Method and electrical circuit for regulating dead time given varying pulse repetition rates
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1. A method for converting highly structured analog signals arriving with variable pulse frequencies into trigger pulses, said method comprising the steps of:
- receiving analog signals;
identifying a current pulse frequency of said analog signals;
generating a dead time adapted to said current pulse frequency;
locking said trigger pulses for a locking period equal to said dead time; and
outputting said trigger pulses upon expiration of said locking period.
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A method and an electrical circuit for converting highly structured analog signals arriving with variable pulse frequency into trigger pulses with an electronic circuit that locks the trigger pulses for a specific time, which is referred to as a dead time. The dead time being adapted to the current pulse frequency of the analog signals.
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1. A method for converting highly structured analog signals arriving with variable pulse frequencies into trigger pulses, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving analog signals;
identifying a current pulse frequency of said analog signals;
generating a dead time adapted to said current pulse frequency;
locking said trigger pulses for a locking period equal to said dead time; and
outputting said trigger pulses upon expiration of said locking period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
is if said received analog signals exceed a threshold limit, converting said analog signals into raw pulses having a defined voltage;
converting said raw pulses into trigger pulses having a variable pulse width corresponding to said dead time and having a fixed pulse height;
setting said pulse width of said trigger pulses according to a setting signal;
forming a temporal average of said trigger pulses; and
generating said setting signal by comparing said temporal average of said trigger pulses to a reference signal.
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3. The method according to claim 2, further comprising the step of:
converting said trigger pulses into final pulses having a defined pulse height and a defined pulse width.
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4. The method according to claim 2, further comprising the step of:
defining said reference signal in a range of control determined by an upper and a lower voltage level of said trigger pulses and by a relative pulse width of said analog signals.
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5. The method according to claim 2, further comprising the step of:
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defining said reference signal in a range of control having a left limit defined by a sum of a lower voltage level U1 of said trigger pulses and twice a product of a quotient of pulse duration TP and cycle TA of said analog signals with a difference of an upper Uh and a lower U1 voltage level of said trigger pulses, and having a right limit defined by a sum of said lower voltage level U1 of said trigger pulses and half said difference between said upper voltage level Uh and said lower voltage level U1 of said trigger pulses, this being abbreviated as;
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6. The method according to claim 2, wherein said converting said analog signals into raw pulses being implemented in a comparator.
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7. The method according to claim 2, wherein said converting said raw pulses into said trigger pulses being implemented in a first mono-vibrator having a control input.
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8. The method according to claim 2, further comprising the step of:
controlling said pulse width of said trigger pulses by a value of said setting signal and by blocking said input of said first pulse generator during output of said trigger pulses from said first pulse generator.
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9. The method according to claim 2, wherein said forming said temporal average of said trigger pulses being implemented in a low-pass filter.
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10. The method according to claim 2, wherein said comparing said temporal average of said trigger pulses to said reference signal being implemented in a PID regulator.
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11. The method according to claim 2, wherein said converting said trigger pulses to final pulses being implemented in a second mono-vibrator.
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12. A n electrical circuit for converting highly structured inputted analog signals having variable pulse frequencies into trigger pulses, said electrical circuit comprising:
- an electrical device for identifying a current pulse frequency of said inputted analog signals, for generating a dead time adapted to said current pulse frequency, for locking said trigger pulses for a period equal to said dead time before outputting said trigger pulses, and for outputting said trigger pulses.
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