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Hybrid Design of Phase Frequency Detector Applied in Phase Locked Loop to Eliminate Dead and Blind Zones

Author(s): F. Sh. Khalifa1*, Hamid R. Alsanad2, Ahmed Shakir Al-Hiti3, Yousif I. Al Mashhadany4*, Takialddin Al Smadi5

Published In : International Journal of Electrical and Electronics Research (IJEER)        Volume 13, Issue 1

Publisher : FOREX Publication

Published : 30 March 2025

e-ISSN : 2347-470X

Page(s) : 25-29

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37391/IJEER.130104

Abstract

This paper presents a hybrid design and simulation of a Phase Frequency Detector (PFD) which eliminates the effects of the blind and the dead zones for a charge-pump phase-locked loop (CP_PLL). These parameters limit the detection range of the PLL since they occur at zero and 2π phase differences respectively. Two XOR gates have been added to the conventional D-Flip-flop PFD to eliminate both parameters simultaneously. The proposed system has been simulated using Multisim 14.3 and tested using a 10 MHz input frequency. The simulation results show the system is free of dead and blind zones.

Keywords: Phase-locked loop (PLL), Phase Frequency Detectors (PFD), Dead zone, Blind zone .




F. Sh. Khalifa*, Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Anbar, Ramadi 31001, Iraq; Email: f.sh.khalifa@uoanbar.edu.iq

Hamid R. Alsanad, Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Anbar, Ramadi 31001, Iraq;Email: ahmed.s.abd@uoanbar.edu.iq

Ahmed Shakir Al-Hiti, Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Anbar, Ramadi 31001, Iraq;Email: hamid.radam@uoanbar.edu.iq

Yousif I. Al Mashhadany*, Biomedical Engineering Research Center, University of Anbar, Ramadi 31001, Iraq; Email: yousif.mohammed@uoanbar.edu.iq

Takialddin Al Smadi, Faculty of Engineering, Jerash University, Jerash, Jordan;Email: dsmaditakialddin@gmail.com

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F. Sh. Khalifa, Hamid R. Alsanad, Ahmed Shakir Al-Hiti, Yousif I. Al Mashhadany, Takialddin Al Smadi (2025), Hybrid Design of Phase Frequency Detector Applied in Phase Locked Loop to Eliminate Dead and Blind Zones . IJEER 13(1), 25-29. DOI: 10.37391/IJEER.130104.