摘要:
A pulse generator circuit triggerable by a pulse of nuclear radiation. The pulse generator circuit includes a pair of transistors arranged, together with other electrical components, in the topology of a standard monostable multivibrator circuit. The circuit differs most significantly from a standard monostable multivibrator circuit in that the circuit is adapted to be triggered by a pulse of nuclear radiation rather than electrically and the transistors have substantially different sensitivities to radiation, due to different physical and electrical characteristics and parameters.One of the transistors is employed principally as a radiation detector and is in a normally non-conducting state and the other transistor is normally in a conducting state. When the circuit is exposed to a pulse of nuclear radiation, currents are induced in the collector-base junctions of both transistors but, due to the different radiation sensitivities of the transistors, the current induced in the collector-base junction of the radiation-detecting transistor is substantially greater than that induced in the collector-base junction of the other transistor. The pulse of radiation causes the radiation-detecting transistor to operate in its conducting state, causing the other transistor to operate in its non-conducting state. As the radiation-detecting transistor operates in its conducting state, an output signal is produced at an output terminal connected to the radiation-detecting transistor indicating the presence of a predetermined intensity of nuclear radiation.
摘要:
A computer controlled facility is provided to detect capacitance, and hence defective connections, between a group of wires in a telephone handset cord and terminal blades of plugs connected at both ends of the cord. The test depends upon ascertaining the capacitance between a properly connected terminal blade and wire and the other terminal blade and wire connections to provide exact indications of the terminal blades and wires which are not properly connected. Capacitance is detected by connecting a good wire and blade connection along with another wire and blade in a capacitance network associated with one stage of a free running multivibrator which produces an output wave in accordance with the capacitance between the connected pairs of wires and blades. A delayed pulse is cyclically generated to act in conjunction with the output wave to control a bank of indicator lights to provide an indication of any defective wire to blade connections.
摘要:
First and second transistors are connected in a monostable multivibrator configuration. A capacitor is coupled between the collector of the first transistor and the base of the second transistor. A first control voltage is applied to the collector of the first transistor to charge the capacitor when the second transistor is conductive. A constant current source is provided to charge the capacitor at a constant rate determined by a second control voltage. The stored energy is discharged through the first transistor when energized in a successive cycle. The capacitor is recharged by the constant current source through the first transistor to linearly raise the potential at the base of second transistor. The transistors are triggered by the distributer of an engine so that a control pulse is generated for each revolution of the engine's output shaft. The width of the output pulse from the collector of second transistor is proportional to the first input voltage and inversely proportional to the second input voltage. When the pulse generators are cascaded in a suitable manner, the width of the output pulse is proportional to the product of the two input voltages.
摘要:
Multivibrator apparatus in conjunction with a time measuring circuit utilizes two successive signals of different amplitudes to effect a control operation.
摘要:
The disclosure is directed to electronic multivibrator circuits utilizing two pairs of series connected complementary transistors, with the bases of each of the transistors being cross-coupled to the juncture point of the transistors of the opposite pair. A monostable multivibrator is provided which has the base of one of the transistors coupled through a resistance to ground potential, and includes a normally non-conductive transistor connected to receive a triggering signal for initiating a monostable timing period. A bistable multivibrator is provided which includes triggering transistors connected across symmetrical portions of the circuitry for receiving set and reset triggering signals to control the bistable operation of the circuit. A free-running multivibrator is provided which includes resistive current paths from two of the transistor bases to ground potential for generation of a periodic pulse train output upon the application of electrical power.
摘要:
A set-reset trigger circuit for a bistable multivibrator is provided in which a pair of electrical charging circuits are manually coupleable across a source of electric power in a mutually reverse order with respect to their individual elements to immediately thereby produce a set pulse at an output of one of the charging circuits and to subsequently thereby produce a reset pulse at an output of the other charging circuit.
摘要:
A radar transponder is disclosed which discriminates between the lengths of the pulses received and retransmits a pulse of one length upon receipt of a pulse of a short time duration and retransmits a pulse of a greater length upon receipt of a pulse of a longer time duration. The discriminator sets an output monostable multivibrator to produce the long pulse upon receipt of the long interrogation pulse and the output monostable multivibrator is then triggered by a delayed pulse that is responsive to the received pulse.
摘要:
A variable frequency pulse generator is employed to control the frequency of a monostable multivibrator which provides drive pulses of a constant pulse width to a D.C. load. Discharge circuits are provided to discharge a capacitor in the pulse generator during the operation of the multivibrator and to drive down the charge in a multivibrator capacitor at the end of each drive pulse to provide substantially instantaneous recycling.
摘要:
An auxiliary circuit for adjusting the time-constant of electrical apparatus, such as that of a relaxation oscillator having resistor-capacitor time-constant circuit elements. The adjustment is maintained while an electrical adjusting signal is present. This biases a transistor into conduction and places a second resistor in parallel with the basic resistor of the timeconstant circuit, thereby reducing the time-constant. Alternate embodiments selectively allow plural adjustments, also adjustment of plural separate electrical devices.
摘要:
A transistor (FIG. 1) or an integrating amplifier (FIG. 2), controlled by a signal representing the duty cycle of a one-shot, controls the value of a voltage at one end of a resistor, the other end of which is connected to the one-shot timing capacitor. The charging current for this capacitor flows through this resistor during the excited periods of the one-shot, with a value dependent upon that of the voltage at the first-mentioned resistor end. The transistor or amplifier controls the value of this voltage as required to make the sum of the lengths of the excited periods over an extended period be a fixed percentage of the length of the extended period, and hence to make the average duty cycle constant at a desired value.