Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for sampling and converting a signal
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Application No.: US12200058Application Date: 2008-08-28
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Publication No.: US07773008B2Publication Date: 2010-08-10
- Inventor: John E. Games
- Applicant: John E. Games
- Applicant Address: US CT Windsor Locks
- Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
- Current Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CT Windsor Locks
- Agency: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds
- Main IPC: H03M1/48
- IPC: H03M1/48

Abstract:
A signal conditioning circuit time share multiplexes anti-aliasing filters and an A/D converter. A plurality of first tier multiplexers each time share multiplex one of a plurality of antialiasing filters between a plurality of AC or baseband input signals from a plurality of sensors. A second tier multiplexer selects its inputs from the outputs of the first tier multiplexers. The output of the second tier multiplexer feeds a high speed A/D converter. Thus, the A/D converter is time share multiplexed by the second tier multiplexer. In this manner, a plurality of sensors can share a single A/D converter. After allowing a settling time for the multiplexers and antialiasing filters, a plurality of samples of the input signals are taken, such as for one period. The samples of each AC input signal are multiplied by a sine vector and a cosine vector. The product vectors are then each averaged and the root mean square of the two averages yields the magnitude of the input signal. Mechanical angle of the input signal can be determined based upon the sign of the sine and cosine product vector averages.
Public/Granted literature
- US07817070B2 Method and apparatus for sampling and converting a signal Public/Granted day:2010-10-19
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