• DocumentCode
    949549
  • Title

    Peak-amplitude detector for sinusoidal signals

  • Author

    Pookaiyaudom, S. ; Watanachaiprateep, C. ; Dejhan, Kobchai

  • Author_Institution
    King Mongkut´s Institute of Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Bangkok, Thailand
  • Volume
    15
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1979
  • Firstpage
    127
  • Lastpage
    128
  • Abstract
    A circuit technique is proposed for detecting the peak amplitude of a sinusoidal signal using Pythagoras´s law without requiring a simultaneous equal-amplitude quadrature signal. The number of four-quadrant multipliers required is only two.
  • Keywords
    detector circuits; Pythagoras´s law; circuit technique; four quadrant multipliers; peak amplitude detection; sinusoidal signals; two multipliers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19790093
  • Filename
    4243011