CN201426111Y - Doherty envelope tracking power amplifier - Google Patents
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The utility model discloses a Doherty envelope tracking power amplifier, which comprises a power divider, a peak amplifier, a carrier amplifier, a coupler, an envelope extraction unit and a first linear amplification unit, wherein radio frequency signal input ends are respectively connected with the input end of the power divider and the input end of the envelope extraction unit; the output end ofthe power divider are connected with the input end of the peak amplifier and the input end of the carrier amplifier respectively; the output end of the carrier amplifier is coupled with the output end of the peak amplifier; and the output end of the envelope extraction unit is connected with the grid electrode end of the carrier amplifier by the first linear amplification unit. In the utility model, under the condition that the output signal gain is basically not changed, the carrier amplifier can lead the linearity of the output signal to be optimal at real time according to the change of the envelope inputting the radio frequency signal, so as to improve the linearity of the output signal of the carrier amplifier, thereby improving the efficiency of the Doherty envelope tracking power amplifier.
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Technical field
The utility model relates to mobile communication system intermediate power amplifier design field, relates in particular to a kind of Doherty envelope tracking power amplifier.
Background technology
In recent years, along with the Large scale construction of 3G network, in order to reduce CAPEX (CapitalExpenditure, equipment investment) and OPEX (Operating Expense, operation cost), the efficient of power amplifier more and more becomes the focus that operator pays close attention to.Can improve common the having of technology of efficiency power amplifier: Doherty technology, envelope-tracking technology, envelope are eliminated regeneration techniques, adaptive-biased technology, peak value minimizing technology etc.High efficiency power amplifier not only can be saved the electricity charge for operator, can also save the investment of auxiliary facilities such as power supply, and because the simplification of production technology has reduced the requirement of complete machine heat radiation, increases stabilization of equipment performance, and network performance is better.
The Doherty technology is to improve a kind of common technology of efficiency power amplifier at present, its schematic block circuit diagram as shown in Figure 1, this Doherty power amplifier comprises power splitter, the first wavelength delay cell, carrier amplifier, peak amplifier, the second wavelength delay cell.The radiofrequency signal of power splitter input termination input, an one output is connected with the input of carrier amplifier, and another output is connected with the input of peak amplifier by the first wavelength delay cell; The back output that is of coupled connections of the output of the output of carrier amplifier by the second wavelength delay cell and peak amplifier.Power splitter is divided into the two-way radiofrequency signal with the radiofrequency signal of input, one tunnel radiofrequency signal is amplified back output through carrier amplifier, another road radiofrequency signal outputs to peak amplifier through the first wavelength delay units delay, 1/4 wavelength, exports through after the amplification of peak amplifier; The radiofrequency signal that carrier amplifier amplifies through second delay units delay, 1/4 wavelength after, output to load after the radiofrequency signal coupling of amplifying with peak amplifier again.
Carrier amplifier and peak amplifier can both be designed to transmit peak power output to load with the efficient of the best.Carrier amplifier is conventional AB or class-b amplifier, can control its operating state by grid voltage 2 value sizes are set in the real work.Peak amplifier is ability amplifying signal when the input radio frequency signal power surpasses a certain minimum threshold only, usually makes it be operated in similar C class state by fence 1 value size is set in the real work.
Grid voltage 2 values of carrier amplifier are to set a fixed value according to the average power of the radiofrequency signal of input, to guarantee the signal linearization optimum of carrier amplifier output, thereby when improving Doherty power amplifier output effect, also make the linearisation of output signal reach optimum.But because the envelope of input radio frequency signal is a continually varying, and grid voltage 2 values of carrier amplifier are fixed, the operating state of carrier amplifier then can not be set in real time along with the variation of radiofrequency signal envelope, can not keep making the signal linearization of carrier amplifier output reach optimum in real time under the constant situation of output gain signal, cause the efficient of carrier amplifier lower, also just limited the raising of Doherty power amplifier power amplification efficiency.
Summary of the invention
The utility model provides a kind of Doherty envelope tracking power amplifier, and the signal linearization of its carrier amplifier output can reach optimum in real time, has improved the output effect of Doherty envelope-tracking amplifier.
The technical solution of the utility model is: a kind of Doherty envelope tracking power amplifier comprises power splitter, peak amplifier, carrier amplifier;
Also comprise: coupler, envelope extraction unit, first linear amplification unit;
Radio-frequency (RF) signal input end is connected with the input of described power splitter and the input of described envelope extraction unit respectively by described coupler, the output of described power splitter is connected with the input of described peak amplifier and the input of described carrier amplifier respectively, the output of described carrier amplifier and the output of described peak amplifier are of coupled connections, and the output of described envelope extraction unit is connected with the gate terminal of described carrier amplifier by first linear amplification unit;
Described coupler is divided into first radiofrequency signal and second radiofrequency signal with radiofrequency signal, and first radiofrequency signal outputs to described power splitter, and second radiofrequency signal outputs to described envelope extraction unit; Described power splitter is divided into the two-way radiofrequency signal with first radiofrequency signal, wherein one tunnel radiofrequency signal is through the processing and amplifying of described peak amplifier, other one tunnel radiofrequency signal through after the processing and amplifying of described carrier amplifier with described peak amplifier processing and amplifying after signal coupling output;
Described envelope extraction unit is extracted envelope signal from second radiofrequency signal and is outputed to described first linear amplification unit, the grid voltage value that described first linear amplification unit is described carrier amplifier work with described envelope signal processing and amplifying.
Doherty envelope tracking power amplifier of the present utility model extracts envelope signal by envelope extraction unit from the radiofrequency signal of input, and is converted to the grid voltage value of carrier amplifier work after the processing and amplifying through first linear amplification unit; Carrier amplifier can be according to the envelope variation of input radio frequency signal, guaranteeing under the constant substantially situation of output gain signal, make the linearisation of the signal of its output reach optimum in real time, improve the output signal linearityization of carrier amplifier, and then improved the effect of Doherty envelope tracking power amplifier.
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Fig. 1 is the structural principle block diagram of Doherty power amplifier in the prior art;
Fig. 2 is the utility model Doherty envelope tracking power amplifier structural principle block diagram in one embodiment;
Fig. 3 is the utility model Doherty envelope tracking power amplifier structural principle block diagram in one embodiment;
Fig. 4 is the utility model Doherty envelope tracking power amplifier structural principle block diagram in one embodiment;
Fig. 5 is the utility model Doherty envelope tracking power amplifier structural principle block diagram in one embodiment;
Fig. 6 is the utility model Doherty envelope tracking power amplifier structural principle block diagram in one embodiment;
Fig. 7 is the circuit theory diagrams of first linear amplification unit in the utility model Doherty envelope tracking power amplifier;
Fig. 8 is the circuit theory diagrams of second linear amplification unit in the utility model Doherty envelope tracking power amplifier;
Fig. 9 is the circuit theory diagrams of the first envelope filter unit and first linear amplification unit in the utility model Doherty envelope tracking power amplifier;
Figure 10 is the circuit theory diagrams of the second envelope filter unit and second linear amplification unit in the utility model Doherty envelope tracking power amplifier;
Figure 11 is the method flow diagram that the utility model Doherty envelope tracking power amplifier is handled radiofrequency signal.
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Doherty envelope tracking power amplifier of the present utility model extracts envelope signal by envelope extraction unit from the radiofrequency signal of input, and is converted to the grid voltage value of carrier amplifier work after the processing and amplifying through first linear amplification unit; Carrier amplifier can be according to the envelope variation of input radio frequency signal, guaranteeing under the constant substantially situation of output gain signal, make the linearisation of the signal of its output reach optimum in real time, improve the output signal linearityization of carrier amplifier, and then improved the effect of Doherty envelope tracking power amplifier.
Below in conjunction with the drawings and specific embodiments the utility model is done a detailed elaboration.
The utility model Doherty envelope tracking power amplifier as Fig. 2, comprises power splitter, peak amplifier, carrier amplifier, coupler, envelope extraction unit and first linear amplification unit;
Radio-frequency (RF) signal input end is connected with the input of described power splitter and the input of described envelope extraction unit respectively by described coupler, the output of described power splitter is connected with the input of described peak amplifier and the input of described carrier amplifier respectively, the output of described carrier amplifier and the output of described peak amplifier are of coupled connections, and the output of described envelope extraction unit is connected with the gate terminal of described carrier amplifier by first linear amplification unit;
Described coupler is divided into first radiofrequency signal and second radiofrequency signal with radiofrequency signal, this first radiofrequency signal and second radiofrequency signal can be the two-way radiofrequency signal that power does not wait in one embodiment, wherein first radiofrequency signal outputs to described power splitter, and second radiofrequency signal outputs to described envelope extraction unit; Described power splitter is divided into the two-way radiofrequency signal with first radiofrequency signal, wherein one tunnel radiofrequency signal is through the processing and amplifying of described peak amplifier, and other one tunnel radiofrequency signal is through amplifying the signal coupling output of output with described peak amplifier after the processing and amplifying of described carrier amplifier;
Described envelope extraction unit is extracted envelope signal from second radiofrequency signal and is outputed to described first linear amplification unit, the grid voltage value that described first linear amplification unit is described carrier amplifier work with described envelope signal processing and amplifying.The multiplication factor of described first linear amplification unit is that the grid voltage value parameter according to carrier amplifier is provided with, and guarantees to keep under the constant situation of gain at carrier amplifier, and the linearisation of output signal is along with the envelope variation of input radio frequency signal reaches real-time optimum.
This first linear amplification unit is adjusted multiplication factor according to the grid voltage value parameter scope of carrier amplifier, so that described carrier amplifier keeps under the constant substantially situation of gain, the linearisation of output signal reaches real-time optimum according to the envelope variation of input radio frequency signal.Can improve the output signal linearityization of carrier amplifier like this, and then improve the output effect of Doherty envelope tracking power amplifier.
In one embodiment, the utility model Doherty envelope tracking power amplifier also comprises second linear amplification unit, as Fig. 3, is connected between the gate terminal of the output of described envelope extraction unit and described peak amplifier; Described second linear amplification unit, the envelope signal processing and amplifying that is used for described envelope extraction unit output is the grid voltage value of described peak amplifier work.This second linear amplification unit is adjusted multiplication factor according to the grid voltage value parameter scope of peak amplifier, so that the output effect of described peak amplifier reaches the highest in real time according to the variation of input radio frequency signal envelope, can improve the output effect of peak amplifier like this, further improve the output effect of the utility model Doherty envelope tracking power amplifier.
In one embodiment, the utility model Doherty envelope tracking power amplifier also comprises the first envelope filter unit and the second envelope filter unit, as Fig. 4; The described first envelope filter unit is connected between the input of the output of described envelope extraction unit and described first linear amplification unit; The described second envelope filter unit is connected between the input of the output of described envelope extraction unit and described second linear amplification unit.The described first envelope filter unit and the second envelope filter unit are respectively applied for the High-frequency Interference of the signal of the described envelope extraction unit output of filtering, can export comparatively pure envelope signal to first linear amplification unit and second linear amplification unit.
In one embodiment, the utility model Doherty envelope tracking power amplifier, also comprise the time delay adjustment unit, as Fig. 5, be connected between described coupler output and the described power splitter input, after postponing to handle, first radiofrequency signal that is used for importing outputs to the input of described power splitter, to guarantee the radiofrequency signal process coupler of input, power splitter is to the time of carrier amplifier and the radiofrequency signal process coupler of input, envelope extraction unit, and/or the first envelope filter unit, first linear amplification unit is to the time unanimity of the gate terminal of carrier amplifier, and the radiofrequency signal that also can guarantee to import is through coupler, power splitter is to the time of peak amplifier and the radiofrequency signal process coupler of input, envelope extraction unit, and/or the second envelope filter unit, second linear amplification unit is to the time unanimity of the gate terminal of peak amplifier.Can make the envelope variation of the operating state of carrier amplifier, peak amplifier and input radio frequency signal synchronous like this, carrier amplifier, peak amplifier can real-time working under the high efficiency state.
Because envelope extraction unit has claimed range to the power of input radio frequency signal; the radiofrequency signal that power is too big can burn out envelope extraction unit; in order to protect envelope extraction unit; in one embodiment; the utility model Doherty envelope tracking power amplifier; as Fig. 5; also comprise the power attenuation unit; be connected between the input of the output of described coupler and described envelope extraction unit, be used for the radiofrequency signal of described coupler coupling is carried out outputing to described envelope extraction unit after the power attenuation.
In one embodiment, the utility model Doherty envelope tracking power amplifier as Fig. 6, also comprises first delay cell and second delay cell; Described first delay cell is connected between described power splitter output and the described peak amplifier input; Described second delay cell, one end is connected with described carrier amplifier output, and the output of the other end and described peak amplifier is of coupled connections;
After postponing to handle, the radiofrequency signal that described first delay cell is used for that described power splitter is exported outputs to the input of described peak amplifier; Described second delay cell is used for the signal delay after the described carrier amplifier processing and amplifying is handled back output.Phase place equates when guaranteeing that carrier amplifier amplifies the signal of output and signal that peak amplifier amplifies output and is coupled, and further improves the power of Doherty power amplifier output.
In one embodiment, described first linear amplification unit in the utility model Doherty envelope tracking power amplifier as Fig. 7, comprises the first differential amplifier U1, first capacitor C 1, first resistance R 1, second resistance R 2; The output of described envelope extraction unit is connected with the normal phase input end of the described first differential amplifier U1 and an end of described first capacitor C 1 respectively, the other end of described first capacitor C 1 is connected with the negative-phase input of the described first differential amplifier U1 by first resistance R 1, described second resistance R 2 is connected between the output of the negative-phase input of the described first differential amplifier U1 and the described first differential amplifier U1, the first feeder ear V1 is connected with the negative-phase input of the described first differential amplifier U1 by described first resistance R 1, and the output of the described first differential amplifier U1 is connected with the gate terminal of described carrier amplifier.Can adjust the first linear amplification unit amplification multiple by the magnitude of voltage of adjusting the first feeder ear V1, the value that reaches first resistance R 1 and second resistance R 2.
In order to protect the first differential amplifier U1; and the direct current of the envelope signal of filtering envelope extraction unit output disturbs; described first linear amplification unit also comprises the 3rd capacitor C 3 and the 5th resistance R 5; one end of described the 3rd capacitor C 3 is connected with the output of described envelope extraction unit, and the other end is connected with the normal phase input end of the described first differential amplifier U1 by described the 5th resistance R 5.
In one embodiment, described second linear amplification unit in the utility model Doherty envelope tracking power amplifier as Fig. 8, comprises the second differential amplifier U2, second capacitor C 2, the 3rd resistance R 3, the 4th resistance R 4; The output of described envelope extraction unit also is connected with the normal phase input end of the described second differential amplifier U2 and an end of described second capacitor C 2 respectively, the other end of described second capacitor C 2 is connected with the negative-phase input of the described second differential amplifier U1 by the 3rd resistance R 3, described the 4th resistance R 4 is connected between the output of the negative-phase input of the described second differential amplifier U2 and the described second differential amplifier U2, and the second feeder ear V2 is connected with the negative-phase input of the described second differential amplifier U2 by described the 3rd resistance R 3; The output of the described second differential amplifier U2 is connected with the gate terminal of described peak amplifier.Can adjust the second linear amplification unit amplification multiple by the magnitude of voltage of adjusting the second feeder ear V2, the value that reaches the 3rd resistance R 3 and the 4th resistance R 4.
In order to protect the second differential amplifier U2, the direct current that reaches the envelope signal of filtering envelope extraction unit output disturbs, and described second linear amplification unit also comprises the 4th capacitor C 4 and the 6th resistance R 6; One end of described the 4th capacitor C 4 also is connected with the output of described envelope extraction unit, and the other end is connected with the normal phase input end of the described second differential amplifier U2 by described the 6th resistance R 6.
In one embodiment, as Fig. 9, the described first envelope filter unit in the utility model Doherty envelope tracking power amplifier comprises the 3rd differential amplifier U3, the 5th capacitor C 5, the 7th resistance R 7, the 8th resistance R 8; The output of described envelope extraction unit is connected with the negative-phase input of described the 3rd differential amplifier U3 and an end of described the 5th capacitor C 5 respectively, the other end of described the 5th capacitor C 5 is connected with the normal phase input end of described the 3rd differential amplifier U3 by the 7th resistance R 7, described the 8th resistance R 8 is connected between the output of the normal phase input end of described the 3rd differential amplifier U3 and described the 3rd differential amplifier U3, and the 3rd feeder ear V3 is connected with the normal phase input end of described the 3rd differential amplifier U3 by described the 7th resistance R 7; The output of described the 3rd differential amplifier U3 is connected with the normal phase input end of the described first differential amplifier U1, or is connected with the normal phase input end of the described first differential amplifier U1 by described the 3rd capacitor C 3, the 5th resistance R 5.Magnitude of voltage by adjusting the 3rd feeder ear V3, and the value of the 7th resistance R 7, the 5th capacitor C 5 and the 8th resistance R 8 can adjust the filter bandwidth value of the first envelope filter unit.
In order to protect the 3rd differential amplifier U3, and the direct current of the envelope signal of filtering envelope extraction unit output disturbs, described the 3rd envelope filter unit also comprises the 7th capacitor C 7 and the 11 resistance R 11, one end of described the 7th capacitor C 7 is connected with the output of described envelope extraction unit, and the other end is connected with the negative-phase input of described the 3rd differential amplifier U3 by described the 11 resistance R 11;
In one embodiment, as Figure 10, the described second envelope filter unit in the utility model Doherty envelope tracking power amplifier comprises the 4th differential amplifier U4, the 6th capacitor C 6, the 9th resistance R 9, the tenth resistance R 10; The output of described envelope extraction unit also is connected with the normal phase input end of described the 4th differential amplifier U4 and an end of described the 6th capacitor C 6 respectively, the other end of described the 6th capacitor C 6 is connected with the negative-phase input of described the 4th differential amplifier U4 by described the 9th resistance R 9, described the tenth resistance R 10 is connected between the output of the negative-phase input of described the 4th differential amplifier U4 and described the 4th differential amplifier U4, and the 4th feeder ear V4 is connected with the negative-phase input of described the 4th differential amplifier U4 by described the 9th resistance R 9; The output of described the 4th differential amplifier U4 is connected with the normal phase input end of the described second differential amplifier U2, or is connected with the normal phase input end of the described second differential amplifier U2 by described the 4th capacitor C 4, the 6th resistance R 6.Magnitude of voltage by adjusting the 4th feeder ear V4, and the value of the 9th resistance R 9, the 6th capacitor C 6 and the tenth resistance R 10 can adjust the filter bandwidth value of the second envelope filter unit.
In order to protect the 4th differential amplifier U4; and the direct current of the envelope signal of filtering envelope extraction unit output disturbs; described the 4th envelope filter unit also comprises the 8th capacitor C 8 and the 12 resistance R 12; one end of described the 8th capacitor C 8 is connected with the output of described envelope extraction unit, and the other end is connected with the negative-phase input of described the 4th differential amplifier U4 by described the 12 resistance R 12.
The utility model Doherty envelope tracking power amplifier is handled the method for radiofrequency signal, as Figure 11, comprises step:
S101, with the input radiofrequency signal be divided into first radiofrequency signal and second radiofrequency signal.The radiofrequency signal of input can be divided into first radiofrequency signal and second radiofrequency signal that two-way power does not wait in the specific implementation, the power of first radiofrequency signal is a bit larger tham the power of second radiofrequency signal.
S102, described first radiofrequency signal is divided into the two-way radiofrequency signal, one tunnel processing and amplifying wherein through peak amplifier, other one the tunnel through amplifying the signal coupling output of output with described peak amplifier after the processing and amplifying of carrier amplifier.In the specific implementation, first radiofrequency signal can be divided into the radiofrequency signal that two-way power equates, phase place is consistent.
S103, extract envelope signal, according to the grid voltage value parameter of the described carrier amplifier grid voltage value that is described carrier amplifier work with described envelope signal processing and amplifying from described second radiofrequency signal.To the processing and amplifying multiple of envelope signal is that grid voltage value parameter according to carrier amplifier is provided with, and guarantees to keep under the constant situation of gain at carrier amplifier, and the linearisation of output signal is along with the envelope variation of input radio frequency signal reaches real-time optimum.Can improve the output signal linearityization of carrier amplifier like this, and then improve the output effect of Doherty envelope tracking power amplifier.
In one embodiment, after described second radiofrequency signal is extracted envelope signal, also comprise step: according to the grid voltage value parameter of the described peak amplifier grid voltage value that is described peak amplifier work with described envelope signal processing and amplifying.Processing and amplifying multiple to this envelope signal is to adjust according to the grid voltage value parameter scope of peak amplifier, so that the output effect of described peak amplifier reaches the highest in real time according to the variation of input radio frequency signal envelope, can improve the output effect of peak amplifier like this, further improve the output effect of the utility model Doherty envelope tracking power amplifier.
In one embodiment, after second radiofrequency signal is extracted envelope signal, with before the described envelope signal processing and amplifying grid voltage value that is described carrier amplifier work, also comprise step: described envelope signal is carried out the envelope Filtering Processing according to the grid voltage value parameter of described carrier amplifier;
After described second radiofrequency signal is extracted envelope signal, with before the described envelope signal processing and amplifying grid voltage value that is described peak amplifier work, also comprise step: described envelope signal is carried out the envelope Filtering Processing according to the grid voltage value parameter of described peak amplifier.Carry out the envelope Filtering Processing like this after extracting envelope signal, High-frequency Interference that can the described envelope signal of filtering can be exported comparatively pure envelope signal.
In one embodiment, before described first radiofrequency signal is divided into the two-way radiofrequency signal, also comprise step: described first radiofrequency signal is carried out the time delay adjustment handle.To output to the time of peak amplifier, carrier amplifier respectively be that time of grid voltage value of carrier amplifier, peak amplifier is consistent with carry out processing and amplifying from second radiofrequency signal extraction envelope signal to guarantee will described first radiofrequency signal to be divided into the two-way radiofrequency signal, the operating state that can guarantee carrier amplifier and peak amplifier like this is real-time change along with the envelope variation of radiofrequency signal, has further improved the output effect of the utility model Doherty envelope tracking power amplifier.
Before extracting envelope signal, also comprise step: described second radiofrequency signal is carried out power attenuation handle from described second radiofrequency signal.Can prevent the influence of high-power signal like this, to improve the accuracy of envelope signal to the envelope extraction process.
In one embodiment, to before wherein one tunnel radiofrequency signal is carried out processing and amplifying, also comprise step: this road radiofrequency signal is carried out time delay processing at described peak amplifier;
After described carrier amplifier carries out processing and amplifying to other one tunnel radiofrequency signal, also comprise step: the signal after the described carrier amplifier processing and amplifying is carried out exporting with the signal coupling of described peak amplifier output after the time delay processing again.Phase place equates when guaranteeing that carrier amplifier amplifies the signal of output and signal that peak amplifier amplifies output and is coupled, and further improves the power of Doherty power amplifier output.
In conjunction with above-mentioned operation principle, the concrete enforcement and the job step of the utility model Doherty envelope tracking power amplifier are as follows:
Step 1: after the radiofrequency signal of input receives through antenna, enter the input of the Doherty power amplifier with envelope-tracking feature, these signals can be the radiofrequency signals of existing standard different frequency ranges such as WCDMA, CDMA, TD-SCDMA, WiMax, GSM;
Step 2: the radiofrequency signal in the step 1, through behind the coupler, can become the radiofrequency signal that two-way power does not wait, the road signal that power is bigger enters next stage time delay adjustment unit, and a road less signal of power enters next stage power attenuation unit by coupler.During specific implementation, coupler can adopt common 3dB power splitter to realize, perhaps adopts the mode of microstrip line coupling to realize;
Step 3: enter the radiofrequency signal of time delay adjustment unit in the step 2, after handling through the time delay adjustment, the signal that the time of becoming relatively lags behind.During specific implementation, the time delay adjustment unit can adopt special-purpose time delay device or delay line design, as the delay line series of Anaren company;
Step 4: the radiofrequency signal in the step 3 after the elapsed time delay through power splitter, is divided into the radiofrequency signal that two-way power equates, phase place is consistent.During specific implementation, power splitter adopts the microstrip line design;
Step 5: road signal in the radiofrequency signal that two-way power equates in the step 4 after handling through the delay of first delay cell, becomes the radiofrequency signal after the delay.During specific implementation, first delay cell designs with microstrip line;
Step 6: the radiofrequency signal after postponing in the step 5 enters peak amplifier amplifies, and becomes the radiofrequency signal after the power amplification.During specific implementation, this peak amplifier can adopt power tube devices such as LDMOS, GaN;
Step 7: another road signal in the radiofrequency signal that two-way power equates in the step 4, directly the incoming carrier amplifier amplifies, and becomes the radiofrequency signal after the power amplification.During specific implementation, this carrier amplifier can adopt power tube devices such as LDMOS, GaN;
Step 8: through the radiofrequency signal after the carrier amplifier amplification,, after radio-frequency (RF) output end coupling together, export in the step 7 through the radiofrequency signal after the process peak amplifier amplifies after the delay processing of second delay cell and in the step 6.During specific implementation, second delay cell adopts the microstrip line design;
Step 9: the radiofrequency signal of ingoing power attenuation units in the step 2, after the power attenuation processing, become the sizeable signal of performance number, the extraction of convenient back level signal envelope, the performance number size is decided by the parameter request of back grade signal envelope extraction unit.During specific implementation, the power attenuation unit adopts the resistance decrement network design;
Step 10: the radiofrequency signal of handling through power attenuation in the step 9, enter envelope extraction unit, extract the low frequency signal of radio-frequency input signals envelope characteristic in the reflection step 1.During specific implementation, the envelope extraction part can adopt HSMS285X series detection tube to realize, perhaps adopts the envelope detection device of other companies to realize;
Step 11: the low frequency envelope signal from step 10 obtains, be divided into two-way, the one tunnel enter the second envelope filter unit, second linear amplification unit carries out relevant treatment, the one tunnel enter the second envelope filter unit, second linear amplification unit carries out relevant treatment;
Step 12: the low frequency envelope signal that enters the first envelope filter unit and first linear amplification unit in the step 11, according to back level carrier amplifier real work demand, after adjusting the dc-bias and Filtering Processing bandwidth of optimization, grid voltage value as carrier amplifier, it is being kept under the constant situation of output gain signal, and it is optimum that signal linearization reaches;
During specific implementation, the first envelope filter unit and first linear amplification unit are selected for use at a high speed, big Time Bandwidth product moment branch amplifier design, as the AD829 of ADI company or the OPA357A of TI company.Filtering bandwidth in the first envelope filter unit is by radiofrequency signal standard decision in the step 1.The multiplication factor of first linear amplification unit is to be adjusted arbitrarily by the back required peak-to-peak value size of level carrier amplifier grid voltage value.
Step 13: the low frequency envelope signal that enters the second envelope filter unit and second linear amplification unit in the step 11, according to back level peak amplifier real work demand, after adjusting the dc-bias and Filtering Processing bandwidth of optimization, as the grid voltage value of peak amplifier, make its along with the envelope variation of radiofrequency signal real-time working at the high efficiency state.
During specific implementation, the second envelope filter unit and second linear amplification unit are selected for use at a high speed, big Time Bandwidth product moment branch amplifier design, as the AD829 of ADI company or the OPA357A of TI company.The filtering bandwidth of the second envelope filter unit is by radiofrequency signal standard decision in the step 1.The multiplication factor of second linear amplification unit is to be adjusted arbitrarily by the back required peak-to-peak value size of level peak amplifier grid voltage value.
Step 14: because the grid voltage value of the grid voltage value of the carrier amplifier work in step 12 and the step 13 and peak amplifier work is all relevant with the envelope of radio-frequency input signals, when the real work of the utility model Doherty power amplifier, the envelope real time altering of radio-frequency input signals, cause also real time altering of peak amplifier grid voltage value and carrier amplifier grid voltage value, thereby make the Doherty power amplifier in the utility model have the envelope-tracking feature, also further improved the efficient and the linear index of Doherty power amplifier simultaneously.
Also need the several Key Points that guarantees in concrete the enforcement:
1. the relation between the radio-frequency input signals envelope and carrier amplifier grid voltage value in the step 12 be need preestablish, the peak-to-peak value of power points place grid voltage value of specific (special) requirements and dc-bias etc. comprised.Definite principle of this relation is at each specific input signal envelope value place, and carrier amplifier can kept under the constant substantially situation of gain, and it is optimum that the output signal linearityization reaches;
2. the relation between the radio-frequency input signals envelope and peak amplifier grid voltage value in the step 13 be need preestablish, the peak-to-peak value of power points place grid voltage value of specific (special) requirements and dc-bias etc. comprised.Definite principle of this relation is at each specific input signal envelope value place, and peak amplifier can kept under the constant substantially situation of gain, and it is the highest that efficient reaches;
3. the two paths of signals behind the power splitter in the step 4 need be adjusted first delay cell and second delay cell according to actual conditions, makes this two paths of signals when radio-frequency (RF) output end is coupled, and phase place equates;
4. need the time delay adjustment unit in the debugging step 3, make the radiofrequency signal process coupler in the step 1, the time delay adjustment unit, power splitter, first delay cell arrives the time and the process coupler of peak amplifier, the power attenuation unit, envelope extraction unit, the second envelope filter unit and second linear amplification unit arrive the time basically identical of the gate terminal of peak amplifier, and also will guarantee the radiofrequency signal process coupler in the step 1, the time delay adjustment unit, power splitter arrives the time and the process coupler of carrier amplifier, the power attenuation unit, envelope extraction unit, the first envelope filter unit and first linear amplification unit arrive the time basically identical of the gate terminal of carrier amplifier.
The utility model provides a kind of brand-new Doherty power amplifier with envelope-tracking feature, having overcome in the existing Doherty power amplifier carrier amplifier grid voltage value fixes, the linear shortcoming and the peak amplifier grid voltage value that can not reach real-time optimum fixed, efficient can not reach the highest shortcoming in real time, the linearity and the efficient of Doherty power amplifier have been increased substantially, not only satisfy high linear requirement in the existing communication network, simultaneously higher efficient is to the future communications device miniaturization, the development trend of portability, and environmental protection, aspect such as energy-conservation is significant.Therefore a kind of brand-new Doherty power amplifier with envelope-tracking feature that the utility model proposed has boundless application prospect in communication equipment.
Above-described the utility model execution mode does not constitute the qualification to the utility model protection range.Any modification of within spirit of the present utility model and principle, being done, be equal to and replace and improvement etc., all should be included within the claim protection range of the present utility model.
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1, a kind of Doherty envelope tracking power amplifier comprises power splitter, peak amplifier, carrier amplifier; It is characterized in that, also comprise: coupler, envelope extraction unit, first linear amplification unit;
Radio-frequency (RF) signal input end is connected with the input of described power splitter and the input of described envelope extraction unit respectively by described coupler, the output of described power splitter is connected with the input of described peak amplifier and the input of described carrier amplifier respectively, the output of described carrier amplifier and the output of described peak amplifier are of coupled connections, and the output of described envelope extraction unit is connected with the gate terminal of described carrier amplifier by first linear amplification unit;
Described coupler is divided into first radiofrequency signal and second radiofrequency signal with radiofrequency signal, and first radiofrequency signal outputs to described power splitter, and second radiofrequency signal outputs to described envelope extraction unit; Described power splitter is divided into the two-way radiofrequency signal with first radiofrequency signal, wherein one tunnel radiofrequency signal is through the processing and amplifying of described peak amplifier, other one tunnel radiofrequency signal through after the processing and amplifying of described carrier amplifier with described peak amplifier processing and amplifying after signal coupling output;
Described envelope extraction unit is extracted envelope signal from second radiofrequency signal and is outputed to described first linear amplification unit, the grid voltage value that described first linear amplification unit is described carrier amplifier work with described envelope signal processing and amplifying.
2, Doherty envelope tracking power amplifier according to claim 1 is characterized in that: also comprise second linear amplification unit, be connected between the gate terminal of the output of described envelope extraction unit and described peak amplifier;
Described second linear amplification unit, the envelope signal processing and amplifying that is used for described envelope extraction unit output is the grid voltage value of described peak amplifier work.
3, Doherty envelope tracking power amplifier according to claim 2 is characterized in that: also comprise the first envelope filter unit and the second envelope filter unit;
The described first envelope filter unit is connected between the input of the output of described envelope extraction unit and described first linear amplification unit; The described second envelope filter unit is connected between the input of the output of described envelope extraction unit and described second linear amplification unit.
4, Doherty envelope tracking power amplifier according to claim 3 is characterized in that: also comprise time delay adjustment unit and power attenuation unit;
Described time delay adjustment unit is connected between described coupler output and the described power splitter input, and described power attenuation unit is connected between the input of described coupler output and described envelope extraction unit;
Described time delay adjustment unit is used for outputing to after first radiofrequency signal postpones to handle the input of described power splitter; Described power attenuation unit carries out described second radiofrequency signal to output to described envelope extraction unit after the power attenuation.
5, according to claim 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 described Doherty envelope tracking power amplifiers, it is characterized in that: also comprise first delay cell and second delay cell;
Described first delay cell is connected between described power splitter output and the described peak amplifier input; Described second delay cell, one end is connected with described carrier amplifier output, and the output of the other end and described peak amplifier is of coupled connections;
After postponing to handle, the radiofrequency signal that described first delay cell is used for that described power splitter is exported outputs to the input of described peak amplifier; Described second delay cell is used for the signal delay after the described carrier amplifier processing and amplifying is handled back output.
6, Doherty envelope tracking power amplifier according to claim 1 is characterized in that: described first linear amplification unit comprises first differential amplifier, first electric capacity, first resistance, second resistance;
The output of described envelope extraction unit is connected with the normal phase input end of described first differential amplifier and an end of described first electric capacity respectively, the other end of described first electric capacity is connected with the negative-phase input of described first differential amplifier by first resistance, described second resistance is connected between the output of the negative-phase input of described first differential amplifier and described first differential amplifier, first feeder ear is connected with the negative-phase input of described first differential amplifier by described first resistance, and the output of described first differential amplifier is connected with the gate terminal of described carrier amplifier.
7, Doherty envelope tracking power amplifier according to claim 2 is characterized in that: described first linear amplification unit comprises first differential amplifier, first electric capacity, first resistance, second resistance; Described second linear amplification unit comprises second differential amplifier, second electric capacity, the 3rd resistance, the 4th resistance;
The output of described envelope extraction unit is connected with the normal phase input end of described first differential amplifier and an end of described first electric capacity respectively, the other end of described first electric capacity is connected with the negative-phase input of described first differential amplifier by first resistance, described second resistance is connected between the output of the negative-phase input of described first differential amplifier and described first differential amplifier, and first feeder ear is connected with the negative-phase input of described first differential amplifier by described first resistance; The output of described first differential amplifier is connected with the gate terminal of described carrier amplifier;
The output of described envelope extraction unit also is connected with the normal phase input end of described second differential amplifier and an end of described second electric capacity respectively, the other end of described second electric capacity is connected with the negative-phase input of described second differential amplifier by the 3rd resistance, described the 4th resistance is connected between the output of the negative-phase input of described second differential amplifier and described second differential amplifier, and second feeder ear is connected with the negative-phase input of described second differential amplifier by described the 3rd resistance; The output of described second differential amplifier is connected with the gate terminal of described peak amplifier.
8, Doherty envelope tracking power amplifier according to claim 7 is characterized in that: also comprise the 3rd electric capacity, the 4th electric capacity, the 5th resistance, the 6th resistance;
One end of described the 3rd electric capacity is connected with the output of described envelope extraction unit, and the other end is connected with the normal phase input end of described first differential amplifier by described the 5th resistance;
One end of described the 4th electric capacity also is connected with the output of described envelope extraction unit, and the other end is connected with the normal phase input end of described second differential amplifier by described the 6th resistance.
9, Doherty envelope tracking power amplifier according to claim 3 is characterized in that: described first linear amplification unit comprises first differential amplifier, first electric capacity, first resistance, second resistance; Described second linear amplification unit comprises second differential amplifier, second electric capacity, the 3rd resistance, the 4th resistance; The described first envelope filter unit comprises the 3rd differential amplifier, the 5th electric capacity, the 7th resistance, the 8th resistance; The described second envelope filter unit comprises the 4th differential amplifier, the 6th electric capacity, the 9th resistance, the tenth resistance;
The output of described envelope extraction unit is connected with the negative-phase input of described the 3rd differential amplifier and an end of described the 5th electric capacity respectively, the other end of described the 5th electric capacity is connected with the normal phase input end of described the 3rd differential amplifier by the 7th resistance, described the 8th resistance is connected between the output of the normal phase input end of described the 3rd differential amplifier and described the 3rd differential amplifier, and the 3rd feeder ear is connected with the normal phase input end of described the 3rd differential amplifier by described the 7th resistance;
The output of described envelope extraction unit also is connected with the normal phase input end of described the 4th differential amplifier and an end of described the 6th electric capacity respectively, the other end of described the 6th electric capacity is connected with the negative-phase input of described the 4th differential amplifier by described the 9th resistance, described the tenth resistance is connected between the output of the negative-phase input of described the 4th differential amplifier and described the 4th differential amplifier, and the 4th feeder ear is connected with the negative-phase input of described the 4th differential amplifier by described the 9th resistance;
The output of described the 3rd differential amplifier is connected with the normal phase input end of described first differential amplifier and an end of described first electric capacity respectively, the other end of described first electric capacity is connected with the negative-phase input of described first differential amplifier by first resistance, described second resistance is connected between the output of the negative-phase input of described first differential amplifier and described first differential amplifier, and first feeder ear is connected with described negative-phase input by described first resistance; The output of described first differential amplifier is connected with the gate terminal of described carrier amplifier;
The output of described the 4th differential amplifier is connected with the normal phase input end of described second differential amplifier and an end of described second electric capacity respectively, the other end of described second electric capacity is connected with the negative-phase input of described second differential amplifier by the 3rd resistance, described the 4th resistance is connected between the output of the negative-phase input of described second differential amplifier and described second differential amplifier, and second feeder ear is connected with described negative-phase input by described the 3rd resistance; The output of described second differential amplifier is connected with the gate terminal of described peak amplifier.
10, Doherty envelope tracking power amplifier according to claim 9 is characterized in that: also comprise the 3rd electric capacity, the 4th electric capacity, the 7th electric capacity, the 8th electric capacity, the 5th resistance, the 6th resistance, the 11 resistance and the 12 resistance;
One end of described the 7th electric capacity is connected with the output of described envelope extraction unit, and the other end is connected with the negative-phase input of described the 3rd differential amplifier by described the 11 resistance;
One end of described the 8th electric capacity also is connected with the output of described envelope extraction unit, and the other end is connected with the normal phase input end of described the 4th differential amplifier by described the 12 resistance.
One end of described the 3rd electric capacity is connected with the output of described the 3rd differential amplifier, and the other end is connected with the normal phase input end of described first differential amplifier by described the 5th resistance;
One end of described the 4th electric capacity is connected with the output of described the 4th differential amplifier, and the other end is connected with the normal phase input end of described second differential amplifier by described the 6th resistance.
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