US5073747A
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Feedback system control device and applications in amplifiers and servomechanisms
Assignee: Alstom Holdings SA
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Filing: 1990-08-30
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Granted: 1991-12-17
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Expires: 2010-08-30
Abstract
Abstract A feedback system control device includes an adder producing a control signal from a feed forward signal and a correction signal. A system which processes the control signal drives the feedback system, which produces an output signal. A feed forward circuit, e.g., a four-pole network, receives the input signal and produces the feed forward signal. An error amplifier in the corrector processes the difference between the input signal and the output signal to produce an error signal. A corrector produces the correction signal from an input signal and this error signal. Two processors in the corrector each receive the error signal and produce respective modification signals between which there is a relative phase shift. An adder sums the modification signals to produce the correction signal.
Inventors
- 👤 Jean-Pierre Dupraz
- 👤 Jean-Paul Moncorge
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 10:41
CPC Classifications
G; G05; G05B; G05B5/00; G05B5/01
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
141 words
Feedback system control device for controlling a feedback system, said control device comprising an adder adapted to produce a control signal from a feed forward signal and a correction signal, a system for processing said control signal and driving said feedback system which is adapted to produce an output signal, an error amplifier adapted to process the difference betwen an input signal and said output signal and to produce an error signal, a four-pole network adapted to receive said input signal and to produce said feed forward signal, a corrector adapted to produce said correction signal from said error signal, said corrector comprising two processors each adapted to receive said error signal and to produce respective modification signals between which there is a relative phase shift, and a summing circuit adapted to sum said modification signals to produce said correction signal.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
141 words
Feedback system control device for controlling a feedback system, said control device comprising an adder adapted to produce a control signal from a feed forward signal and a correction signal, a system for processing said control signal and driving said feedback system which is adapted to produce an output signal, an error amplifier adapted to process the difference betwen an input signal and said output signal and to produce an error signal, a four-pole network adapted to receive said input signal and to produce said feed forward signal, a corrector adapted to produce said correction signal from said error signal, said corrector comprising two processors each adapted to receive said error signal and to produce respective modification signals between which there is a relative phase shift, and a summing circuit adapted to sum said modification signals to produce said correction signal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
Device according to claim 1 wherein said four-pole network delivers a feed forward signal identical to said input signal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
13 words
Device according to claim 1 wherein said four-pole network is a high-pass filter.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
Device according to claim 3 wherein said corrector comprises a selective amplifier following said error amplifier to produce an error signal, followed by said two processors.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein said adder and said summing circuit are included in a single circuit having three inputs.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
73 words
Device according to claim 3 wherien at least one of said processors includes a phase-shifter which receives said feed forward signal and produces a phase-shifted signal, an error extractor which receives said phase-shifted signal and said error signal and produces an extraction signal and an amplifier receiving said extraction signal followed by a multiplier forming the product of said phase-shifted signal and said output signal of said amplifier and supplying said modification signal.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
72 words
Device according to claim 3 wherein at least one of said processors includes a phase-shifter which receives said input signal and produces a phase-shifted signal, an error extractor which receives said phase-shifted signal and said error signal and produces an extraction signal and an amplifier receiving said extraction signal followed by a multiplier producing the product of said phase-shifted signal and the output signal of said amplifier and supplying the modification signal.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
Device according to claim 7 wherein said error extractor is an analog multiplier, said extraction signal being the product of said phase-shifted signal and said error signal.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
49 words
Device according to claim 7 wherein said error extractor comprises a signal shaper which receives said phase-shifted signal to produce a squarewave signal and a synchronous detector whose logic input is said squarewave signal and whose analog input is said error signal from which said extraction signal is produced.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
Device according to claim 7 wherein said amplifier of at least one processor is an integrator.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
21 words
Device according to claim 7 wherein said amplifier of at least one processor comprises a low-pass filter followed by an amplifier.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
15 words
Device according to claim 6 wherein said multiplier comprises a chopper and a low-pass filter.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
21 words
Device according to claim 1 wherein both processors include a phase-shifter, the phase shifts generated by said two phase-shifters being different.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
19 words
Device according to claim 1 wherein one processor has no phase-shifter and the other applies a phase-shift of 90°.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
157 words
A controlled system comprising a feedback system and a feedback system control device, said feedback system comprising an amplifier to be controlled and said feedback system control device comprising an adder adapted to produce a control signal from a feed forward signal and a correction signal, a system for processing said control signal and driving said feedback system which is adapted to produce an output signal, an error amplifier adapted to process the difference between an input signal and said output signal and to produce an error signal, a four-pole network adapted to receive said input signal and to produce said feed forward signal, a corrector adapted to produce said correction signal from said error signal, said corrector comprising two processors each adapted to receive said error signal and to produce respective modification signals between which there is a relative phase shift, and a summing circuit adapted to sum said modification signals to produce said correction signal.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
157 words
A controlled system comprising a feedback system and a feedback system control device, said feedback system comprising an amplifier to be controlled and said feedback system control device comprising an adder adapted to produce a control signal from a feed forward signal and a correction signal, a system for processing said control signal and driving said feedback system which is adapted to produce an output signal, an error amplifier adapted to process the difference between an input signal and said output signal and to produce an error signal, a four-pole network adapted to receive said input signal and to produce said feed forward signal, a corrector adapted to produce said correction signal from said error signal, said corrector comprising two processors each adapted to receive said error signal and to produce respective modification signals between which there is a relative phase shift, and a summing circuit adapted to sum said modification signals to produce said correction signal.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
157 words
A controlled system comprising a feedback system and a feedback system control device, said feedback system comprising a servo-actuator to be controlled and said feedback system control device comprising an adder adapted to produce a control signal from a feed forward signal and a correction signal, a system for processing said control signal and driving said feedback system which is adapted to produce an output signal, an error amplifier adapted to process the difference between an input signal and said output signal and to produce an error signal, a four-pole network adapted to receive said input signal and to produce said feed forward signal, a corrector adapted to produce said correction signal from said error signal, said corrector comprising two processors each adapted to receive said error signal and to produce respective modification signals between which there is a relative phase shift, and a summing circuit adapted to sum said modification signals to produce said correction signal.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
157 words
A controlled system comprising a feedback system and a feedback system control device, said feedback system comprising a servo-actuator to be controlled and said feedback system control device comprising an adder adapted to produce a control signal from a feed forward signal and a correction signal, a system for processing said control signal and driving said feedback system which is adapted to produce an output signal, an error amplifier adapted to process the difference between an input signal and said output signal and to produce an error signal, a four-pole network adapted to receive said input signal and to produce said feed forward signal, a corrector adapted to produce said correction signal from said error signal, said corrector comprising two processors each adapted to receive said error signal and to produce respective modification signals between which there is a relative phase shift, and a summing circuit adapted to sum said modification signals to produce said correction signal.
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