IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0875007
(2004-06-23)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Edwards,Michael
- Elzy,Terry L.
- Maahs,Michael
- Miller,Marvin G.
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출원인 / 주소 |
- AVO Multi Amp Corporation
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
2 인용 특허 :
7 |
초록
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A system for generating a signal for testing a relay is provided. The system includes a plurality of argument vector arrays, each defines a digital signal for testing the relay. Each of the argument vector arrays includes a plurality of argument vectors and each argument vector includes a plurality
A system for generating a signal for testing a relay is provided. The system includes a plurality of argument vector arrays, each defines a digital signal for testing the relay. Each of the argument vector arrays includes a plurality of argument vectors and each argument vector includes a plurality of arguments. The system includes a plurality of waveform generators to generate a plurality of signal components. Each waveform generator generates the signal component based on the argument vectors contained by a selected one of the plurality of argument vector arrays. The system also includes a merge component to combine the signal components to produce the digital signal for testing the relay.
대표청구항
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What is claimed is: 1. A system for generating a signal for testing a relay, comprising: a plurality of argument vector arrays each operable to define a digital signal for testing the relay, each argument vector array including a plurality of argument vectors, wherein each argument vector includes
What is claimed is: 1. A system for generating a signal for testing a relay, comprising: a plurality of argument vector arrays each operable to define a digital signal for testing the relay, each argument vector array including a plurality of argument vectors, wherein each argument vector includes a plurality of arguments; a plurality of waveform generators operable to generate a plurality of signal components, each waveform generator generates the signal component based on the argument vectors contained by a selected one of the plurality of argument vector arrays; and a merge component operable to combine the signal components to produce the digital signal for testing the relay. 2. The system of claim 1 wherein the waveform generators are further operable to generate a plurality of orthogonal basis functions as the signal components. 3. The system of claim 1 wherein one of the plurality of waveform generators is further defined as a first sine waveform generator operable to generate a sine wave signal component and wherein the argument vector associated with the first sine waveform generator includes an amplitude argument, a frequency argument, and a phase argument. 4. The system of claim 3 wherein the waveform generators include a plurality of sine waveform generators, each sine waveform generator operable to generate an additional sine wave signal component, and wherein the argument vectors associated with the additional sine waveform generators includes an amplitude argument, a frequency argument, and a phase argument. 5. The system of claim 4, wherein the frequency argument is a harmonic frequency associated with the first sine waveform generator. 6. The system of claim 4, wherein the frequency argument is unrelated to the frequency associated with the first sine waveform generator. 7. The system of claim 4 wherein the first sine wave signal component and the additional sine wave signal components are each calculated as a discrete time function using a series expansion method based on looking up a first approximation of the discrete time function at a discrete time point. 8. The system of claim 4, further including an exponential damping component wherein the digital signal is multiplied by a damping coefficient, wherein the damping coefficient is calculated as the integer exponentiation of a basis number, the basis number representing a positive real number less than 1, the basis number contained at least in each related argument vector array. 9. The system of claim 8 wherein the exponential damping component is selectable such that the damping coefficient is multiplied to the digital signal only when the exponential damping component is selected. 10. The system of claim 4 further comprising a digital low pass filter component operable to digitally low pass filter the digital signal, the digital low pass filter component includes a time constant. 11. The system of claim 9 further comprising a digital low pass filter component operable to digitally low pass filter the digital signal, the digital low pass filter component includes a time constant. 12. The system of claim 10 further including a digital feedback component to promote correcting an output. 13. The system of claim 10 further including an analog feedback component to promote correcting an output. 14. The system of claim 10 further comprising: a digital feedback component operable to sample an output and communicate with the merge component to promote correcting to a desired output; and an analog feedback component operable to sample the output and to further promote correcting the desired output. 15. The system of claim 1 wherein one of the plurality of waveform generators is further defined as a half-sine waveform generator, and wherein the argument vector associated with the half-sine waveform generator includes an amplitude argument, a frequency argument, and a phase argument. 16. The system of claim 1 wherein one of the plurality of the waveform generators is further defined as a square waveform generator, and wherein the argument vector associated with the square waveform generator includes a amplitude argument, a frequency argument, and a phase argument. 17. The system of claim 1, wherein one of the plurality of the waveform generators is further defined as a direct current offset waveform generator, and wherein the arguments associated with the direct current offset waveform generator include an amplitude argument. 18. The system of claim 1, further including a digital low pass filter component operable to digitally low pass filtering the digital signal, and wherein the digital low pass filter component includes a time constant. 19. A method for generating a signal for testing a relay, including: defining a first group of arguments; generating, by a relay test device, one or more component signals based on the first group of arguments; summing, by the relay test device, the component signals to create a combined signal; and amplifying, by the relay test device, an output signal based on the combined signal to generate the signal for testing the relay. 20. The method of claim 19 further including monitoring a feedback signal associated with the signal generated for testing the relay, and wherein the output signal is further based on the feedback signal. 21. The method of claim 19 wherein at least some of the component signals are generated from orthogonal basis functions. 22. The method of claim 21 wherein the orthogonal basis functions are sine functions. 23. The method of claim 19 wherein generating the component signals involves calculating a value of the component signals during a clock interrupt service routine. 24. The method of claim 23 further including: defining a second groups of arguments; selecting the first group of arguments for generating the component signals during a first execution of the clock interrupt service routine; and selecting the second groups of arguments for generating the component signals during a second execution of the clock interrupt service routine. 25. The method of claim 19 further including exponentially dampening the combined signal to create a dampened combined signal, and wherein the output signal is based on the dampened combined signal. 26. The method of claim 19 further including low-pass filtering the combined signal to create a low-pass filtered combined signal and wherein the output signal is based on the low-pass filtered combined signal. 27. The method of claim 19 wherein the signal is generated by a plurality of modular signal generation components each comprising: a signal generator to generate the one or more component signals; a processor in communication with the signal generator regarding signal generation; an amplifier to amplify the signal generated by the signal generator; and a power supply to provide power to the signal generator.
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