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
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;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19790093
