High-reliability holdover method and topologies

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9979406
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15156310

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System and methods for a clock system disciplined to an external reference. In one embodiment, the clock includes a flywheel oscillator controlled by the external reference and a free running holdover oscillator. The holdover oscillator provides increased accuracy during periods of holdover when the external reference is not available. In a further embodiment, the flywheel oscillator is additionally controlled by a phase-locked loop with the holdover oscillator frequency as input, and a control switch for switching the flywheel oscillator to analog control if the phase-locked loop exhibits a fault.

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ARBITER SYSTEMS INCORPORATEDPASO ROBLES CA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Dickerson, Robert T Paso Robles, US 5 31
Dickerson, William J Cranbrook, CA 10 33

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