Synchronisation of electrical oscillators
CA 1182874 A · Owner: British Telecommunications Public Limited Company · Inventors: Falconer, Robert M.
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SYNCHRONISATION OF ELECTRICAL OSCILLATORS" A system for synchronising remote or colocated oscillators is constructed with redundancy enabling a high degree of fault toleration. In the various embodiments of the system there is no predetermined hierarcy amongst the oscillators in contrast to the prior art master and slave type of synchronisation. Averaging is not involved and the system settles to a state in which the oscillators are locked to one master, which is not predetermined. Each oscillator is part of a terminal which includes reconfiguration circuitry, and each in the absence, of faults, is connected to each of the other terminals. The terminals attempt to lock to another oscillator …
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- Granted February 19, 1985. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended February 19, 2002.
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