Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Shaker systems with class D power amplifiers and methods
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Application No.: US14668827Application Date: 2015-03-25
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Publication No.: US09772254B1Publication Date: 2017-09-26
- Inventor: Gary C. Butts
- Applicant: Gary C. Butts
- Applicant Address: US CA Costa Mesa
- Assignee: Lus & Butts, LLC
- Current Assignee: Lus & Butts, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Costa Mesa
- Agency: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP
- Main IPC: G01M7/00
- IPC: G01M7/00 ; G01N29/00 ; G01M7/02

Abstract:
A shaker test system with a class D power amplifier having an analog to digital converter to receive an analog input signal and convert the analog input signal to a digital signal, pulse width modulation logic coupled to the analog to digital converter to provide a delay time to a delay line to control a transition time of a pulse width modulated signal responsive to an output of the analog to digital converter, and a class D power output stage coupled to the delay line and responsive to the pulse width modulated signal to provide an output of the class D power amplifier stage. The class D amplifier allows use of a low cost microcontroller to obtain very small pulse width increments using a low cost microcontroller to provide a low cost shaker test system incorporating the class D power amplifier.
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