Peak detector circuit

S Rokhsaz - US Patent 6,956,905, 2005 - Google Patents
A balanced peak detector circuit adjusts differential voltage signals. In one embodiment, the
peak detector uses competing current paths to provide a charging current to a storage …

Peak voltage detector and related method of generating an envelope voltage

M Gravati, C Cantoro - US Patent 8,884,654, 2014 - Google Patents
A peak detector circuit receives an oscillating power supply signal. A capacitor is selectably
coupled to the signal and charged to a value corresponding to a peak value of the signal. A …

Peak voltage detector and related method of generating an envelope voltage

M Gravati, C Cantoro - US Patent App. 13/720,236, 2013 - Google Patents
A peak detector circuit receives an oscillating power Supply signal. A capacitor is selectably
coupled to the signal and charged to a value corresponding to a peak value of the signal. A …

Peak voltage detector and related method of generating an envelope voltage

M Gravati, D Tripodi - US Patent 9,329,209, 2016 - Google Patents
A peak detector circuit receives an oscillating power supply signal. A capacitor is selectably
coupled to the signal and charged to a value corresponding to a peak value of the signal. A …

Power supply rejection circuit for capacitively-stored reference voltages

PA Holman, JM Chilcote - US Patent 6,717,789, 2004 - Google Patents
A power supply rejection circuit and method thereof for capacitively-stored reference
voltages is disclosed. The power supply rejection circuit generally comprises a comparison …

Short Circuit Protection

L Sanping - US Patent App. 14/476,390, 2015 - Google Patents
A method and apparatus are provided for short circuit protection in a DC current source. A
rectifying circuit arranged to generate a DC output can coupled to an AC source and a …

Precise peak voltage detection of equal repetitive pulses by diminishing charging of a capacitor

M Fishman - US Patent 3,491,296, 1970 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to peak voltage detection, and
more particularly pertains to detection of the eak voltage of a series of pulses of a constant or …

Ramp generator circuit

L Ferrario, R Trabattoni - US Patent 8,963,589, 2015 - Google Patents
An oscillator circuit selectively charges and discharges a capacitor with currents having
variable magnitudes. A trimming circuit functions to measure a half period of the oscillator …

Apparatus for charging an external capacitor

G Vemulapalli, R Raja, A Rahman - US Patent 8,492,925, 2013 - Google Patents
Conventional circuits often have undesirable characteristics to due “hot spots” or use a large
amount of area. Here, however, a charging circuit is provides that uses an improved driver …

Voltage clamp

J Fernandez, B West, J Lewis - US Patent App. 11/356,483, 2007 - Google Patents
A voltage clamp is provided. The voltage clamp comprises one or more diodes for clamping
a voltage in a circuit, and at least one capacitor coupled in parallel across the one or more …