Oscillators – Automatic frequency stabilization using a phase or frequency... – With reference oscillator or source
Patent
1999-04-26
2000-07-04
Mis, David
Oscillators
Automatic frequency stabilization using a phase or frequency...
With reference oscillator or source
331 14, 331 17, 331 18, 327156, H03L 710
Patent
active
060844817
ABSTRACT:
A phase locking method and apparatus use an applied drive signal to acquire and maintain phase lock, and to prevent false locking in the presence of spurious signals. Locking signal and spurious signal components of a feedback signal within the feedback path of a phase locked loop are filtered and summed with the drive signal having a frequency offset from the loop's reference signal and an amplitude less than that of the locking signal and greater than that of the spurious signals. The summed signals are limited so that the overall phase of the limited signal is determined by the signal of highest amplitude. When the drive signal amplitude exceeds the amplitude of the filtered locking signal, the phase of the limited signal is determined by the drive signal. When the amplitude of the filtered locking signal exceeds the drive signal amplitude, the phase of the limited signal is determined by the locking signal. The limited signal is phase compared to the reference signal of the phase locked loop to generate an error signal for steering the frequency of the locking signal.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3158820 (1964-11-01), Lamplot
Hewlett--Packard Company
Imperato John L.
Mis David
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