is dependent upon temperature each connected at one end to said first output terminal, and two voltage dividers each connected, respectively, to the other end of one of said first and second elements, one of said dividers including a third element whose electrical resistance is dependent upon temperature and said dividers having respective terminals for connection to a power supply; and (2) a complementary circuit part for supplying a potential to said second output terminal including a voltage divider constituted by fourth and fifth serially connected elements whose electrical resistance is dependent upon temperature, said elements being connected to said second output terminal and at one end to each other, a first fixed resistor shunting one of said fourth and fifth elements, second and third fixed resistors respectively connected at one end to the other end of said fourth and fifth elements and having a terminal at the other end for connection to respective terminals of said power supply, said compensating signal being the difference between the voltages at said output terminals.