Tokyo Shibaura Denki Kabushiki Kaisha

Tokyo Denryoku Kabushiki Kaisha

Minoru Iwasaki

Fumio Andow

Tetsuo Matsushima

The amplitude value of a sinusoidal wave is calculated by operating means which processes absolute values of two data samples which are sampled from the sinusoidal wave at two points spaced 90.degree. electrical degrees apart thereby producing an electrical signal proportional to the amplitude value. The operation means comprises a comparator, a combination of an adder and a subtractor, or a combination of a comparator and an adder. The output of the comparator or the combination is multiplied with a predetermined coefficient and then added together to produce said signal.

Apparatus for calculating amplitude values

The apparatus comprises a sampling hold circuit for sampling the amplitude of a sinusoidal wave at a predetermined frequency, a data sample extracting circuit for extracting two data samples at two points immediately before and after the peak value of the sinusoidal wave, and an operation circuit responsive to the absolute values of the two data samples for calculating the amplitude value of the sinusoidal wave.

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Kokubunji, Japan

Minoru Iwasaki