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在无线通信终端的功率放大器控制方式中，有线性高但功率效率差的线性方式和输出动态范围受限制但功率效率好的EER方式。在便携电话中，一般使用线性方式。为了改善功率放大器的效率，在本发明的无线通信装置中，组合使用线性方式和EER方式，使得在输出动态范围宽的便携电话中也可使用EER方式。将EER方式的使用限定在高输出范围中，在低输出范围中使用像原来那样的线性方式。通过这个构成，满足线性要求并且改善功率效率。对于2种方式的切换控制方式，还提出了有效的电路构成。通过与响应性快的降压元件组合构成上变频器，提供一种控制范围宽并且响应性快的面向EER方式的电源电压控制电路。
Among power amplifier control methods for wireless communication terminals, there are linear methods with high linearity but poor power efficiency, and EER methods with limited output dynamic range but high power efficiency. In a mobile phone, a linear method is generally used. In order to improve the efficiency of the power amplifier, in the wireless communication device of the present invention, the linear method and the EER method are used in combination, so that the EER method can be used also in a mobile phone having a wide output dynamic range. The use of the EER method is limited to the high output range, and the original linear method is used in the low output range. With this configuration, linearity requirements are satisfied and power efficiency is improved. An effective circuit configuration is also proposed for the switching control method of the two methods. Combining an up-converter with a fast-response step-down element provides a wide control range and fast-response power supply voltage control circuit for the EER method.
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The application is that application number is 03155422.9, the applying date is on September 5th, 2003, denomination of invention is divided an application for the application of " radio communication device ".
Technical field
The present invention relates to device that in the wireless communication system of portable phone, WLAN etc., sends and the structure that in this device, is used as the integrated circuit of parts.Be particularly useful for adopting by the two the radio communication device of wireless communication system of modulation system of variation transmission information of phase place and amplitude.
Background technology
At first, use Fig. 7 illustrate wireless communication system with consumed power in the dispensing device increase, the relation of the input-output characteristic of the power amplifier of the power efficiency of left and right sides dispensing device integral body and power efficiency (figure is ideograph, the power efficiency characteristic of each power amplifier may not unanimity) to a great extent.From the curve 701 of input-output characteristic as can be known, keep each condition of circuit such as bias voltage certain and when improving input power, the proportional saturation point 702 that increases to of the power output of power amplifier and the logarithm of input power (dB), but after the saturation point, irrelevant with input power, roughly keep certain value.The former output is called the saturated of the range of linearity 703, the latter with the proportional zone of input and is that certain zone of exporting is called zone of saturation 704.The linearity of amplifier (can verily keep sending the degree that the shape of signal is amplified) is high in the range of linearity, in the zone of saturation owing to send the shape distortion greatly of signal, modulation accuracy, the out-of-band parasitic radioactive nature of communication channel is worsened.On the other hand, power efficiency 705 in the zone of saturation high and in the range of linearity along with input power reduces and rapid deterioration.The position of saturation point 702 and input-output characteristic curve can change by the condition that changes peripheral circuit such as bias voltage.
That the amplitude that sends signal keeps is certain, (BPSK for example: binary phase shift keying), the distortion of the amplitude direction of signal can not become problem to the modulation system by phase change transmission information.Therefore, using in the wireless communication system of this modulation system, generally is to pay attention to power efficiency, uses the zone of saturation (below be called regulex) of amplifier.On the other hand, only by amplitude or by the two the modulation system (16QAM for example: the quadrature amplitude modulation method), when sending distorted signals, because can not the correct decision data, so demanding linearity of variation transmission information of amplitude and phase place at receiver side.Thereby, in using the wireless communication system of this modulation system, generally be pay attention to linear, the range of linearity (below be called linear amplifier) of using amplifier.
Here, the constituting of the transmission radio section of wireless communication terminal of original use linear amplifier and interface portion (constitute about whole terminal, with reference to figure 1, working of an invention mode etc.) is described by Fig. 2.Transmission IQ signal from base band part 201 is transformed to analog signal with the DAC in the interface portion 202 (digital to analog converter) 203,204, after carrying out filtering, be modulated to the signal of the frequency of hope frequency frequency band by the quadrature modulator 206 of RF-IC205 inside, meet the gain adjustment of transmission power control by AGC (automatic gain control) amplifier 207, be delivered to leading section after amplifying by power amplifier 208.Owing to use linear amplifier in this formation, satisfy linearity easily, but compare with regulex, the power efficiency difference becomes problem.
Also study from the technology of the good also raising linearity of regulex of external control efficient is former.Be well known that on the principle that people such as F.H.Raab have discussed the suitable example to wireless transmitter in EER (envelope cancellation and the recovery) mode.
Non-patent literature 1 is F.H.Raab etc., " L-band transmitter usingKahn EER technique " IEEE Trans.Microwave TheoryTech, Vo1.46, pp.2220-2225, Dec.1998.The principle of EER mode is described and uses its original transmission radio section and the formation of interface portion by Fig. 3.Be separated into amplitude composition 311 and phase component 312 (Fig. 8 803 and 804) from the transmission IQ signal 310 of base band part 301 (Fig. 8 801 and 802) by R θ transformation component 305.Specifically, this processing is that the result with the synthetic IQ composition of vector is divided into two, and to a composition restriction amplitude, becomes the signal of certain amplitude, only as phase information.To another composition, carry out the envelope detection, only as amplitude information.In this example, be transformed to the laggard line translation of analog signal with DAC303,304 and handle, but also can be that digital sending signal is carried out being transformed to analog signal again after this processing.Frequency mixer 307 in the phase component 312 usefulness RF-IC306 is transformed to the signal of the frequency of hope frequency frequency band, and is input in the power amplifier 308.During this constituted, owing to use regulex, output was irrelevant with the amplitude of input signal, for certain amplitude (with reference to figure 7 704).Modulation and Amplitude Modulation circuit 309 in the amplitude composition 311 usefulness RF-IC306 is transformed to the supply voltage modulation signal of power amplifier 308, is input in the supply voltage pin of power amplifier 308.By the supply voltage of modulation power amplifier, make the envelope variation of output waveform, obtain the high-frequency high-power output 313 identical shaped with original waveform.
In this mode, even but comprise in the amplitude-modulated wireless communication system the also good regulex of utilization ratio, therefore compare with the original mode of using linear amplifier, can realize high efficiency transmission system.But as what learn from Fig. 7, in the low scope of power output, amplifier has arrived outside the zone of saturation, degradation in efficiency.And the dynamic range of the decision of the variable range (the variation proportional band of the variation of power output and supply voltage) by supply voltage power output, therefore with compare by regulating the linear mode that input power obtains dynamic range, be difficult to expanded scope.Therefore, think that it is applicable to and used as power output strides across wide region sharply changing, be the PAPR (ratio of peak value and average power) of signal big modulation system, it is inappropriate being striden across wide region and changed in the wireless communication system of average level of power output by transmission power control.
Mainly in the second generation mobile telephone system of GSM (global system for mobile communications) etc. use phase modulation method, so wireless terminal uses regulex more, obtain approximate 60% power efficiency.But, in recent years, in the third generation mobile telephone system and Wireless LAN system that begins gradually to serve, be the high speed and the number of users increase of corresponding data rate, need to improve frequency utilization efficient, therefore many uses once can transmit the many-valued modulation system of more information.In the many-valued modulation system, because demanding linearity, wireless terminal uses linear amplifier more, but its power efficiency maximum is 40～45%, and mean time on the gamut of power output obviously deteriorates into 8～10%, and consumed power increases becomes problem.Especially, in battery-driven portable terminal device, the continuous action time is exerted an influence, so consumed power reduction (being that power efficiency improves) becomes a big problem.Need a kind of regulation that had both satisfied modulation accuracy and the out-of-band parasitism of communication channel is radiated by high linearity, reduce the new method of consumed power simultaneously again.
Summary of the invention
Among the present invention,, make and in the wide system terminal of out-put dynamic range, also can use above-mentioned EER mode such, be used in combination original linear mode and EER mode for dealing with above-mentioned requirements.As more than the certain value time, in low output area, use the structure of the linear mode of picture original by using of EER mode being limited to power output, satisfy linear the requirement and reduction terminals consume power.Proposing a kind of effective circuit and constitute, is being effective aspect the partial commonization of the switching controls mode of dual mode and circuit.
Constitute upconverter by the voltage drop element fast (adjuster etc.) combination, the source voltage control circuit of the EER mode that control range is wide and response is fast is provided with response.Be before the output of power amplifier, to analyze the signal waveform information that sends, when judgment mode is replaced and whether needed to boost, generate mode the control signal of each element.
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Fig. 1 is the figure that the general terminal structure that uses in the wireless communication system is described;
Fig. 2 is the figure of the transmission radio section interface portion configuration example of the original linear mode of expression;
Fig. 3 is the figure of the transmission radio section interface portion configuration example of the original EER mode of expression;
Fig. 4 is the figure of the transmission radio section interface portion configuration example of the expression first embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 5 is the figure of the transmission radio section interface portion configuration example of the expression second embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 6 is the figure of the transmission radio section interface portion configuration example of the expression third embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 7 is the ideograph of the relation of expression input-output characteristic of power amplifier and power efficiency;
Fig. 8 is the concept map of IQ → R θ conversion;
Fig. 9 is the figure of the transmission radio section interface portion configuration example of the expression fourth embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 10 is the figure of the 3rd embodiment of expression transmission power control of the present invention;
Figure 11 is the figure of first embodiment of expression transmission power control of the present invention;
Figure 12 is the figure of second embodiment of expression transmission power control of the present invention;
Figure 13 is the figure of the determination processing circuit that boosts of expression transmission power control of the present invention;
Figure 14 is the figure of the transmission radio section interface portion configuration example of the expression fifth embodiment of the present invention.
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At first, illustrate that by Fig. 1 the general terminal of using in the wireless communication system constitutes.The received signal that receives from antenna 107 separate by the duplexers (or duplexer) in the leading section 101 and is sent reception, carry out filtering after, accept frequency translation at radio section 102, fall into the base band frequency band.And signal is transformed to digital signal in interface portion 103, by base band part 104 demodulation, through user interface part 105 outputs, the processing after supplying with.Import base band part 104 to the transmission signal that the base station sends through user interface part 105, accept modulation treatment such as error correction coding.Afterwards, send signal and in interface portion 103, be transformed to analog signal, in radio section 102, become the signal of the frequency of hope frequency frequency band, after leading section 101 filtering, send from antenna 107.In the control part 106, use CPU or DSP to carry out the setting of parameter value of each one and time control etc.The invention particularly relates to the circuit constructive method of high-frequency integrated circuit (RF-IC) 108, power amplifier (109), EER control part (110) and the interface portion 103 of one of critical piece as radio section 102.The part that interface portion 103 physically can be used as base band part 104 constitutes, and a part that also can be used as RF-IC108 constitutes, and a part that also can be used as EER control part 110 constitutes.The part that EER control part 110 can be used as RF-IC108 constitutes, and also can cooperate the power amplifier module as the EER mode with power amplifier 109.
Then use Fig. 4 that first embodiment that transmission radio section of the present invention and interface portion constitute is described.In the present embodiment, do not carry out R θ conversion in the envelope detection section 409 of interface portion 401, only carry out envelope detection (extraction of amplitude information), original transmission signal and the amplitude information that have separated to RF-IC402 output IQ.RF-IC402, is amplified by AGC amplifier 404 cooperation transmission power control as the input signal that original IQ has separated with quadrature modulator 403 frequency translations.Here, use quadrature modulator, but obviously need only the contents processing equivalence, circuit constitutes difference also can obtain identical effect.The above input signal of 405 pairs of certain threshold voltages of limiter that connects the back level of AGC amplifier 404 carries out amplitude limit.When limiter produced amplitude limit, because base current Ib increases, so the base current of Ib monitoring modular 406 monitoring limiters has produced amplitude limit if detect, then the enable signal with Modulation and Amplitude Modulation circuit 405 switched to effectively.Modulation and Amplitude Modulation circuit 405 is transformed to the supply voltage modulation signal of power amplifier 408 with the amplitude information of input, from when effective, outputing to the supply voltage pin of power amplifier 408 as the enable signal of the Ib monitor 407 of control part.Ib monitoring modular 406 is detecting when having produced amplitude limit, the bias voltage of change power amplifier 408 is set so that saturation point descends, and makes power output saturated, when not producing amplitude limit, the change bias voltage is set so that saturation point rises, and makes power output unsaturated.Like this, making up original linear mode and EER mode, is more than the certain value time by the EER mode being defined in power, then in the specification of wide portable phone of out-put dynamic range etc., also can use the good regulex of power efficiency.The advantage of present embodiment is because RF-IC carries out the switching of linear mode/EER mode separately, carries out proof of algorithm easily and is the judgement that switch on the basis with the monitoring information of the base current Ib of limiter.
Then use Fig. 5 that second embodiment that transmission radio section of the present invention and interface portion constitute is described.In the present embodiment, the R θ transformation component 504 of interface portion 502 is placed on before the DAC505,506, realizes function by Digital Signal Processing.Be the switching that linear mode/EER mode is carried out on the basis with transmission power level information in the R θ transformation component 504 from base band part 501, during linear mode, do not carry out signal processing, directly output signal, during the EER mode, carry out the separation and Extraction of amplitude information and phase information.Amplitude information and illustrate previously same, extract by the envelope detection.Phase information is owing to handled by RF-IC easily under the situation that the binary IQ with quadrature represents, so in the present embodiment, phase information represents with the IQ on the unit circle, outputs to RF-IC503 (Fig. 8 805 and 806).RF-IC503 and illustrate previously same, the input signal with quadrature modulator 507 frequency translations are represented with the IQ on the unit circle is amplified by AGC amplifier 508 cooperation transmission power control.Here, use quadrature modulator, but obviously need only the contents processing equivalence, circuit constitutes difference also can obtain identical effect.Output is connected to power amplifier 510 with the output of AGC amplifier 508 when certain threshold value is above, use the EER mode to amplify.Output is when certain threshold value is following, and also the output with AGC amplifier 508 is connected to power amplifier 510, but the parameter setting of change bias voltage etc. by adjusting output level with the AGC amplifier, uses the range of linearity of power amplifier to amplify.And, output hour, less need amplifying signal, during via power amplifier, be subjected to the distortion effect of amplifier, signal quality worsens sometimes, therefore the output with AGC amplifier 508 is connected to buffer 509, does not output to leading section via power amplifier 510.Therefore signal after the switch 511 that output is selected has passed through to amplify wishes to use low-loss the sort of.When the switching that connects with amplification method, first threshold by setting the transmission power output become the judgment standard when linear mode switches to the EER mode respectively and become second threshold value of the transmission power output of the judgment standard when the EER mode switches to linear mode, when the transmission power output frequently changes, also can have the hysteresis quality of frequently not switching between first or second threshold value.The advantage of present embodiment is to switch and R θ conversion process with the Digital Signal Processing implementation, can simply change the threshold value and the mapping mode of switching by software modification, with be the judgement that switch on the basis with transmission power level information from base band part, and threshold value has hysteresis quality when switching.
Re-use the 3rd embodiment that Fig. 6 illustrates that transmission radio section of the present invention and interface portion constitute.In the present embodiment, same with second embodiment, the R θ transformation component 604 of interface portion 602 is realized function by Digital Signal Processing, is the switching that linear mode/EER mode is carried out on the basis with the transmission power level information from base band part 601.During linear mode, do not carry out signal processing, directly output signal during the EER mode, is carried out the separation and Extraction of amplitude information and phase information.The R θ conversion process of present embodiment and original EER mode are same, carry out the extraction of phase information by limiter, are carried out the extraction of amplitude information by the envelope detection.The situation that will be output as use linear mode below certain threshold value below is made as (1), is output as more than certain threshold value and uses the situation of EER mode to be made as (2).Among the DAC605 under the situation of input I composition, (2) under the situation of (1) input phase information, among the DAC606 under the situation of input Q composition, (2) under the situation of (1) input amplitude information.Switch 607 is connected to the output of DAC606 the Q composition baseband filter of RF-IC under the situation of (1), under the situation of (2) this output is connected to the Modulation and Amplitude Modulation circuit.Switch 610 is connected to AGC amplifier 611 with IQ composition sum under the situation of (1), only phase component is connected to AGC amplifier 611 under the situation of (2).Switch 612 is connected to buffer 613 with the output of AGC amplifier under the situation of (1), do not output to leading section via power amplifier 614.(2) under the situation this output is connected to power amplifier 614, uses the ERR mode to amplify.The advantage of present embodiment is by linear mode and the shared DAC of EER mode, has suppressed the circuit scale increase.
Then as the transmission radio section of realizing the EER mode and the 4th embodiment of interface portion, the formation of key diagram 9.Later embodiment is the formation of only corresponding EER mode, but as above-mentioned first to the 3rd embodiment, is used in combination also with linear mode and can obtains effect same.In the present embodiment, the IQ → EER transformation component 902 of interface portion 901 is placed on before DAC904～906, realizes its function by Digital Signal Processing, but as long as function equivalent realize also can obtaining effect same with analog.Separation and Extraction amplitude information and phase information in IQ → EER transformation component 902.Phase information is used in the IQ orthogonal component of projection on the unit circle to be represented, is output among the RF-IC907.Signal is different with sending, and transmission power level information L also delivers to EER control part 910 from base band part 104 through the DAC903 of interface portion.The input signal that RF-IC907 represents with the IQ on the quadrature modulator 908 frequency translation unit circles.Frequency translation, the synthetic result of IQ are input to the signal input pin of saturation type power amplifier 909.Here used the IQ souvenir on the unit circle and the frequency translation of quadrature modulator, but if the contents processing equivalence, circuit constitutes difference also can obtain effect same.On the other hand, amplitude information R is imported in the EER control part 910, cooperate the separated control signal that is transformed to upconverter and voltage drop element of transmission power level information L after, supply with upconverter 911 and voltage drop element 912.Upconverter 911 and voltage drop element 912 are connected in series in DC power supply Vdd913, the supply voltage of the supply voltage pin of controlling and driving power amplifier 909.The output voltage of saturation type power amplifier 909 is basic to be changed pro rata with supply voltage, but therefore by controlling the envelope of supply voltage modulated output signal.Also apply voltage control not only to the terminal of the supply voltage side of power amplifier, and to the terminal of ground connection side,, just can obtain same effect as long as the voltage that is applied on the power amplifier is identical.But in this case, the input of power amplifier need be differential input.
Then use Figure 14 that the 5th embodiment of the formation of transmission radio section of the present invention and interface portion is described.In the present embodiment, use non-patent literature 2 disclosed biasing PLL modes among the RF-IC1402.
[non-patent literature 2]
T.Yamawaki etc., " A2.7-VGSM RF transceiver IC " IEEEJournal of Solid-State Circuits Vo132, Issue 12, pp2089-2096, Dec.1997
Input signal from interface portion 1401 is the IF frequency band by quadrature modulator 1403 frequency translations, and the synthetic result of IQ is input to the FREQUENCY CONTROL terminal of RF-VCO1405 by phase comparator 1404.The output of RF-VCO1405 is amplified by power amplifier 1406, on the other hand, is cut apart by coupler, with local signal 1407 mixing of frequency mixer 1408 with the IF frequency, to phase comparator 1404 feedbacks.In the present embodiment, at the control signal L1410 of upconverter with to the control signal R1411 of voltage drop element, the IQ in interface portion → EER transformation component separates conversion by Digital Signal Processing.Thus, can alleviate the processing load of EER control part 1407.Separating conversion process can be undertaken by base band part.Cut apart the output signal of power amplifier 1406 and feed back to EER control part 1409 with coupler.Also can consider to make feedback signal return the formation of interface portion or base band part.Each inscape of configuration example shown in Figure 14 can be distinguished separately and the displacement of the appropriate section of the 4th embodiment.
Then use Figure 11 that first embodiment of transmission power control of the present invention is described.In the wireless communication system of use IEEE802.11a etc., OFDM (orthogonal frequency division is multiplexing) mode, it is characterized in that PAPR501 (Peak to Average Power Ratio: the peak value of power output is to the ratio of mean value) is greatly to 12-17dB.For in the system of the instantaneous conversion amplitude broad that sends output, using the EER mode, need widen the supply voltage span of control limit of control of power amplifier as far as possible, but the mains voltage variations amplitude of power amplifier is about 2～3V usually, in this amplitude, be controlled to variation 12dB (about 15 times) for sending output, need supply voltage-transmission output characteristic sharply to tilt, implement difficulty.In the present embodiment, use upconverter, only transmitted power compare with mean value significantly increase during in 1102, the supply voltage of power amplifier is boosted to the value higher than the supply voltage of DC power supply, drop to desired value and carry out fast the envelope modulation by will control voltage with voltage drop element again.The output voltage waveforms of the output voltage waveforms of 1103 expression upconverter, 1104 expression voltage drop elements.
1102 the required circuit configuration example of scope during the expression decision is boosted in Figure 13.Synthesize at the IQ transmission signal 1301 of base band part, detect the maximum of baseband signal at peak value holding circuit 1302 modulation.By 1303 relatively boost switching threshold and output maximums, if more than threshold value, unlatchings of selecting to boost below threshold value, then select to boost to close, and butt joint oral area 1308 interior IQ-EER transformation component 1305 or EER control parts set.For the processing delay of correcting block 1302 and 1303 and the treatment circuit delay Tdc of the EER control part 110 of back level, need delay to send signal to the input of IQ-EER transformation component 1305.In delay element 1304, use memory or shift register etc.The above-mentioned decision circuitry 1306 of boosting can comprise one of base band part 1307, interface portion 1308, EER control part 110 on constituting.
Then use Figure 12 that second embodiment of transmission output control of the present invention is described.In the present embodiment, use the upconverter identical with first embodiment, but the determining method difference during boosting.Among first embodiment, relatively send output waveform one by one, only during necessity, boost, and in the present embodiment, only judge once to have or not and boost that in the time of need boosting, 1201 all boost during this control cycle in transmission power control in the cycle.Judgement number of times during owing to boost is few, and power efficiency has some reductions, reduce but handle load, so the consumed power of control circuit reduces.From the control cycle aspect, can be implemented in base band part 104 judge boost during, only rely on the formation of control signal in interface portion 103.The judgement of during certain control cycle, whether boosting in 1201 with according to the channel parameter in sending (modulation system of using, simultaneously the number of channel that sends of multichannel, interchannel power ratio, to the bit method of adjustment of each channel output and the output of synthetic back etc.) the maximum PAPR value 1202 obtained and on average control level value 1203 carry out as the basis.The average control level value 1203 of maximum PAPR value 1202+ is boosted and is closed when boosting switching threshold 1204, the average control level value 1203 of maximum PAPR value 1202+ when boosting switching threshold 1204, the unlatching of boosting.Make under the continuous situation of the closed period of boosting according to the channel parameter condition, only otherwise the parameter relevant with above-mentioned determine type changed the action of the decision circuitry that can stop or stopping itself.Upconverter is in the time that only takies circuit delay Tdc from the process that begins to control to the actual rising of output voltage, and therefore control starts from than the actual timing of carrying out transmission power control only forward Tdc1205 the time.Under the situation of restoring, on the contrary, finish back change control voltage fully at this control period.The output voltage waveforms of the output voltage waveforms of 1206 expression upconverter, 1207 expression voltage drop elements.The switching determination of the linear mode of the second and the 3rd embodiment and EER mode is also used with above-mentioned same method and is reduced the judgement number of times, can alleviate the load of control circuit.
Then use Figure 10 that the 3rd embodiment of transmission output control of the present invention is described.In the radio communication specification of W-CDMA etc., mutual monitoring wireless communication conditions is carried out available suitable power and is communicated such closed loop transmission power control between base station and the terminal.In the example of W-CDMA (the DS-FDD mode of 3GPP specification), the timing that the transmitted power of wireless terminal cooperates time slot to begin in each control cycle 1001 (1 time slot is 667 μ m) only changes ± and 1 power control pitch 1002 is (usually under the situation about sending=1dBm).During below explanation transmission of the present invention constitutes corresponding to the method for this transmission power control.
(1) situation of 1 power control of transmitted power rising pitch (continuous situation about rising more than 2 times)
In the present embodiment, to control in order being stable at, will to control voltage with voltage drop element to be reduced to desired value, carry out the modulation of Fast Packet winding thread than being used for obtaining necessary control result's the transmitted power high value of needed supply voltage controlling value by upconverter.Wish that upconverter control nargin 1003 is with identical by the PAPR of the modulation system decision that sends signal.In the process of control transmitted power, power control continuous more than 2 times under the situation of (risings) direction just (1004 among the figure), in fact cooperate the timing of raising transmitted power, began to control upconverter in the past in Tdc (1005) time.The output voltage waveforms of upconverter is represented 1007 at the average output voltage level of 1006 expressions, voltage drop element.
(2) transmitted power the is descended situation (from just changing negative situation into) of 1 power control pitch
In the process of control transmitted power, power control from just (risings) under the situation of negative (decline) transformation (1008 the figure), as situation about rising, reality can not reduce it before the timing that reduces transmitted power, therefore the control voltage of upconverter still keeps the output level identical with last time during next transmission power control cycle, deals with by increasing the amount that is reduced by voltage drop element.
(3) situation of 1 power control of transmitted power decline pitch (continuous situation about descending more than 2 times)
In the process of control transmitted power, continuous more than 2 times under the situation of negative (reductions) (1009 among the figure), in fact cooperate the timing that reduces transmitted power, the control voltage of upconverter is only reduced the size of controlling pitch.Produce the enough and to spare of 1 control pitch size in above-mentioned (2) stage in the control nargin of upconverter, therefore can before the change point of reality, operate.
(4) transmitted power the is risen situation (changing positive situation into) of 1 power control pitch from negative
In the process of control transmitted power, power control is from bearing (decline) under the situation of just (rising) transformation (1010 the figure), the control voltage of upconverter still keeps the output level identical with last time during next transmission power control cycle, deal with by reducing the amount that is reduced by voltage drop element.(2) produce the enough and to spare of 1 control pitch size in the stage of (3) in the control nargin of upconverter, so do not need to improve again power.
Among the present invention, being that example is illustrated as the first potential difference generating means of Modulation and Amplitude Modulation circuit with upconverter, but but use and not only can boost but also the last low-converter of step-down, can realize more effective circuit.In addition, the control method of the 3rd control embodiment can obtain same effect applicable in the circuit that uses the low-converter that only carries out step-down.
Among the present invention, to have utilized and the linear amplifier EER mode of the good regulex of specific efficiency mutually in order in the wide radio communication system terminals such as portable phone of out-put dynamic range, also using, and to be used in combination original linear mode and EER mode.As more than the certain value time, in low output area, use the structure of the linear mode of picture original by using of EER mode being limited to power output, satisfy linear the requirement and reduction terminals consume power.In addition, by the formation of the voltage drop element that response is fast and power converter combination, it is wide and respond fast EER mode source voltage control circuit to propose a kind of control range.
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1. radio communication device is characterized in that comprising:
Send the baseband part of the Base-Band Processing of signal;
To be phase signal and amplitude signal from the transmission Signal Separation of this baseband part input, export above-mentioned phase signal, be transformed to control signal and the control signal of the second potential difference generation device and the transform component of output of the first potential difference generation device according to above-mentioned amplitude signal;
Amplify from the phase signal of above-mentioned transform component input and output to the radio parts of front end component corresponding to sending output ground;
To output to the front end component of antenna from the signal of above-mentioned radio parts output, wherein
Above-mentioned radio parts possesses:
The quadrature modulator that phase signal from the input of above-mentioned transform component is carried out frequency translation;
Amplify the signal after the said frequencies conversion and output to the power amplifier of above-mentioned front end component;
According to the control signal of the first potential difference generation device and the control signal of the second potential difference generation device, the Modulation and Amplitude Modulation circuit that the control voltage of the supply voltage of controlling above-mentioned power amplifier is changed, wherein
Constitute above-mentioned Modulation and Amplitude Modulation circuit by producing the first potential difference generating means that control voltage makes that supply voltage to above-mentioned power amplifier boosts as required and being connected in series with the above-mentioned first potential difference generating means and producing the combination that control voltage makes the supply voltage of above-mentioned power amplifier carry out the second potential difference generating means of step-down as required
By above-mentioned transform component based on amplitude signal, transmission power level information and transmitting channel parameter setting information, at the above-mentioned first and second potential difference generating meanss, generate the control signal of the first potential difference generation device and the control signal of the second potential difference generation device.
2. radio communication device according to claim 1 is characterized in that:
Use following such device: the above-mentioned first potential difference generating means is compared with the above-mentioned second potential difference generating means, and power conversion efficiency is good, and the above-mentioned second potential difference generating means is compared with the above-mentioned first potential difference generating means, and the output voltage variable velocity is fast.
3. radio communication device according to claim 1 is characterized in that:
When the control signal of the control signal that generates the above-mentioned first potential difference generation device and the second potential difference generation device, as the transmitting channel parameter, with reference to the transmitted power of the number of channel of employed modulation system, multiplexed transmission simultaneously, interchannel than, to the bit method of adjustment of each channel output and the output of synthetic back.
4. radio communication device according to claim 1 is characterized in that:
Be the radio communication device that is used to carry out in the wireless communication system of closed loop transmission power control,
By using the control voltage control of the above-mentioned first potential difference generating means, the transmission power control of closed-loop tracking,
By using the control voltage control of the above-mentioned second potential difference generating means, the instantaneous change of controlling packet winding thread,
Based on the control voltage of the above-mentioned first potential difference generation device, will wish that the peaked value of instantaneous amplitude of fluctuation that the average transmitting power level adds envelope as desired value, remains the value of wishing more than the average transmitting power level with transmitted power always,
Based on the control voltage of the above-mentioned second potential difference generation device, transmitted power is reduced to the value of regulation.
5. radio communication device according to claim 4 is characterized in that:
By transmission power control, continue under the situation of 2 control cycle ground rising power or lasting 2 control cycle ground reduction power,
Corresponding to the output voltage variable velocity of the above-mentioned second potential difference generating means, the transmission power control of stipulating in the specification than above-mentioned wireless communication system is regularly earlier controlled the control voltage of the above-mentioned first potential difference generating means,
To negative, or under the situation about just changing from negative sense,, still keep the value before 1 control cycle in the controlling party of transmission power control as the desired value of the control voltage of the above-mentioned first potential difference generating means from forward.
6. radio communication device according to claim 1 is characterized in that:
By to comparing from the level of the transmission signal of above-mentioned baseband part output and the threshold value of regulation, judge whether boost, also postpone identical amount by sending signal, proofread and correct the delay that this determination processing causes.
7. radio communication device according to claim 6 is characterized in that:
The not judgement of whether boosting one by one, but in certain control cycle, only carry out 1 time, thereby the control load alleviated.
8. radio communication device according to claim 6 is characterized in that:
According to the condition of the parameter relevant with the judgement of boosting, under the continuous situation, the judgement itself of boosting stops or stopping during not boosting.
9. according to any one described radio communication device of claim 1～8, it is characterized in that:
In above-mentioned transform component and above-mentioned baseband part, above-mentioned quadrature modulator, the above-mentioned Modulation and Amplitude Modulation circuit any one is integrated on same circuit or the module.
10. according to any one described radio communication device of claim 1～8, it is characterized in that:
In above-mentioned Modulation and Amplitude Modulation circuit and above-mentioned quadrature modulator, the above-mentioned power amplifier any one is integrated on same circuit or the module.
11. an integrated circuit is the integrated circuit of the amplification of the transmission signal that front end component was imported and outputed in control from baseband part in radio communication device, it is characterized in that comprising:
To be phase signal and amplitude signal from the transmission Signal Separation of above-mentioned baseband part input, export above-mentioned phase signal, be transformed to the control signal of the first potential difference generation device and the control signal of the second phase difference generation device that is connected in series with the above-mentioned first potential difference generation device and the transform component of output according to above-mentioned amplitude signal;
The quadrature modulator that phase signal from the input of above-mentioned transform component is carried out frequency translation,
Amplify the signal after the said frequencies conversion and output to the power amplifier of above-mentioned front end component;
According to the control signal of the first potential difference generation device and the control signal of the second potential difference generation device, the Modulation and Amplitude Modulation circuit that the control voltage of the supply voltage of controlling above-mentioned power amplifier is changed, wherein
In above-mentioned transform component, according to amplitude signal, transmission power level information and transmitting channel parameter setting information, generate the control signal of the first potential difference generation device and the control signal of the second potential difference generation device, wherein the control signal of this first potential difference generation device is used to control as required and produces the first potential difference generating means that control voltage makes that supply voltage to above-mentioned power amplifier boosts, and the control signal of the second potential difference generation device is used to control and produces control voltage as required and make the supply voltage of above-mentioned power amplifier carry out the second potential difference generating means of step-down.
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