Frequency-locked loop circuit providing large pull-in range

Presents a frequency-locking circuit that provides a larger pull-in bandwidth than that of a conventional automatic frequency control (AFC) circuit. In addition, the proposed circuit has a stable mode of operation over the full frequency response of the frequency discriminator, and locks the oscillator at exactly the centre frequency of this discriminator. The frequency offset and the unstable mode of operation presented by the conventional circuit outside its pull-in range can thus be eliminated.