Magnetic-field-to-digital converter using PWM and TDC techniques

IEE Proceedings: Circuits, Devices and Systems

Volumn 153, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 247-252

  Kuo, C H ^a   Chen, S L ^a   Liu, S I ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; GAIN MEASUREMENT; MAGNETIC FIELDS; NETWORKS (CIRCUITS);

MAGNETIC FIELD-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTERS; MAGNETIC-FIELD-TO-PULSE WIDTH CONVERTER (MPC); SUPPLY VOLTAGE; TIME-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER (TDC);

PULSE WIDTH MODULATION;

EID: 33745348389     PISSN: 13502409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-cds:20045168     Document Type: Article

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