JP2015231056A - Power amplification apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To achieve downsizing of a power amplification apparatus while lessening intermodulation distortion between transmitters.SOLUTION: A power amplification apparatus includes: a power distributor 100a for generating a first signal, a second signal, and a third signal having respectively different phases {θ,(θ+pπ/3), (θ+2pπ/3)}(p is an integer excluding integer multiples of 0 and 3); amplification means 60a, 60b, 60c for respectively amplifying the first signal, the second signal, and the third signal under the same condition and generating a first amplified signal, a second amplified signal, and a third amplified signal; and a power distributor/combiner 110a for generating a first phase-shifted signal, a second phase-shifted signal and a third phase-shifted signal respectively having phases of {(θ+2pπ/3), (θ+pπ/3), θ} by changing the phases of the first amplified signal, the second amplified signal and the third amplified signal and then combining the first phase-shifted signal, the second phase-shifted signal and the third phase-shifted signal.

Description

  The present invention relates to a power amplifying apparatus used for amplification of a high-frequency signal transmitted from a transmitter in mobile communication, digital broadcasting, RFID (Radio Frequency Identification system), sensor network, radio microphone, or the like.

  In a multi-value PSK modulation digital system such as a cellular phone, radio channels are equally spaced and arranged as narrow as possible in order to effectively use a limited frequency band. When the interval between the radio channels is narrow, interference between the radio channels occurs. Conventionally, interference caused by various interferences has been considered as a problem, and one of them is intermodulation distortion between transmitters. As described in Non-Patent Document 1, the transmitter's intermodulation distortion is caused by other radio waves entering the power amplifier provided at the final stage of the transmitter from the antenna side and between the desired wave and the power amplifier. This is caused by intermodulation.

FIG. 7A is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a conventional power amplifying device 7. FIG. 7B is a diagram for explaining a mechanism in which intermodulation distortion occurs. As shown in FIG. 7A, in the power amplifying apparatus 7, in-phase power distribution combiners 20 and 30 are used. That is, the desired wave signal having the frequency f _D input from the input terminal 11 is distributed by the in-phase power distribution / combiner 20 into two signals having the same power and the same phase. The two signals have the same amplification characteristic and are amplified by two amplifiers 60a and 60b arranged in parallel with each other. The amplified signals are combined by the in-phase power distribution combiner 30 and output from the output terminal 12.

Here, as shown in FIG. 7B, when an interference wave of frequency f _I transmitted from another transmitter B enters the transmitter A equipped with the power amplifying device 7 through the antenna, (mf _D + nf _I ) A wave having a frequency of (m, n = 0, ± 1, ± 2,...) Is generated, and a frequency component other than the frequency f _{D of the} desired wave is transmitted from the transmitter A as an unnecessary wave. Of these, considering the particularly important third-order intermodulation distortion (2f _D −f _I ) and (2f _I −f _D ), when the coupling attenuation between the transmitter A and the transmitter B increases by L dB , (2f _D -f _I ) type intermodulation distortion is attenuated by LdB, and (2f _I -f _D ) type inter modulation distortion is attenuated by 2 LdB. Therefore, of the intermodulation distortion between the transmitter A and the transmitter B, the importance of measures for suppressing the (2f _D -f _I ) type intermodulation distortion is high.

  In order to reduce intermodulation distortion, a method of inserting an isolator for preventing radio waves from other transmitters from entering between an amplifier and an antenna is known. In this isolator, the optical rotation of oxide ferrite under a DC magnetic field of a magnet is used. Although the configuration using an isolator is simple and effective, it is difficult to integrate with an amplifier circuit, the loss is relatively large, the size is increased because a magnetic shield is required, and cost reduction is difficult. There were some problems.

Non-Patent Document 2 discloses a conventional power amplifying apparatus 8 shown in FIG. 8 in which (2f _D -f _I ) type third-order intermodulation distortion and the like are improved without using an isolator. The power amplifying apparatus 8 includes two amplifiers 60a and 60b having the same amplification characteristics and arranged in parallel with each other. The input side and the output side of the amplifiers 60a and 60b are hybrids 50a and 70a, respectively. Are connected. The hybrids 50a and 70a have four terminals, and output two signals whose phases are shifted by 90 ° from each other by a signal input from one terminal.

Non-reflective terminators 55a and 75a are connected to one terminal 52a of the hybrid 50a and one terminal 72a of the hybrid 70a, respectively. The desired wave signal having the frequency f _D input from the input terminal 11 is power-distributed by the hybrid 50 a, amplified by the amplifiers 60 a and 60 b, then combined by the hybrid 70 a, and output to the output terminal 12.

Here, the intermodulation distortion that occurs between the disturbing wave that has entered from the output terminal 12 and the desired wave from the input terminal 11 will be examined. In the following discussion, the two amplifiers 60a and 60b are regarded as current sources according to the following equation.
I (ω _D t, ω _I t) = ΣI _{m, n} exp {j (mω _D + nω _I ) t} (1)
However, in Σ, from m, n = −∞ to ∞, ω _D = 2πf _D , ω _I = 2πf _I , m, n = 0, ± 1, ± 2,..., I _{m, n} = I _{− m, -n} ^* (* is a complex conjugate).

In the circuit of FIG. 8, since the desired wave passes through the input-side hybrid 50a before being applied to the amplifiers 60a and 60b, the distributed waves input to the amplifiers 60a and 60b have a phase difference of π / 2 from each other. Have. Further, since the interference wave also passes through the output-side hybrid 70a before reaching the output stage of the amplifiers 60a and 60b, the distributed waves reaching the amplifiers 60a and 60b have a phase difference of π / 2. Focusing on this point, the currents I ₁ ′ and I ₂ ′ defined in FIG. 8, that is, the currents flowing between the amplifiers 60a and 60b and the hybrid 70a are expressed by the following equations.
I ₁ ′ = I (ω _D t, ω _I t−π / 2), I ₂ ′ = I (ω _D t−π / 2, ω _I t) (2)

When the currents I ₁ ′ and I ₂ ′ are obtained from the equations (1) and (2), the following equations are obtained.
I ₁ ′ = ΣI _{m, n} exp [j {(mω _D + nω _I ) t−nπ / 2}] (3)
I ₂ ′ = ΣI _{m, n} exp [j {(mω _D + nω _I ) t−mπ / 2}] (4)
In Σ in Equation (3) and Equation (4), m, n = −∞ to ∞.

Next, when currents I ₁ and I ₂ flowing from the hybrid 70a to the terminal 72a and the terminal 71a are respectively defined as shown in FIG. 8, a formula (3 ) And (4), I ₁ and I ₂ are obtained as follows.

1) For (mω _D + nω _I )> 0 I ₁ = ΣI _{m, n} [exp {j ((mω _D + nω _I ) t−nπ / 2)}
+ Exp {j ((mω _D + nω _I ) t−mπ / 2−π / 2)}] (5)
I ₂ = ΣI _{m, n} [exp {j ((mω _D + nω _I ) t−nπ / 2−π / 2)}
+ Exp {j ((mω _D + nω _I ) t−mπ / 2)}] (6)

2) For (mω _D + nω _I ) <0, I ₁ = ΣI _{m, n} [exp {j ((mω _D + nω _I ) t−nπ / 2)}
+ Exp {j ((mω _D + nω _I ) t−mπ / 2 + π / 2)}] (7)
I ₂ = ΣI _{m, n} [exp {j ((mω _D + nω _I ) t−nπ / 2 + π / 2)}
+ Exp {j ((mω _D + nω _I ) t−mπ / 2)}] (8)

In each Σ in the equations (5), (6), (7), and (8), m, n = −∞ to ∞.
From equations (5), (6), (7), and (8), components of intermodulation distortion with respect to arbitrary m and n (= 0, ± 1, ± 2,...) Are expressed. Of these components, the currents I ₁ and I ₂ for the third-order intermodulation distortion that is particularly important as the low-order distortion included in the transmitter band are as follows.

A) Third-order intermodulation distortion of the form (2f _D -f _I ) I ₁ = 2 [I _{2, -1} exp {j ((2ω _D -ω _I ) t + π / 2)}
+ I _−2,1 exp {−j ((2ω _D −ω _I ) t + π / 2)}] (synthesized in phase) (9)
I ₂ = 0 (cancel with opposite phases) (10)

B) Third-order intermodulation distortion of the form (2f _I -f _D ) I ₁ = 0 (cancel with opposite phases) (11)
I ₂ = 2 [I _−1,2 exp {j ((2ω _I −ω _D ) t + π / 2)}
+ I _{1, -2} exp {−j ((2ω _I −ω _D ) t + π / 2)}] (synthesized in phase) (12)

That is, of the third-order intermodulation distortion, the (2f _D −f _I ) type intermodulation distortion is absorbed by the non-reflection terminator 75a of the terminal 72a, and only the (2f _I −f _D ) type inter modulation distortion is output. It is output to the terminal 12. As described above, the configuration shown in FIG. 8 can improve (2f _D -f _I ) type third-order intermodulation distortion having a high importance as a measure for intermodulation distortion between transmitters.

However, in the power amplifying apparatus 8, when the transmitter is close and the coupling attenuation amount is 20 dB or less, even if the (2f _D -f _I ) type third-order intermodulation distortion is suppressed, the terminal 71a (2f _I -f _D ) type third-order intermodulation distortion and (3f _D -2f _I ) type fifth-order intermodulation distortion that cannot be ignored.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a configuration of a conventional power amplifying apparatus 9 in which the (2f _I −f _D ) type third-order intermodulation distortion and the like are improved without using an isolator. The power amplifying device 9 has two amplifiers 60a and 60b having the same amplification characteristics and arranged in parallel with each other. The input sides of the amplifiers 60a and 60b are coupled by a π / 4 power divider 40a, and the output sides of the amplifiers 60a and 60b are coupled by a π / 4 power divider / combiner 80a. The desired wave signal of frequency f _D inputted from the input terminal 11 is power-distributed by the π / 4 power divider 40a, amplified by the amplifiers 60a and 60b, and then synthesized by the π / 4 power-sharing synthesizer 80a. , Output to the output terminal 12.

Here, the intermodulation distortion that occurs between the disturbing wave that has entered from the output terminal 12 and the desired wave from the input terminal 11 will be examined. Similar to the power amplifier 8 shown in FIG. 8, the two amplifiers 60a and 60b are regarded as current sources according to the following equation.
I (ω _D t, ω _I t) = ΣI _{m, n} exp {j (mω _D + nω _I ) t} (13)
However, in Σ, from m, n = −∞ to ∞, ω _D = 2πf _D , ω _I = 2πf _I , m, n = 0, ± 1, ± 2,..., I _{m, n} = I _{− m, -n} ^* (* is a complex conjugate).

In the power amplifying apparatus 9 shown in FIG. 9, the desired wave is distributed through the power distributor 40a before being input to the amplifiers 60a and 60b, and the distributed waves have a phase difference of π / 4 from each other. Have. In addition, the interference wave is distributed through the power distribution synthesizer 80a on the output side before reaching the amplifiers 60a and 60b, and the distributed waves have a phase difference of π / 4. Focusing on this point, the currents I ₁ ′ and I ₂ ′ between the amplifiers 60a and 60b and the power distribution synthesizer 80a, that is, the currents I ₁ ′ and I ₂ ′ shown in FIG. Represented by

I ₁ ′ = I (ω _D t, ω _I t−π / 4), I ₂ ′ = I (ω _D t−π / 4, ω _I t) (14)
When the currents I ₁ ′ and I ₂ ′ are obtained from the equations (13) and (14), the following equations are obtained.
I ₁ ′ = ΣI _{m, n} exp [j {(mω _D + nω _I ) t−nπ / 4}] (15)
I ₂ ′ = ΣI _{m, n} exp [j {(mω _D + nω _I ) t−mπ / 4}] (16)
In each Σ in the equations (15) and (16), m, n = −∞ to ∞.

Next, if the current I ₁ flowing to the output terminal 12 of the power distribution synthesizer 80a is defined as shown in FIG. 9, the phase difference π / 4 by the power distribution synthesizer 80a on the output side is taken into account, and the equation ( From 15) and (16), I ₁ is obtained as follows.

1) For (mω _D + nω _I )> 0 I ₁ = ΣI _{m, n} [exp {j ((mω _D + nω _I ) t−nπ / 4−π / 4)}
+ Exp {j ((mω _D + nω _I ) t−mπ / 4)}] (17)
2) For (mω _D + nω _I ) <0, I ₁ = ΣI _{m, n} [exp {j ((mω _D + nω _I ) t−nπ / 4 + π / 4)}
+ Exp {j ((mω _D + nω _I ) t−mπ / 4)}] (18)

In each Σ in the equations (17) and (18), m, n = −∞ to ∞. From the equations (17) and (18), components of intermodulation distortion with respect to arbitrary m and n (= 0, ± 1, ± 2,...) Are expressed. Of these, the current I ₁ is obtained as follows for the third-order intermodulation distortion that is particularly important as the low-order distortion included in the transmitter band.

A) Third-order intermodulation distortion of the form (2f _D -f _I ) I ₁ = [I _{2, -1} exp {j ((2ω _D -ω _I ) t)}
+ I _{2, -1} exp {j ((2ω _D −ω _I ) t−π / 2)}
+ I _{2, -1} exp {−j ((2ω _D −ω _I ) t)}
+ I _{2, -1} exp {−j ((2ω _D −ω _I ) t−π / 2)}] (19)
B) Third-order intermodulation distortion of the form (2f _I -f _D ) I ₁ = 0 (cancel with opposite phases) (20)

Therefore, by using the power amplifying device 9, it is possible to improve the (2f _I -f _D ) -type third-order intermodulation distortion, which becomes a problem when the transmitter is close and the coupling attenuation amount is small. However, of the third-order intermodulation distortion, (2f _D −f _I ) type intermodulation remains output to the output terminal 12.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a configuration of a conventional power amplifying apparatus 10 in which all intermodulation distortion is improved without using an isolator (see Patent Document 1).

  The power amplifying device 10 shown in FIG. 10 uses amplifying devices 90a and 90b equivalent to the power amplifying device 8 shown in FIG. 8 instead of the amplifiers 60a and 60b in the power amplifying device 9 shown in FIG. . The amplifying device 90a is the same as the power amplifying device 8 shown in FIG. The amplifying device 90b includes two amplifiers 60c and 60d, hybrids 50b and 70b, and non-reflection terminators 55b and 75b, which are connected in the same manner as the amplifying device 90a.

The desired wave signal having the frequency f _D inputted from the input terminal 11 is divided into four by the π / 4 power divider 40a and the hybrids 50a and 50b, amplified by the amplifiers 60a, 60b, 60c and 60d, respectively, and then hybrid 70a. , 70b and π / 4 power distribution synthesizer 80a and output to output terminal 12. Here, when considering the intermodulation distortion that occurs between the interference wave that has entered from the output terminal 12 and the desired wave from the input terminal 11, the combination of the hybrid 50a, 70a and the amplifier 60a, 60b, and the hybrid 50b, 70b, By the combination with the amplifiers 60c and 60d, the (2f _D −f _I ) type intermodulation distortion cancels each other. Further, the combination of the π / 4 power distributor 40a, the π / 4 power distribution synthesizer 80a, and the amplifiers 90a and 90b cancels out the (2f _I -f _D ) type intermodulation distortion. Modulation distortion can be improved.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-148849

Yoshihisa Okumura, Masaaki Shinji, “Basics of Mobile Communication”, edited by IEICE, pp. 81-82, 1986 The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers, Microwave Study Group, MW-78-82, pp. 55-61, 1978

  As described above, various efforts have been made to improve the intermodulation distortion. By using the power amplifying device 10 shown in FIG. 10, the intermodulation distortion can be effectively suppressed without using an isolator. Can do. However, in the power amplifying apparatus 10, four amplifiers, four hybrids, and two π / 4 power distribution / combiners are required, which causes a problem that the amplifying apparatus becomes large.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of these points, and an object thereof is to provide a small power amplifying apparatus in which intermodulation distortion between transmitters is improved.

In the present invention, the first signal and the second signal having different phases {θ ₁ , (θ ₁ + pπ / 3), (θ ₁ + 2pπ / 3)} (p is an integer excluding integer multiples of 0 and 3). A signal generating means for generating a signal and a third signal, and the first signal, the second signal, and the third signal are amplified under the same conditions, respectively, and a first amplified signal, a second amplified signal, and a third amplified signal are amplified. Amplifying means for generating a signal, and changing the phases of the first amplified signal, the second amplified signal, and the third amplified signal to obtain {(θ ₂ + 2pπ / 3), (θ ₂ + pπ / 3), phase shifting means for generating a first phase shift signal, a second phase shift signal, and a third phase shift signal having a phase of θ ₂ }, the first phase shift signal, the second phase shift signal, and the third phase shift signal. There is provided a power amplifying device including a synthesizing unit that synthesizes phase signals.

  For example, the amplifying unit amplifies the first signal to generate the first amplified signal, and a second amplifying circuit to amplify the second signal to generate the second amplified signal. A third amplification circuit that amplifies the third signal to generate the third amplification signal, and the first amplification circuit, the second amplification circuit, and the third amplification circuit have the same amplification characteristics. Have

  The signal generation means changes the phase of the three distribution signals by different phases {0, pπ / 3, 2pπ / 3} and a power distribution circuit that distributes the input signal into three distribution signals in phase. May include a phase shift circuit that generates the first signal, the second signal, and the third signal.

The signal generation means includes a power distribution circuit that distributes an input signal to three distribution signals having different phases, and the first signal and the second signal by changing the three distribution signals by different phases. A phase shift circuit for generating a signal and the third signal.
The power distribution circuit includes, for example, a first phase shift circuit that generates a signal in which the phase of the input signal is relatively changed by qπ / 2 (q is an integer other than 0), and the first phase shift circuit. And a second phase shift circuit that generates a signal in which the phase of the signal output from is relatively changed by qπ / 2 (q is an integer other than 0), and the phase shift circuit includes: The phase of the signal generated by the first phase shift circuit and the second phase shift circuit is changed.

  According to the present invention, there is an effect that the power amplifying apparatus can be downsized while improving the intermodulation distortion between the transmitters.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the power amplification apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structure of the power amplification apparatus which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structure of the power amplification apparatus which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structure of 3 electric power dividers. It is a photograph which shows the example of creation of 3 electric power dividers 140a. The simulation result of the intermodulation distortion in the power amplifier using the ideal lossless in-phase 3 power divider and the in-phase 3 power divider / combiner having no frequency dependency is shown. The simulation result of the intermodulation distortion in the power amplification device according to the first embodiment and the second embodiment is shown. The simulation result of the intermodulation distortion in the power amplification apparatus using the 3 power dividers according to the third embodiment is shown. It is a figure which shows the structure of the modification of a power amplifier. It is a figure which shows the structure of the conventional power amplification apparatus. It is a figure for demonstrating the mechanism in which intermodulation distortion generate | occur | produces. It is a figure which shows the structure of the conventional power amplifier. It is a figure which shows the structure of the conventional power amplifier. It is a figure which shows the structure of the conventional power amplifier.

<First Embodiment>
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a power amplifying apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment.
The power amplifying apparatus 1 includes a power distributor 100a, amplifiers 60a, 60b, and 60c, and a power distribution synthesizer 110a.

The power distributor 100 a receives the desired wave signal having the frequency f _D via the input terminal 11. The power distributor 100a includes a first signal and a first signal having different phases {θ ₁ , (θ ₁ + pπ / 3), (θ ₁ + 2pπ / 3)} (p is an integer other than integer multiples of 0 and 3). Power is distributed by generating two signals and a third signal. Specifically, the power divider 100a according to the present embodiment includes a first signal, a second signal that is different in phase by −2π / 3 from the first signal, and a phase that is −4π / 3 from the first signal. Generate different third signals.

  The first signal is input to the amplifier 60a, the second signal is input to the amplifier 60b, and the third signal is input to the amplifier 60c. The amplifiers 60a, 60b, and 60c are unit amplifiers having the same amplification characteristics, and are arranged in parallel with each other between the power distributor 100a and the power distribution combiner 110a. The amplifiers 60a, 60b, and 60c output a first amplified signal, a second amplified signal, and a third amplified signal, respectively.

The first amplified signal, the second amplified signal, and the third amplified signal output from the amplifiers 60a, 60b, and 60c are input to the power distribution combiner 110a. The power distribution synthesizer 110a changes the phases of the first amplified signal, the second amplified signal, and the third amplified signal to obtain {(θ ₂ + 2pπ / 3), (θ ₂ + pπ / 3), θ ₂ } ( p is a first phase-shifted signal, a second phase-shifted signal, and a third phase-shifted signal having a phase of 0) and an integer other than integer multiples of 0 and 3. In addition, the power distribution combiner 110 a combines the first phase shift signal, the second phase shift signal, and the third phase shift signal, and outputs the combined signal to the output terminal 12.

  That is, the power divider / combiner 110a has the first amplified signal, the second amplified signal, and the third amplified signal so as to cancel the phase difference generated between the first signal, the second signal, and the third signal in the power divider 100a. After changing the phase of the signal, power combining is performed. Specifically, the power distribution synthesizer 110a according to the present embodiment compares the phase of the first amplified signal with the third amplified signal by -4π / 3, and sets the phase of the second amplified signal to the first level. The three amplified signals are compared and the signal changed by −2π / 3 and the third amplified signal are combined and output to the output terminal 12.

Here, the intermodulation distortion that occurs between the disturbing wave that has entered from the output terminal 12 and the desired wave from the input terminal 11 will be examined. Similar to the power amplifying apparatus 8 shown in FIG. 8, the two amplifiers 60a, 60b, and 60c are regarded as current sources according to the following equation.
I (ω _D t, ω _I t) = ΣI _{m, n} exp {j (mω _D + nω _I ) t} (21)
However, in Σ, from m, n = −∞ to ∞, ω _D = 2πf _D , ω _I = 2πf _I , m, n = 0, ± 1, ± 2,..., I _{m, n} = I _{− m, -n} ^* (* is a complex conjugate).

In the power amplifying apparatus 1, a desired wave input from the input terminal 11 passes through the power distributor 100a and is divided into three signal waves, and then input to the amplifiers 60a, 60b, and 60c. Distributed three first signal, second signal, third signal phase, respectively _{{θ 1, (θ 1 +} pπ / 3), (θ 1 + 2pπ / 3)} a. In this embodiment, p = −2, the phase of the second signal with respect to the phase of the first signal is −2π / 3, and the phase of the third signal with respect to the phase of the first signal is −4π / 3.

In addition, the phases of the first amplified signal, the second amplified signal, and the third amplified signal output from the amplifiers 60a, 60b, and 60c change in the power distribution combiner 110a. Assuming that the phase of the third phase shift signal is θ ₂ , the power distribution synthesizer 110a outputs the first phase shift signal having the phases {(θ ₂ + 2pπ / 3), (θ ₂ + pπ / 3), θ ₂ }, respectively. The second phase shift signal and the third phase shift signal are output. In this embodiment, p = −2, the phase of the first phase shift signal with respect to the phase of the third phase shift signal is −4π / 3, and the phase of the second phase shift signal with respect to the phase of the third phase shift signal. Is −2π / 3.

  Since the power distribution synthesizer 110a has the above characteristics, the interference wave input from the output terminal 12 is phased when it reaches the output side of the amplifiers 60a, 60b, 60c via the power distribution synthesizer 110a. Changes. Specifically, the disturbing wave input from the output terminal 12 is distributed to three signals whose phases are relatively changed by {0, −2π / 3, −4π / 3}.

Focusing on this point, the currents I ₁ ′, I ₂ ′, I ₃ ′ (see FIG. 1) between the amplifiers 60a, 60b, 60c and the power distribution synthesizer 110a can be expressed by the following equations. .
I ₁ ′ = I (ω _D t, ω _I t−4π / 3),
I ₂ ′ = I (ω _D t−2π / 3, ω _I t−2π / 3),
I ₃ '= I (ω _D t−4π / 3, ω _I t) (22)

When the currents I ₁ ′, I ₂ ′, I ₃ ′ are obtained from the equations (21) and (22), the following equations are obtained.
I ₁ ′ = ΣI _{m, n} exp [j {(mω _D + nω _I ) t−4nπ / 3}] (23)
I ₂ ′ = ΣI _{m, n} exp [j {(mω _D + nω _I ) t−2 (m + n) π / 3}] (24)
I ₃ ′ = ΣI _{m, n} exp [j {(mω _D + nω _I ) t−4mπ / 3}] (25)
In each Σ in the equations (23), (24), and (25), m, n = −∞ to ∞.

Next, when the current I ₁ flowing to the output terminal 12 of the power distribution synthesizer 110a is defined as shown in FIG. 1, the phase differences 4π / 3 and 2π / 3 by the power distribution synthesizer 110a on the output side are considered. Thus, I ₁ is obtained as follows from the equations (23), (24), and (25).

1) For (mω _D + nω _I )> 0 I ₁ = ΣI _{m, n} [exp {j ((mω _D + nω _I ) t-4 (n + 1) π / 3)}
+ Exp {j ((mω _D + nω _I ) t−2 (m + n + 1) π / 3)}
+ Exp {j ((mω _D + nω _I ) t-4mπ / 3)}] (26)
2) For (mω _D + nω _I ) <0, I ₁ = ΣI _{m, n} [exp {j ((mω _D + nω _I ) t-4 (n−1) π / 3)}
+ Exp {j ((mω _D + nω _I ) t−2 (m + n−1) π / 3)}
+ Exp {j ((mω _D + nω _I ) t-4mπ / 3)}] (27)

In each Σ in Equations (26) and (27), m, n = −∞ to ∞. From equations (26) and (27), components of intermodulation distortion with respect to arbitrary m and n (= 0, ± 1, ± 2,...) Are expressed. Of these, when the current I ₁ is obtained for the third-order intermodulation distortion that is particularly important as the low-order distortion included in the transmitter band, the following is obtained.

A) Third-order intermodulation distortion of the form (2f _D -f _I ) I ₁ = [I _{2, -1} exp {j ((2ω _D -ω _I ) t)}
+ I _{2, -1} exp {j ((2ω _D −ω _I ) t−4π / 3)}
+ I _{2, -1} exp {j ((2ω _D −ω _I ) t−2π / 3)}
+ I _−2,1 exp {−j ((2ω _D −ω _I ) t)}
+ I _−2,1 exp {−j ((2ω _D −ω _I ) t−4π / 3)}
+ I _−2,1 exp {−j ((2ω _D −ω _I ) t−2π / 3)}]
= 0 (cancelled in 3 phases) (28)
B) Third-order intermodulation distortion of the form (2f _I -f _D ) I ₁ = [I _-1,2 exp {j ((2ω _I -ω _D ) t)}
+ I _-1,2 exp {j ((2ω _I −ω _D ) t−4π / 3)}
+ I _-1,2 exp {j ((2ω _I −ω _D ) t−2π / 3)}
+ I _{1, −2} exp {−j ((2ω _I −ω _D ) t)}
+ I _{1, -2} exp {−j ((2ω _I −ω _D ) t−4π / 3)}
+ I _{1, -2} exp {−j ((2ω _I −ω _D ) t−2π / 3)}]
= 0 (cancelled in 3 phases) (29)

As described above, all the third-order intermodulation distortions cancel each other and are not output to the output terminal 12. That is, in the power amplifying apparatus 1, the phases of the three signals distributed in the power distributor 100a are set to {θ ₁ , (θ ₁ + pπ / 3), (θ ₁ + 2pπ / 3)} (p is 0). ), And the phases of the three signals combined in the power distribution combiner 110a are {(θ ₂ + 2pπ / 3), (θ ₂ + pπ / 3), θ ₂ }, so that the conventional power amplifying apparatus 10 3rd order intermodulation distortion can be improved while reducing the number of amplifiers and realizing miniaturization.

<Second Embodiment>
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of the power amplifying device 2 according to the second embodiment. The power amplifying device 2 uses a common-phase power divider and a delay line by a transmission line or a phase shift circuit having no frequency dependence instead of the power divider 100a in the power amplifying device 1 according to the first embodiment. It has a distributor 120a. The power amplifying apparatus 2 includes a power distribution synthesizer 130a using a delay line by a transmission line or a phase shift circuit having no frequency dependency and an in-phase power distribution synthesizer, instead of the power distribution synthesizer 110a.

  The in-phase power distributor in the power distributor 120a distributes the input signal into three distribution signals in phase. The delay circuit or the phase shift circuit changes the phases of the three distribution signals distributed by the in-phase power distributor by different phases {0, pπ / 3, 2pπ / 3}, thereby allowing the first signal and the second signal to be changed. And a third signal is generated. FIG. 2 shows a case where p = −2.

  In addition, the delay circuit or the phase shift circuit in the power distribution combiner 130a converts the first amplified signal, the second amplified signal, and the third amplified signal generated in the amplifier 60a, the amplifier 60b, and the amplifier 60c into different phases {0, It is changed by pπ / 3, 2pπ / 3}. FIG. 2 shows a case where p = −2. The in-phase power distribution combiner combines three signals whose phases have changed in the delay circuit or the phase shift circuit into one signal and outputs it.

  For example, EJ Wilkinson, “An N-way hybrid power divider,” IEEE Trans. Microwave Theory Tech., Vol. MTT-8, pp.116-118, Jan. 1960. By adopting the Wilkinson-type configuration disclosed in the above, a small and wide-band common-mode power divider and common-mode power divider / combiner can be realized, so that a small power amplifying device can be easily realized.

<Third Embodiment>
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of the power amplifying device 3 according to the third embodiment. The power amplifying device 3 includes a power distributor 140a instead of the power distributor 100a in the power amplifying device 1 according to the first embodiment. The power distributor 140a generates a first signal, a second signal, and a third signal by changing the three distribution signals by different phases from each other, and a power distribution circuit that distributes the signals to three distribution signals having different phases. A delay line by a transmission line or a phase shift circuit having no frequency dependency. The phase is changed by {0, pπ / 3, 2pπ / 3} by the power distribution circuit and the phase shift circuit. FIG. 3 shows a three power distributor having a phase difference of 90 ° and 180 ° as the power distribution circuit.

  The power amplifying apparatus 3 includes a power distribution synthesizer 150a instead of the power distribution synthesizer 110a. The power distribution synthesizer 150a changes the first amplified signal, the second amplified signal, and the third amplified signal generated by the amplifier 60a, the amplifier 60b, and the amplifier 60c by different phases, or a delay line by a transmission line or a frequency dependence. It has an incompatible phase shift circuit. In addition, the power distribution / combining device 150a includes a power distribution / combination circuit that combines the three signals after the phase has been changed by the phase shift circuit while changing the phases of the three signals by predetermined different phases. The phase is changed by {0, pπ / 3, 2pπ / 3} by the phase shift circuit and the power distribution / combination circuit.

  FIG. 4A is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a three-power distributor 140a in which the phase difference is approximately 90 ° and 180 °. As shown in FIG. 4, the three power distributor 140a is configured by combining a hybrid 121a having a power distribution ratio of 1: 2 and a hybrid 123a having a power distribution ratio of 1: 1. The hybrid 121a generates a signal in which the phase of the input signal is relatively changed by qπ / 2 (q is an integer other than 0). The hybrid 123a generates a signal in which the phase of the signal output from the hybrid 121a is relatively changed by qπ / 2 (q is an integer other than 0). In this embodiment, q = 1. The two signals generated by the hybrid 123a are input to the delay circuit and are delayed by −2π / 3 and −4π / 3, respectively, as compared with the phase of the signal output from the hybrid 121a to the output terminal 125.

  FIG. 4B is a photograph showing a creation example of the three power distributor 140a. Thus, since the three power distributors 140a can be realized with a simple configuration, the small power amplifying device 3 can be easily realized.

<Simulation results>
FIG. 5A shows a conventional power amplifying apparatus using an ideal lossless in-phase 3 power divider and an ideal lossless in-phase 3 power divider / combiner having no frequency dependency on the input side and the output side, respectively. The simulation result of the intermodulation distortion which arises is shown. This simulation shows a case where the frequency of the desired signal is f _D = 575 MHz and the frequency of the interference signal is f _I = 570 MHz. When there is no phase difference between the distributed signals, it can be seen that a high level of intermodulation distortion occurs as shown in FIG. 5A.

  FIG. 5B shows an ideal lossless three-power distributor having no frequency dependency that outputs signals having phases different from each other by 2π / 3 and 4π / 3, and signals having phases different from each other by 4π / 3 and 2π / 3. Generated in a power amplifying device (corresponding to the power amplifying device 1 and the power amplifying device 2) using an ideal lossless three-power distribution synthesizer that outputs no power on the input side and the output side, respectively. The simulation result of distortion is shown.

This simulation shows the case where the frequency of the desired signal is f _D = 575 MHz and the frequency of the interference signal is f _I = 570 MHz. In Figure _{5b, (4f I -3f D),} (2f I -f D), f I, (2f D -f I), (3f D -2f I), intermodulation (5f _D -4f _I) It can be seen that the distortion is suppressed. In particular, the (2f _I -f _D ) component and the (2f _D -f _I ) component, which are third-order intermodulation distortions that are particularly important as low-order distortions included in the transmitter band, are completely canceled out. ing. The fifth-order intermodulation distortion (3f _I -2f _D ) component and the seventh-order intermodulation distortion (4f _D -3f _I ) component remain, but these inter-modulation distortion frequencies are outside the transmitter band. Even if it is within the frequency band or within the band, it is far from the frequency f _D of the desired wave signal, so the communication quality is not affected. Therefore, it has been confirmed that a sufficient effect can be obtained by the power amplifying device according to the above embodiment.

FIG. 5C shows a simulation result of intermodulation distortion in the power amplifying apparatus 3 using the three power distributor 140a shown in FIG. This simulation shows the case where the frequency of the desired signal is f _D = 575 MHz and the frequency of the interference signal is f _I = 570 MHz.

  In FIG. 5C, a higher level of intermodulation distortion remains than in FIG. 5B. However, comparing FIG. 5C with FIG. 5A, it can be seen that all the third-order intermodulation distortions are suppressed in FIG. 5C. Thus, it was confirmed that the intermodulation distortion can be suppressed even with a simple configuration using the three power distributor 140a shown in FIG.

<Modification>
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a power amplification device 6 as a modification of the power amplification device 1. The power amplifying apparatus 6 includes a power distributor 160a and a power distribution synthesizer 170a instead of the power distributor 100a and the power distribution synthesizer 110a in the power amplifying apparatus 1. Based on the input signal input from the input terminal 11, the power distributor 160 a has a first signal, a second signal whose phase is different by −π / 3 with respect to the phase of the first signal, and the first signal A third signal having a phase different by −2π / 3 with respect to the phase is generated.

  The power distribution synthesizer 170a generates a first phase-shifted signal by changing the first amplified signal output from the amplifier 60a by -2π / 3 as compared with the third phase-shifted signal, and outputs the first phase-shifted signal from the amplifier 60b. A second phase-shifted signal is generated by changing the second amplified signal by -π / 3 as compared with the third phase-shifted signal, and a third phase-shifted signal is generated from the third amplified signal output from the amplifier 60c. The first phase shift signal, the second phase shift signal, and the third phase shift signal are combined. Even when the power amplifying device 6 is used, all the third-order intermodulation distortions cancel each other out in three phases as in the results calculated by the equations (28) and (29) in the first embodiment. Thus, the same simulation result as in FIG. 5B can be obtained.

  All of the embodiments described above are illustrative of the present invention and are not intended to be limiting. The present invention can be implemented in various other modifications and changes. Therefore, the scope of the present invention is defined by the claims and their equivalents. Further, regarding the phase shift circuit, not only a delay line using a transmission line but also a circuit that realizes phase shift characteristics using a lumped constant circuit element such as an inductor, a capacitor, or a resistor may be used.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 ... Power amplifier 11 ... Input terminal 12 ... Output terminals 20, 30 ... In-phase power distribution combiner 40a ... Power distribution 50a, 50b, 70a, 70b ... hybrids 52a, 52b ... terminals 55a, 55b, 75a, 75b ... non-reflection terminators 60a, 60b, 60c, 60d ... amplifiers 71a, 72a, 72b .. Terminal 80a ... Power distribution combiner 90a, 90b ... Amplifier 100a ... Power distributor 110a ... Power distribution combiner 120a ... Power distributor 121a, 123a ... Hybrid 122a, 124a: Non-terminal terminators 125, 126, 127 ... Output terminal 130a ... Power distribution combiner 140a ... Power distribution device 150a ... Power distribution combiner 160a ... Force distributor 170a · · · power divider combiner

Claims (5)

A first signal, a second signal, and a third signal having different phases {θ ₁ , (θ ₁ + pπ / 3), (θ ₁ + 2pπ / 3)} (p is an integer other than integer multiples of 0 and 3). Signal generating means for generating
Amplifying means for amplifying the first signal, the second signal, and the third signal under the same conditions to generate a first amplified signal, a second amplified signal, and a third amplified signal;
The phases of the first amplified signal, the second amplified signal, and the third amplified signal are changed to have the phases {(θ ₂ + 2pπ / 3), (θ ₂ + pπ / 3), θ ₂ }, respectively. Phase shifting means for generating one phase shifting signal, a second phase shifting signal, and a third phase shifting signal;
Combining means for combining the first phase shift signal, the second phase shift signal, and the third phase shift signal;
A power amplification device comprising: The amplification means includes
A first amplifier circuit for amplifying the first signal to generate the first amplified signal;
A second amplifier circuit for amplifying the second signal to generate the second amplified signal;
A third amplifier circuit for amplifying the third signal to generate the third amplified signal;
Have
The first amplifier circuit, the second amplifier circuit, and the third amplifier circuit have the same amplification characteristics.
The power amplification device according to claim 1. The signal generating means includes
A power distribution circuit that distributes the input signal into three distribution signals in phase;
A phase shift circuit that generates the first signal, the second signal, and the third signal by changing the phases of the three distribution signals by different phases {0, pπ / 3, 2pπ / 3};
Having
The power amplification device according to claim 1 or 2. The signal generating means includes
A power distribution circuit that distributes an input signal to three distribution signals having different phases;
A phase shift circuit that generates the first signal, the second signal, and the third signal by changing the three distribution signals by different phases;
Having
The power amplification device according to claim 1 or 2. The power distribution circuit includes:
A first phase shift circuit that generates a signal in which the phase of the input signal is relatively changed by qπ / 2 (q is an integer other than 0);
A second phase shift circuit that generates a signal in which the phase of the signal output from the first phase shift circuit is relatively changed by qπ / 2 (q is an integer other than 0);
Have
The phase shift circuit changes a phase of a signal generated by the first phase shift circuit and the second phase shift circuit;
The power amplification device according to claim 4.