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1223 results about "Voltage generator" patented technology

A voltage generator is a device that converts potential and kinetic energy into electrical energy.

Direct-current high-voltage generator regulation and control method and system based on intelligent feedback

The present invention relates to the technical field of circuit control, and relates to a direct-current high-voltage generator regulation and control method and system based on intelligent feedback. A fuzzy control logic operation is performed on an output current flux value and an input voltage fluctuation factor of a load experimental object, so as to obtain the disturbance amplitude of a voltage fluctuation state for a current flux change trend; if a step-up transformer can execute a PID control technology by adjusting a transformation ratio, PID real-time adjustment parameters are calculated, and a crossover mutation operation of individuals is performed on the basis of a fitness function, so as to generate a first boost regulation and control scheme; and if the step-up transformer cannot execute the PID control technology by adjusting the transformation ratio, a calibrated state feedback controller is constructed on the basis of a state variable of the current step-up transformer and an adjustment signal output amplitude, so as to generate a second boost regulation and control scheme. The present invention achieves intelligent feedback regulation and control by independently analyzing components of direct-current high-voltage generators, improving the stability and accuracy of outputting high-voltage direct current.
Owner:SUZHOU HUADIAN ELECTRIC CO LTD

Joint test system and test method for partial discharge and breakdown under wide temperature range and variable air pressure

The invention discloses a partial discharge and breakdown combined test system and test method under wide temperature range and variable air pressure, which are suitable for evaluating the insulating properties of insulating materials, cables and power equipment under high and low temperature and different air pressure conditions. The system comprises a vacuum oven, a partial discharge and withstand voltage breakdown joint test module, an explosion-proof cable joint, a control module and a detection module, the vacuum oven can realize temperature regulation and control from-70 DEG C to + 200 DEG C and an air pressure environment of 10 <-3 > Pa, and the test module integrates a high voltage generator, a coaxial electrode and a partial discharge sensor. Partial discharge detection and breakdown voltage measurement can be completed in the same test environment. According to the test method, the electrical response characteristics of the insulating material under different working conditions are obtained through regulation and control of environment temperature and pressure, execution of a test process and data acquisition and analysis. The device is compact in structure and high in safety, and has the capabilities of joint testing, high-precision regulation and control and adaptability to complex environments.
Owner:HARBIN UNIV OF SCI & TECH

Programmable driving circuit for tunable probabilistic bit arrays

A programmable driver circuit (54) and related method (600) for simultaneously controlling multiple tunable probabilistic bit generators are disclosed. The driver circuit comprises a plurality of programmable voltage generators (52; 30), a programming unit (35) and a non-volatile memory unit (34a-b). Input terminals of the plurality of programmable voltage generators are jointly connectible to a single voltage supply source. The programming unit is configured to generate a sequence of programming pulses for the different voltage generators. Each voltage generator comprises a single-stage or multi-stage voltage divider circuit (31) formed by a series of resistive elements (32-1; 32-2; 33). The non-volatile memory unit (34a-b) comprises at least the resistive element positioned first in the series of resistive elements as a programmable resistance and a program control transistor (34-1) connected in series between the programmable resistance and a fixed reference voltage. A control gate of the program control transistor is operatively coupled to the programming unit to receive the sequence of programming pulses for the programmable voltage generator when operated in a programming mode.
Owner:INTERUNIVERSITAIR MICRO ELECTRONICS CENT (IMEC VZW) +1

Power conversion device

A power conversion device includes a neutral point clamped multilevel power converter and a control device. The control device includes a modulation voltage generator which generates modulation phase voltage commands using phase voltage commands and phase currents, and a PWM modulator which generates gate signals for driving the power converter, using the modulation phase voltage commands. The modulation voltage generator calculates offset voltage so that, for a middle phase in which a high-low rank is middle among the phase voltage commands for respective phases, a polarity of the phase voltage command does not become opposite to a polarity of the phase current, and superimposes the offset voltage as first common voltage on the phase voltage commands for respective phases, to generate the modulation phase voltage commands.
Owner:MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP

Voltage level shifter with multi-step programmable high supply voltage and high supply voltage-dependent variable low supply and gate bias voltages

A structure includes a level shifter, first and second variable voltage generators, and a programmable voltage generator. The level shifter includes low and high supply voltage nodes and two parallel branches, including multiple transistors, connected between the nodes. The programmable voltage generator generates and applies a high supply voltage (VH) to the high supply voltage node. VH is programmable to one of multiple possible VH levels. Based on the voltage level of VH, the first variable voltage generator generates and applies a low supply voltage (VL) to the low supply voltage node and the second variable voltage generator generates and applies a gate bias voltage (VGB) to gates of some transistors. By tracking VH and adjusting VL and VGB based on thereon, the voltage level shifter operates within the SOA at high VHs, remains operable at low VHs, and maintains operating speed at mid-level VHs.
Owner:GLOBALFOUNDRIES US INC

Device and method for testing reliability of power sensor

The invention provides a device and method for testing the reliability of a power sensor, and the device comprises a magnetic field generation unit which is used for providing an alternating current for a Helmholtz coil through a power frequency current source, and generating a controllable magnetic field; the electric field generating unit is used for providing a high-voltage direct current or power frequency alternating current power supply for the parallel-plate capacitor through a high-voltage generator to generate a uniform electric field; the tested unit is used for providing a standard excitation signal through a standard source matched with the to-be-tested sensor, simulating an input condition of the to-be-tested sensor under an actual working condition and collecting output data of the to-be-tested sensor; and the control unit is used for setting test parameters, generating a control instruction according to the test parameters and generating a test result according to the output data. According to the device and the method, by simulating a strong magnetic field and a strong electric field environment and combining application of various measured parameters and an automatic control system, the reliability evaluation requirement of the sensor under the actual working condition is fully met.
Owner:CHINA ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE CO LTD +2

Device and method for preparing nanofiber covering yarn through batch coaxial electrostatic spinning

The invention relates to a device and a method for preparing nanofiber core-spun yarn through batch coaxial electrostatic spinning. The device comprises a needleless dish-shaped spray head, an air blowing auxiliary device, a liquid supply device, an annular twisting device, a high-pressure generator, a negative-pressure air suction device, a winding device and an unwinding device. The core yarn penetrates through the axis of the needleless dish-shaped nozzle, the nanofiber generated by the needleless dish-shaped nozzle coaxially wraps the surface of the core yarn through the whole spinning device, and batch preparation can be achieved. The device is further provided with an air blowing auxiliary device and a negative pressure air suction device, under the air blowing effect of an air blowing nozzle and the adsorption effect of a negative pressure air suction shell, airflow force can be generated to promote jet flow to be further stretched in a straightened mode, under the common influence of electric field force and the airflow force, the jet flow is fully stretched, bending is reduced, and the service life of the jet flow is prolonged. Therefore, the nanofiber bundles can continuously cover the surface of the core yarn in a high-orientation state under the traction of the annular twisting device, and the continuous nanofiber core-spun yarn is formed.
Owner:DONGHUA UNIV

Gate Driver and Organic Light Emitting Display Device Including the Same

A gate driver includes a first scan signal generator configured to output a logic voltage for driving of a scan transistor through a plurality of stages connected in cascade, the scan transistor performing a switching operation to transfer a data voltage to a driving transistor of a pixel, a second scan signal generator configured to output a logic voltage for driving of a sensing transistor through the plurality of stages, the sensing transistor sensing deterioration of a light emitting element of the pixel, a light emission control signal generator configured to output a logic voltage for control of a light emission control transistor of the pixel through the plurality of stages, and an initialization voltage generator driven by logic voltages received from some nodes of the first scan signal generator based on the light emission control signal generator to supply an initialization voltage to the pixel.
Owner:LG DISPLAY CO LTD

Complex metal product internal defect analysis method based on ray detection

The invention discloses a complex metal product internal defect analysis method and system based on radiographic inspection, a spiral track scanning path is generated through a workpiece three-dimensional model, a six-axis cooperative mechanical arm is utilized to drive a miniature X-ray source to move along the path, and + / -5 [mu] m positioning compensation is realized in combination with a piezoelectric ceramic driving mechanism. And the detector array module is matched to carry out multi-mode ray scanning and real-time data acquisition. Collected data are transmitted to a real-time data processing module through an LVDS differential interface, an FDK algorithm is executed by a JetsonTX2 embedded GPU to complete tomographic image reconstruction, a 3D-ResNet neural network model is loaded through a TensorRT inference engine to achieve intelligent defect recognition, and finally a detection report is generated and uploaded to an MES system. The system comprises a ray generation module, a multi-degree-of-freedom mechanical arm bearing module and the like, a high-voltage generator circuit comprises a ZVS resonance circuit, and a motion control module adopts an FPGA + ARM dual-core architecture.
Owner:王永志

A pipeline welding processing device

The present invention discloses a pipeline welding processing device, which relates to the technical field of pipeline welding. The present invention includes an insulating base plate, a protective cover, a clamping part, a calibration rod and a calibration needle; the clamping part realizes stable clamping of pipelines with different diameters through a servo motor, a swing adjustment electric cylinder and clamping rollers, and accurately adjusts the pipeline axis height and the parallelism of the weld end face; the calibration needle cooperates with a high-voltage generator to judge the pipeline axis deviation through the arc distribution and assist in calibration. The device is easy to operate, can effectively improve the alignment accuracy and efficiency of pipeline welding, is applicable to various pipeline diameters, significantly reduces the difficulty of manual adjustment, ensures the welding quality, and is particularly suitable for high-precision pipeline welding scenarios.
Owner:HUADA AUTOMOTIVE TECH

X-ray high-voltage generator

The invention provides an X-ray high-voltage generator. The X-ray high-voltage generator comprises a resonance module; wherein the resonance module comprises a first inductor, a first capacitor and a second inductor which are connected in series at a primary winding of the high-voltage transformer; the first inductor and the second inductor form a common mode inductor, and the common mode inductor is an annular hollow inductor. According to the X-ray high-voltage generator provided by the invention, the problems of magnetic saturation risk, temperature sensitivity, magnetic core eddy current loss and the like of an existing resonance circuit are solved.
Owner:YIRUI POWER TECH (SHANGHAI) CO LTD

High-energy-efficiency mixed-precision charge domain in-memory computing architecture and working method thereof

The invention belongs to the field of storage, and discloses a high-energy-efficiency mixed-precision charge domain in-storage computing architecture and a working method thereof. Comprising a single-slope analog-to-digital converter, a sparsity perception input alignment module, a multi-bit input accumulation module, a controller and an accumulation module, wherein the single-slope analog-to-digital converter consists of an index calculation array, a mantissa calculation array, a shared ramp voltage generator and a bidirectional counter. According to the invention, serial input binary coding based on capacitor voltage is suitable for floating point and integer multiply-accumulate operation with flexible bit width; according to the invention, a shared single-slope analog-to-digital converter (SS-ADC) is introduced to realize maximum index search and index difference calculation; according to the method, a sparsity perception calculation scheme is provided, low-importance input-weight pairs are filtered out through an adjustable threshold value, and invalid power consumption is reduced; according to the method, a multi-bit input accumulation method is further combined, and an ADC redundancy optimization quantization and normalization process is utilized, so that the overall energy efficiency is improved.
Owner:ZHEJIANG UNIV

Semiconductor device and method of controlling the same

A semiconductor device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a memory cell array including a plurality of first selection lines extending in a first direction, a plurality of second selection lines extending in a second direction, and a plurality of memory cells each provided between the plurality of first selection lines and the plurality of second selection lines; a voltage generator that is configured to generate a selection voltage to be applied to one of the plurality of first selection lines; and a decoder section that includes a plurality of selection transistors and a gate driving section, and selects one of the plurality of first selection lines and applies the selection voltage to the selected first selection line, the plurality of selection transistors each provided in a plurality of selection paths coupling the plurality of first selection lines and the voltage generator, the gate driving section that drives gates of the plurality of transistors and is configured to apply a first driving voltage to the gates of the plurality of transistors, the first driving voltage being a positive voltage exceeding a withstand voltage of the plurality of selection transistors.
Owner:SONY SEMICON SOLUTIONS CORP

Electromagnetic compatibility fault prediction method for pulse withstand voltage generator

The invention discloses an electromagnetic compatibility fault prediction method for a pulse withstand voltage generator, and relates to the technical field of electromagnetic compatibility evaluation, and the method comprises the steps: collecting original signals of different circuit states of the pulse withstand voltage generator, extracting voltage ripple, current phase and magnetic field radiation frequency spectrum, and generating a time sequence monitoring data set; based on the time sequence monitoring data set, electromagnetic disturbance characteristics are extracted through deep analysis, a rule engine is built, and a fault probability and a fault type are output; triggering a plurality of suppression rules based on different fault types; after any suppression rule is executed, collecting the original signal again, and inputting the original signal into a pre-constructed risk assessment model to generate an interference suppression efficiency index; comparing the interference suppression efficiency index with a preset efficiency threshold value; if the interference suppression efficiency index is lower than the efficiency threshold value, generating a strategy compensation instruction and feeding the strategy compensation instruction back to the corresponding suppression step to iterate and adjust parameters; the electromagnetic interference suppression effect is improved.
Owner:HANGZHOU TAIDING TESTING TECH CO LTD

Pilot channel electron density diagnosis system and method based on slit spectrum

The invention relates to the technical field of high-voltage insulation prediction, in particular to a pilot channel electron density diagnosis system and method based on a slit spectrum, and the system comprises an impulse voltage generator, a high-voltage electrode, a condensing lens, a slit, a first collimating lens, a second collimating lens, a VPHG, a high-speed camera, an electro-optical converter, a photoelectric converter, an oscilloscope, and a computer. According to the invention, the electron density in the pilot channel is accurately obtained, the evolution characteristics of physical characteristic parameters in the pilot channel in the long-gap discharge process can be effectively described, and high-precision calculation of the electron density can be realized without measuring the temperature; compared with the prior art, the method has the advantages that the time resolution and the space resolution are improved, the high diagnosis precision is ensured, the monitoring capability of the electron density change in the pilot discharge channel is enhanced, the change of the electron density can be effectively monitored in time and space, and the physical mechanism and characteristics in the pilot discharge process can be deeply understood.
Owner:HEFEI UNIV OF TECH

Non-volatile memory and operating method thereof

A method of operating a non-volatile memory including an unselected word line is provided. A first voltage rising at a first slope is applied by a voltage generator to the unselected word line. Outputting the first voltage is stopped by the voltage generator in response to that the first voltage rises to a predetermined voltage, wherein the predetermined voltage is higher than a pass voltage. The pass voltage is outputted by the voltage generator to the unselected word line.
Owner:YANGTZE MEMORY TECH CO LTD

Voltage generator and memory device including same

A voltage generator including an LDO (low dropout) regulator that supplies a current to an internal voltage node of a sense amplification circuit as feedback control based on a voltage level of the internal voltage node; and a power switch circuit including a plurality of power switches each having one end connected to an external voltage and an opposite end connected to the internal voltage node, and that supplies the current to the internal voltage node as feed-forward control based on a known number of sense amplifiers to be activated. The voltage generator may efficiently supply current according to an operation mode of the sense amplification circuit.
Owner:SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD

Display device and method for driving the same

A display device includes a display panel including pixels, a power voltage generator which provides a power voltage to the display panel, a power current sensor which senses a power current of the display panel and generates a power current code by performing analog-to-digital conversion on the sensed power current, and a timing controller which determines an analog-to-digital conversion time of the power current based on a peak white luminance.
Owner:SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO LTD

Vehicle-mounted high-power power supply and distribution system and method

The invention discloses a vehicle-mounted high-power power supply and distribution system and method, and the method comprises the steps: enabling one end of an engine to be provided with a transmission wheel train and a high-voltage generator during the running process of a vehicle, and enabling the output rotating speed of the engine to be improved to the rated rotating speed of the high-voltage generator through the transmission wheel train; high-voltage direct current output by the generator drives a high-voltage electric appliance to work after being subjected to voltage stabilization and filtering by the high-voltage distribution box; when an automobile is parked and a mains supply is used, alternating-current mains supply is inverted into direct-current power through the high-voltage distribution box to drive a high-voltage electric appliance to work. The defects that a traditional vehicle cannot run and cannot supply power in a high-power mode under the parking condition can be overcome, especially the technical problem of power supply under the parking condition is solved, software system adaptation development is carried out through the comprehensive technical scheme of a high-power high-voltage silicon generator, mains supply inversion, power supply filtering and the like in combination with post-stage power utilization characteristics, and the power supply efficiency is improved. And stable power supply of the air-conditioning system under running and parking conditions is ensured.
Owner:DONGFENG OFF ROAD VEHICLE CO LTD

Passive wireless temperature sensor circuit

The invention relates to a passive wireless temperature sensor circuit, which comprises a transceiving antenna, an RF-DC rectifier circuit, a temperature sensing circuit and a backscatter circuit, the RF-DC rectifier circuit receives external radio frequency energy based on the transmit-receive antenna and then outputs direct current for power supply. The temperature sensing circuit comprises a complementary absolute temperature voltage generator and a ring oscillator; the complementary absolute temperature voltage generator comprises an MOS tube and generates CTAT voltage based on temperature characteristics of the MOS tube. The ring oscillator converts the CTAT voltage into an oscillation frequency signal of the ring oscillator and then outputs a square wave frequency signal with a negative temperature coefficient; the backscattering circuit backscatters the square wave frequency signal through the transceiving antenna; the CTAT key generation circuit built by the MOS tube generates CTAT voltage, a temperature frequency conversion chain is built through the CTAT voltage and the ring oscillator, temperature information is converted into frequency information of the oscillator, the power consumption of the temperature sensing circuit can be effectively reduced, and meanwhile the voltage coefficient of the CTAT voltage is increased by combining the temperature characteristic of the MOS tube.
Owner:HU BEI JI HUI KE JI YOU XIAN GONG SI

Display device, method of driving the same, and electronic device including the same

A display device includes a display panel including a sub-pixel, a gate driver which provides a gate signal to the sub-pixel, a data driver which provides a data voltage to the sub-pixel, a driving voltage generator which provides a gamma reference voltage including a black data voltage to the data driver, and a driving controller which determines an offset voltage of the black data voltage based on at least one selected from a driving frequency, a dimming level, and a temperature.
Owner:SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO LTD

Display device and method of driving display device

A display panel of a display device includes a pixel, a gamma voltage generator, and a driver. The gamma voltage generator generates gammas voltages. The driver converts a grayscale value of image data into a voltage value, using a gamma lookup table corresponding to an input luminance value, and provides the display panel a data voltage corresponding to a gamma voltage among the gamma voltages, where the data voltage corresponds to the voltage value. The driver selects a first gamma lookup table and a second gamma lookup table from among predetermined gamma lookup tables corresponding to representative luminance values, based on the input luminance value, calculates a third gamma lookup table for the input luminance value by linearly interpolating the first gamma lookup table and the second gamma lookup table, and generates the gamma lookup table based on the third gamma lookup table.
Owner:SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO LTD

Noise filter

A noise filter includes: a noise detector which detects voltage due to electromagnetic noise generated by a power converter and outputs adjusted voltage obtained by adjusting the detected voltage; a compensation signal applicator which superimposes compensation voltage having a polarity opposite to the voltage due to electromagnetic noise, on an output or an input of the power converter via a transformer; and an injection voltage generator which generates, on the basis of the adjusted voltage, first output voltage and second output voltage having a polarity opposite thereto, for generating injection voltage between one end and another and of a primary-side winding of the transformer, and outputs the first output voltage and the second output voltage to the one end and the other end, respectively.
Owner:MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP +1

External mobile synchronous grid-connected platform based on low-voltage generator car

The invention discloses an external mobile synchronous grid connection platform based on a low-voltage generator car, and relates to the technical field of synchronous grid connection, the external mobile synchronous grid connection platform comprises a box body and an intelligent control system, and an adjustable synchronous controller, a double-break vacuum circuit breaker and a multi-system interface panel are arranged in the box body; the intelligent control system comprises a voltage phase detection unit, a frequency tracking unit, a phase compensation unit, a grid-connected switch execution unit and a man-machine interaction unit. Through the application of the low-voltage generator car, the synchronous grid-connected platform and the non-inductive access exit, the maintenance, construction, switching and other work of a power system can be realized, the non-inductive operation of a user load end is realized, the power failure work of a user end is reduced to a great extent, the non-inductive access exit of the low-voltage generator car is realized, and the safety of the power system is improved. And through automatic control and quick response equipment, zero-sensing switching of a power supply system can be realized.
Owner:BEIJING LIANZHONG TONGLI TECH CO LTD

Power protection method and system for medium-voltage generator car based on distribution automation graph model positioning access point

The invention discloses a medium-voltage generator car power protection method and system based on power distribution automation graph model positioning access point, and the method comprises the steps: obtaining power distribution network automation graph model data, carrying out the processing of the data, obtaining the processed data, and building a power distribution network automation graph model database according to the processed data, acquiring real-time operation data and historical load data from the power distribution network automation graph model database, performing feature extraction on the real-time operation data and the historical load data, analyzing the extracted features, and predicting the load of each region of the power distribution network in a future time period by adopting a trained load prediction model to obtain a prediction result; and searching and determining a plurality of candidate access points in the power distribution network automation graph model, screening out an optimal access point from the plurality of candidate access points, and sending the information of the optimal access point to the medium-voltage power generation vehicle access control module. According to the method, the medium-voltage generator car can be quickly, accurately and efficiently connected to the power distribution network for power protection, and the reliability and stability of power supply are improved.
Owner:MIANYANG POWER SUPPLY COMPANY STATE GRID SICHUANELECTRIC POWER

Compact high-voltage generator with excellent heat dissipation performance

The invention provides a compact high-voltage generator with excellent heat dissipation performance, belongs to the technical field of high-voltage generators, and solves the technical problems that an existing generator is complex in structure, poor in heat dissipation performance and the like. Comprising a water-cooled generator shell, a rear end cover piece is arranged at the rear end of the water-cooled generator shell, a linkage heat dissipation end assembly is arranged at the front end of the water-cooled generator shell, a stator assembly is arranged between the rear end cover piece and the linkage heat dissipation end assembly, and a rotor shaft is rotationally arranged in the stator assembly; a rotor shaft is arranged in the water-cooled generator shell, the two ends of the rotor shaft are rotationally arranged between the rear end cover piece and the linkage heat dissipation end assembly respectively, a plurality of rotor assemblies are arranged on the rotor shaft and distributed in the stator assembly, an electric control box is arranged above the water-cooled generator shell, and a mounting base is arranged below the water-cooled generator shell. The heat dissipation device is provided with a water-cooling main heat dissipation system and an air-cooling auxiliary heat dissipation system, and the heat dissipation effect is good; and deep integration and modular structure are realized, the size is obviously reduced, the operation is stable, and the maintenance cost is reduced.
Owner:FUJIAN FIRSTALL POWER TECH CO LTD

Portable lightning arrester performance detection device and use method thereof

The invention discloses a portable lightning arrester performance detection device and a use method thereof, and relates to the field of lightning arrester detection. The portable lightning arrester performance detection device comprises a direct-current high-voltage generator and a box cover arranged on the direct-current high-voltage generator, a flat cable is arranged between the direct-current high-voltage generator and the box cover, two test main lines are embedded in the flat cable, a placement cavity is formed in the box cover, and the test main lines are arranged in the placement cavity. And a plurality of contact type power connection seats are arranged in the placement cavity in parallel based on the test main line, and each contact type power connection seat can be used for placing the lightning arrester main body and is electrically connected with the lightning arrester main body in a contact manner. According to the portable lightning arrester performance detection device, the multi-station parallel contact type power connection seat is arranged in the placement cavity of the box cover, the test branch line is connected with the test main line, a plurality of lightning arrester main bodies can be placed at the same time, a single detection loop is independently controlled through the change-over switch, and batch detection and station switching are achieved.
Owner:STATE GRID SHANDONG ELECTRIC POWER CO

Display driving circuit and driving method thereof

Provided is a display driving circuit, including at least one processor configured to generate a first gamma code corresponding to a first mode among a plurality of modes, a gamma voltage generator configured to generate a plurality of gamma voltages with respect to the first mode, a data driver configured to generate data signal corresponding to the first gamma code based on the first gamma code and the plurality of gamma voltages, and generate a first level data corresponding to a minimum gamma voltage among the plurality of gamma voltages based on the data signal, and a gamma control logic circuit configured to generate a gamma voltage control signal for controlling the gamma voltage generator based on the first level data.
Owner:SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD

Noise down conversion for jitter reduction

A down-sampling function folds the thermal noise into a lower frequency band. A capacitor samples a voltage during a period of bus inactivity and supplies the sampled voltage to an input of operational amplifier in a loop filter of a phase-locked loop when the bus is active. The sampling frequency determines the reduction in thermal noise that can be achieved. The PLL generates a clock signal for a bus. A voltage generator charges the capacitor through a transistor when the bus is inactive. The transistor turns on responsive to the bus being inactive to allow the capacitor to charge and the transistor turns off responsive to the bus being active to isolate the capacitor and operational amplifier from the voltage generator. When the bus is active, the voltage across the capacitor is supplied to the operational amplifier.
Owner:SILICON LABORATORIES INC

Voltage slew control of fine actuators during discharge

A data storage device may include an outer fine actuator group, an inner fine actuator group, and control circuitry comprising: a slew control voltage generator, a first switch, and a second switch. The control circuitry is configured to: generate a control signal; control the first switch to apply the control signal to a first fine actuator group for a first duration; control the first switch to apply the control signal to a second fine actuator group for a second duration, wherein each of the first and the second fine actuator groups comprises one of the inner or the outer fine actuator groups, and wherein the first and second fine actuator group are different; concurrently discharge the first fine actuator group during the second duration, based at least in part on controlling the second switch to couple the first fine actuator group to the slew control voltage generator.
Owner:WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES INC