A new technique of frequency synthesis

Author

Zhou, Wei

Author_Institution

Dept. of Meas. & Instrum., Xidian Univ., Xi´´an, China

fYear

1993

fDate

2-4 Jun 1993

Firstpage

251

Lastpage

254

Abstract

A novel method for the design of a frequency synthesizer is described. It is based on precision frequency measurement techniques. The frequency synthesis can be accomplished by measuring the synthesized frequency signal, comparing it with the desired frequency, and time (pulse width) - voltage transformation. In this synthesizer there are no frequency multipliers, mixers, or any other frequency transformation circuits which are used in other frequency synthesizers. The hardware circuits are very simple. Many functions are completed by software. This technique is suitable for the synthesis of complicated frequency signals. For different synthesized frequencies, the circuits are almost the same; therefore they an be used widely

Keywords

frequency measurement; frequency synthesizers; nonlinear network synthesis; frequency synthesizer design; hardware circuits; precision frequency measurement techniques; time-voltage transformation; Circuit synthesis; Design methodology; Frequency measurement; Frequency synthesizers; Hardware; Pulse measurements; Signal synthesis; Space vector pulse width modulation; Time measurement; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Frequency Control Symposium, 1993. 47th., Proceedings of the 1993 IEEE International

Conference_Location

Salt Lake City, UT

Print_ISBN

0-7803-0905-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/FREQ.1993.367403

Filename

367403