Tire pressure monitoring system with low frequency initiation approach
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1. For use in a tire pressure monitoring system, an initiator generator comprising:
- an oscillator/divider configured to generate an output signal in response to a switched, regulated voltage, wherein the output signal has a fundamental frequency and a gating frequency.
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Abstract
For use in a tire pressure monitoring system, an initiator generator includes an oscillator/divider configured to generate an output signal in response to a switched, regulated voltage. The output signal has a fundamental frequency and a gating frequency.
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1. For use in a tire pressure monitoring system, an initiator generator comprising:
an oscillator/divider configured to generate an output signal in response to a switched, regulated voltage, wherein the output signal has a fundamental frequency and a gating frequency. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. For use in a tire pressure monitoring system, a method of generating an initiator output signal, the method comprising:
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generating the output signal at a fundamental frequency in response to a switched, regulated voltage; and
gating the output signal at a gating frequency. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A reduced power consumption tire pressure monitoring system initiator generator comprising:
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a switching circuit configured to generate a switched, unregulated voltage in response to a supply voltage and an enable signal;
a regulator configured to generate a switched, regulated voltage in response to the unregulated voltage; and
an oscillator/divider configured to generate an output signal in response to the switched, regulated voltage, wherein the output signal has a fundamental frequency and a gating frequency. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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