Voltage sensor device based on a tunable bulk acoustic wave (BAW) resonator

    公开(公告)号:US11171624B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-09

    申请号:US16232259

    申请日:2018-12-26

    Abstract: A voltage sensor device includes an oscillator unit, the oscillator unit having a tunable bulk acoustic wave (BAW) resonator device and an oscillator core. The voltage sensor device also includes a frequency analyzer configured to obtain frequency measurements for the oscillator unit and to determine a voltage sense value based on a comparison of at least some of the obtained frequency measurements. The voltage sensor device also includes an output interface configured to store or output voltage sense values determined by the frequency analyzer.

    Charge pump
    23.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11088696B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-10

    申请号:US16731739

    申请日:2019-12-31

    Abstract: In described examples, a method of operating a charge pump includes a first control signal deactivating a first transistor, and the first control signal's logical complement activating a second transistor to reset the first transistor's DC bias voltage. The first control signal's logical complement deactivates the second transistor, and the first control signal provides a bias voltage to the first transistor to activate it, causing current to be transmitted from an input voltage to an output terminal. A second control signal deactivates a third transistor, and the second control signal's logical complement activates a fourth transistor to reset the second transistor's DC bias voltage. The second control signal's logical complement deactivates the fourth transistor, and the second control signal provides a bias voltage to the third transistor to activate it, causing current to be transmitted from the output terminal to a ground.

    CHARGE PUMP
    25.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210203329A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-01

    申请号:US16731739

    申请日:2019-12-31

    Abstract: In described examples, a method of operating a charge pump includes a first control signal deactivating a first transistor, and the first control signal's logical complement activating a second transistor to reset the first transistor's DC bias voltage. The first control signal's logical complement deactivates the second transistor, and the first control signal provides a bias voltage to the first transistor to activate it, causing current to be transmitted from an input voltage to an output terminal. A second control signal deactivates a third transistor, and the second control signal's logical complement activates a fourth transistor to reset the second transistor's DC bias voltage. The second control signal's logical complement deactivates the fourth transistor, and the second control signal provides a bias voltage to the third transistor to activate it, causing current to be transmitted from the output terminal to a ground.

    Beating high-Q resonators oscillator

    公开(公告)号:US10523225B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-12-31

    申请号:US15690144

    申请日:2017-08-29

    Abstract: For producing a low-power, low-phase noise oscillating signal using a self-injection locking oscillator, examples include: producing, using an oscillator, a signal having a base frequency component, an Mth harmonic component and a Pth harmonic component, in which M and P are selected integers and M>P>1; filtering the signal through one or more bandpass filters including at least two resonators, the filters having Q factor ≥5, the filters configured to pass the Mth and Pth harmonic components; multiplying the filtered Mth and Pth harmonic components together to produce a multiplied signal, and filtering the multiplied signal using a low pass filter to pass a difference between the filtered Mth and Pth harmonic components, the difference including a filtered beat frequency waveform; and injecting the filtered beat frequency waveform into the oscillator to injection lock the signal to the filtered beat frequency waveform.

    Contactless communication for battery information

    公开(公告)号:US10182116B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-15

    申请号:US15380487

    申请日:2016-12-15

    Abstract: One example includes a system is comprised of an elongated transmission line and as module. The elongated transmission line includes an arrangement of transmission line couplers distributed along its length at spaced apart locations. The module has an outer surface and is comprised of a transmitter, and a transmitter coupler. The transmitter transmits a radio frequency signal. The transmitter coupler is on the outer surface of the module, electrically connects with the transmitter, and aligns to couple with a respective one of the transmission line couplers to provide a contactless communication link between the transmitter and the elongated transmission line.

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