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- the present invention relates to a transmission apparatus and a transmission method, and particularly to a transmission apparatus and a transmission method that are used in wireless communication and transmit RF (Radio Frequency) signals in a plurality of carrier frequency bands.
- RF Radio Frequency
- a power amplifier (PA) that amplifies an RF signal to be transmitted consumes power, among other components of the transmission device. Therefore, in the development of a transmission apparatus, improvement of power efficiency of a power amplifier (PA) is regarded as an important issue.
- linear modulation has become the mainstream for improving spectral efficiency. This linear modulation has severe requirements for signal distortion.
- the average output power is set so that the instantaneous maximum output (peak) power becomes equal to or lower than the saturated output power. That is, in a power amplifier (PA), the higher the ratio of peak power to average power (Peak-to-Average Ratio (hereinafter abbreviated as PAR)) of a signal to be amplified, the more linearity is maintained. In addition, it is necessary to set the average output power lower than the saturation output power.
- PAR Peak-to-Average Ratio
- the power amplifier (PA) reduces the ratio of the supply power supplied to the power amplifier (PA) and the output power extracted from the power amplifier (PA) as the average output power is lowered from the saturated output power to a lower ratio. (Power efficiency) decreases. The decrease in power efficiency is a problem against energy saving.
- the PAR of the RF signal has a unique value for each communication standard.
- high-speed wireless communication such as CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access), WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network), terrestrial digital broadcasting, and LTE (Long Term Evolution) used in recent years
- the PAR is as large as about several dB to several tens of dB. Value.
- Such a PAR size is a factor that greatly reduces the power efficiency of the power amplifier (PA).
- PA power amplifier
- FIG. 1 shows an example of an envelope tracking (ET) type power amplifier which is a kind of polar modulation technology.
- ET envelope tracking
- transmission signal data is input to the input terminal 401 of the polar modulator 411, the amplitude component signal 403 of the transmission signal data is output to the output terminal 402 of the polar modulator 411, and the output terminal 407 of the polar modulator 411 is output.
- An RF modulation signal 408 in which the amplitude component and phase component of the transmission signal data are mounted on a carrier wave is output.
- the polar modulator 411 also has a function capable of individually setting output timings of the amplitude component signal 403 and the RF modulation signal 408 to desired values.
- the power supply modulator 404 outputs an amplitude component signal 405 obtained by amplifying the amplitude component signal 403, and modulates a power supply terminal 409 of an RF-PA (Radio Frequency Power Amplifier) 406 by the amplitude component signal 405.
- the RF modulation signal 408 output to the output terminal 407 of the polar modulator 411 is input to the RF-PA 406.
- An RF modulation signal 410 in which the amplitude component and phase component of the transmission signal data are carried on the carrier wave and amplified is output to the output terminal 412 of the RF-PA 406.
- the voltage of the power supply terminal 409 of the RF-PA 406 is controlled in accordance with the amplitude of the RF modulation signal 410.
- the voltage of the power supply terminal 409 of the RF-PA 406 is lowered accordingly, so that the power supplied from the power supply modulator 404 to the RF-PA 406 is minimized when the output is low. Therefore, useless power consumption can be suppressed.
- CA Carrier-Aggregation
- the communication stability can be improved by simultaneously communicating at the carrier frequencies.
- a transmission apparatus and a transmission method for transmitting RF signals in a plurality of bands are required.
- Such a transmission apparatus is also required to improve power efficiency.
- FIG. 2 is a functional configuration diagram of a transmission device disclosed as a wireless communication device in Patent Document 1. 2 has a function of transmitting RF signals in a plurality of bands and a function of improving power efficiency by applying a polar modulation technique.
- the modulation signal generated by the modulation signal generator 61 is converted from a signal in an orthogonal coordinate system to a signal in a polar coordinate system by a polar control unit 62 to obtain phase information.
- an AM signal having amplitude information.
- the separated PM signal is used for phase modulation for the frequency generator 11 by the PM control unit 63.
- the AM signal is used for power supply modulation for the PAs 21 and 31 by the power supply modulator 64. That is, polar modulation technology is applied in which the power supplied from the power supply modulator 64 to the PA 21 and PA 31 is also increased or decreased in accordance with the increase or decrease in the output power of the PA 21 and PA 31. This suppresses a decrease in power efficiency even in a high back-off state where the average output power is low.
- GSM Global System for Mobile Communications
- UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunications System
- Path selection switches 14 and 41 are provided.
- PA21 amplifies the RF signal of the radio communication system (GSM) having the carrier frequency f c1
- PA31 amplifies the RF signal of the radio communication system (UMTS) having the carrier frequency f c2 .
- the path selection switches 14 and 41 are switched by the control signal from the controller 15 so that the PA 21 inputs and outputs the RF signal.
- a control signal from the controller 15 PA31 is is switched path selection switches 14 and 41 so as to input and output an RF signal.
- the transmitting apparatus shown in FIG. 2 does not support the CA technique that outputs two desired frequency components f c1 and f c2 at the same time. However, the frequency components f c1 and f c2 are switched over time and the frequency of one frequency is changed. It has a multiband operation function.
- JP 2006-324878 A Special table 2011-512098 gazette JP 2005-244826 A JP 2006-270923 A JP 2008-205821 A
- an object of the present invention is to provide a transmission apparatus and a transmission method that can solve the above-described problems.
- the transmission device of the present invention includes: A polar modulator that generates a power modulation signal and an RF (Radio Frequency) signal of a plurality of carrier frequency bands to be transmitted; A power amplifier for amplifying the RF signal from the polar modulator; A power supply modulator that modulates a power supply terminal of the power amplifier with a signal obtained by amplifying the power supply modulation signal from the polar modulator, The power supply modulation signal is set by a function having as an argument the power of the RF signal of each carrier frequency band output from the power amplifier.
- the transmission method of the present invention includes: A transmission method by a transmission device that generates RF signals of a plurality of carrier frequency bands and transmits them through a power amplifier, Detecting the power of the RF signal of each carrier frequency band output from the power amplifier; Setting a power supply modulation signal as a function having the detected RF signal power of each carrier frequency band as an argument; And modulating the power supply terminal of the power amplifier by the power supply modulation signal output from the power supply modulator.
- a single power amplifier simultaneously amplifies RF signals of a plurality of carrier frequency bands, and a single power supply modulator modulates a power supply terminal of the power amplifier.
- FIG. 4 is a characteristic diagram showing input / output power characteristics of a dual-band power amplifier (PA) as an example of the power amplifier of FIG. 3.
- PA dual-band power amplifier
- FIG. 4 is a characteristic diagram illustrating power characteristics of an output signal at the time of saturation when two RF signals having different carrier frequencies are simultaneously input to a dual-band power amplifier (PA) as an example of the power amplifier of FIG. 3.
- PA dual-band power amplifier
- FIG. 4 is a characteristic diagram illustrating power characteristics of an output signal at the time of saturation when two RF signals having different carrier frequencies are simultaneously input to a dual-band power amplifier (PA) as an example of the power amplifier of FIG. 3.
- FIG. 4 is a characteristic diagram showing a relationship between a saturation output and a power supply voltage when two RF signals having different carrier frequencies are simultaneously input to a dual-band power amplifier (PA) as an example of the power amplifier of FIG. 3.
- PA dual-band power amplifier
- FIG. 3 shows PA output power and power efficiency when a dual-band power amplifier (PA) as an example of the power amplifier of FIG. 3 receives two RF signals with different carrier frequencies and operates the PA under a constant power supply voltage.
- FIG. 3 shows PA output power and power efficiency when a dual-band power amplifier (PA) as an example of the power amplifier of FIG. 3 receives two RF signals with different carrier frequencies and operates the PA under a constant power supply voltage.
- FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the setting of the power supply voltage with respect to PA output power at the time of inputting two RF signals from which a carrier frequency differs into the dual band power amplifier (PA) which was an example of the power amplifier of FIG.
- PA dual-band power amplifier
- PA dual band power amplifier
- PA PA
- FIG. 3 A characteristic showing PA power gain when two RF signals having different carrier frequencies are simultaneously input to a dual band power amplifier (PA) as an example of the power amplifier of FIG. 3 and the PA is operated with the power supply voltage setting of FIG.
- FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the setting of the power supply voltage with respect to PA output power at the time of inputting two RF signals from which a carrier frequency differs into the dual band power amplifier (PA) which was an example of the power amplifier of FIG.
- FIG. 3 A characteristic showing the PA power gain when two RF signals having different carrier frequencies are simultaneously input to the dual band power amplifier (PA) as an example of the power amplifier of FIG. 3 and the PA is operated with the power supply voltage setting of FIG.
- FIG. 4 is a characteristic diagram showing an output signal at the time of saturation when two RF signals having different carrier frequencies are simultaneously input to a dual-band power amplifier (PA) as an example of the power amplifier of FIG. 3.
- ACPR adjacent channel leakage power
- the main feature of the present invention is to realize a transmission apparatus including a power amplifier compatible with a CA (Carrier-Aggregation) technique capable of simultaneously amplifying signals of a plurality of frequencies generated by a signal generator. .
- CA Carrier-Aggregation
- a transmitting apparatus of the present invention includes a polar modulator that generates a power supply modulation signal and an RF (Radio ⁇ Frequency) signal in a plurality of carrier frequency bands to be transmitted, a power amplifier that amplifies the RF signal from the polar modulator, A power supply modulator that modulates the power supply terminal of the power amplifier with a signal obtained by amplifying the power supply modulation signal from the modulator, and the power supply modulation signal is an argument of the power of the RF signal of each carrier frequency band output from the power amplifier
- the main feature is that it is set as a function.
- RF signals of a plurality of carrier frequency bands are simultaneously amplified by one power amplifier. Therefore, the number of power amplifiers is one regardless of the number of RF signals having carrier frequencies to be amplified. One is enough. Furthermore, since only one power amplifier is used in the transmission apparatus of the present invention, only one power supply modulator is required. Therefore, in the transmission apparatus according to the present invention, a high power efficiency transmission apparatus can be configured with a smaller number of power amplifiers and power supply modulators as compared with the transmission apparatuses described in Patent Documents 1 to 5. Size and cost can be reduced.
- RF signals in a plurality of carrier frequency bands are simultaneously amplified by a single power amplifier, so there is no need to install a switch for switching the used frequency band at the input or output of the power amplifier. . Therefore, in the transmission apparatus of the present invention, it is possible to avoid an increase in circuit size and cost due to the installation of such a switch, or a decrease in power efficiency of the entire transmission apparatus due to an insertion loss of the switch.
- FIG. 3 is a block configuration diagram showing a block configuration of the transmission apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- the transmission apparatus in the first embodiment shown in FIG. 3 includes at least a polar modulator 601, a power supply modulator 602, a power amplifier 603, and a coupler 604.
- the polar modulator 601 and the power supply modulator 602 are connected via a terminal 607.
- the power supply modulator 602 and the power amplifier 603 are connected via a terminal 608.
- the polar modulator 601 and the power amplifier 603 are connected via a terminal 605.
- the coupler 604 is installed on the output side of the power amplifier 603.
- the coupler 604 and the polar modulator 601 are connected via a terminal 609.
- Polar modulator 601 is different from the carrier frequencies f c1, f c2 each other, ..., RF signals 621 1, 621 2 each having a f cn, ..., at the same time to generate a 621 n, and outputs to the terminal 605.
- the RF signals 621 1 , 621 2 ,..., 621 n are input to the power amplifier 603 via the terminal 605.
- the signal is output to the terminal 606 via the coupler 604.
- the power amplifier 603 may be a power amplifier in which input / output matching design is performed at two or more frequencies as disclosed in Non-Patent Document 2 described in the above Non-Patent Document section. good.
- the power amplifier 603 may be a broadband power amplifier that covers the frequency range from the carrier frequency f c1 to f cn .
- the configuration of the wideband power amplifier for example, the configuration disclosed in Non-Patent Document 3 or Non-Patent Document 4 described in the above-mentioned Non-Patent Document section may be adopted.
- 1 RF signals 622, 622 2, ..., 622 in order to suppress the loss of n, RF signals 625 1, 625 2 which is branched by a coupler 604, ..., power of 625 n is preferably lower.
- the RF signals 625 1 , 625 2 ,..., 625 n are input to the polar modulator 601 via the terminal 609.
- Polar modulator 601 RF signals 625 1, 625 2 input, ..., based on 625 n, RF signals 622 1, 622 2, ..., 622 each instantaneous power of n P OUT1 (t), P OUT2 (T),..., P OUTn (t) is detected.
- Polar modulator 601 outputs power supply modulation signal 623 to terminal 607.
- the voltage waveform V AM # IN (t) of the power supply modulation signal 623 is the instantaneous power P OUT1 (t), P OUT2 (t) of the RF signals 622 1 , 622 2 ,... 622 n detected by the polar modulator 601. , ..., P OUTn (t) is defined as a function.
- the power supply modulation signal 623 output to the terminal 607 is amplified by the power supply modulator 602 and output to the terminal 608 as the power supply modulation signal 624.
- the power supply voltage of the power amplifier 603 is modulated by the voltage waveform V AM # OUT (t) of the power supply modulation signal 624.
- Source voltage waveform V AM # OUT of the modulated signal 624 (t) also, 1 RF signals 622, 622 2, ..., 622 instantaneous power of n P OUT1 (t), P OUT2 (t), ..., P OUTn (t ) As an argument.
- RF signals 622 1, 622 2 output from the power amplifier 603, ..., 622 instantaneous power of n P OUT1 (t), P OUT2 (t), ..., P OUTn (t) is
- the voltage waveform V AM # OUT (t) of the power supply modulation signal 624 is reduced to suppress the power supply from the power supply modulator 602 to the power amplifier 603, thereby reducing the power consumption of the power amplifier 603 and the entire transmission apparatus. It can be suppressed and power efficiency can be improved.
- Non-Patent Document 5 As disclosed in Non-Patent Document 5 and the like described in the above-mentioned Non-Patent Document section, generally, when the band of the output voltage waveform of the power supply modulator becomes wider, the efficiency of the power supply modulator decreases and the output signal error increases. Problems arise. Therefore, the operation band of the power modulator that can be realized by the current technology represented by Non-Patent Document 5 is limited to several tens of MHz or less.
- the modulation bandwidth f BB of one carrier frequency of the RF signal is a 20MHz at the maximum.
- the carrier frequency may be set to 800 MHz and 2 GHz band, and thus the difference ⁇ f between the carrier frequencies may be taken to be 1 GHz or more. is there.
- the output voltage waveform V AM # OUT of the above as the power modulation signal 624 (t) is, 1 RF signals 622, 622 2, ..., 622 instantaneous power of n P OUT1 (t), P OUT2 ( t),..., P OUTn (t) is a function as an argument. Then, the instantaneous power P OUT1 (t), P OUT2 (t), ..., band P OUTn (t), each RF signal 622 1, 622 2, ..., at the same level as the modulation bandwidth f BB of 622 n Yes, determined independently of the difference ⁇ f between the carrier frequencies.
- the operating band required power modulator 602 does not depend on the magnitude of the difference ⁇ f of the carrier frequencies, each RF signal 622 1, 622 2, ..., of 622 n modulation bandwidth f The same level as BB .
- an operating band severe tens of MHz
- the operating band maximum 20 MHz
- a power supply modulator according to the current technology represented by Non-Patent Document 5 is a preferred embodiment of the power supply modulator 602.
- FIG. 4 is a characteristic diagram showing input / output power characteristics of a dual-band power amplifier (PA) as an example of the power amplifier 603 of FIG.
- the carrier frequency f c1 is 800 MHz
- the carrier frequency f c2 is 2 GHz.
- the input / output power characteristics of the power amplifier 603 are shown respectively.
- the power amplifier 603 described here is configured to input the RF signal 621 1 having the carrier frequency f c1 and the RF signal 621 2 having the carrier frequency f c2 . Both are designed to obtain approximately the same saturation output power.
- the output power when the power amplifier 603 is saturated is plotted while changing P in1 ⁇ P in2 (dB).
- the power amplifier 603 in this case is the power amplifier 603 in both the case where only the RF signal 621 1 having the carrier frequency f c1 is input and the case where only the RF signal 621 2 having the carrier frequency f c2 is input.
- the output power at the time of saturation is designed to take a saturation output power P sat having substantially the same value.
- the saturation output power P sat of the power amplifier 603 is a constant value that does not depend on the difference ⁇ P in of the input power of the RF signal of each carrier frequency.
- the saturated output power P sat of the actual power amplifier 603 is indicated by a solid line.
- fitting by the relational expression P sat ⁇ V AM # OUT 2 is indicated by a broken line. From the characteristic diagram of FIG.
- the power supply voltage is controlled so that the desired output power always coincides with the saturated power, so that a saturated state of high power efficiency is always realized regardless of fluctuations in the output power. Therefore, also in the present embodiment, it is desirable to set the output voltage V AM # OUT (t) of the power supply modulator 602 so that the power amplifier 603 is always saturated. From the results obtained so far that the saturated output power P sat is determined by the total output power value (P out1 + P out2 ) of the RF signal and the result of the expression (1), the output voltage V AM # of the power supply modulator 602 is obtained.
- a desirable setting for OUT (t) is given by equation (2) below using the instantaneous powers P out1 (t) and P out2 (t) of the RF output signals 622 1 and 622 2 .
- C is a proportionality constant. If the proportionality constant C is made small and the power supply voltage V AM # OUT of the power amplifier 603 is set low, the gain decreases, but the power efficiency tends to improve. Conversely, when the proportionality constant C is increased and the power supply voltage V AM # OUT of the power amplifier 603 is set high, the power efficiency is lowered but the gain tends to be improved. It is desirable to set the proportionality constant C according to the desired characteristics.
- the effect of the present embodiment is shown through the characteristics of the power amplifier 603 when (t) is set by the equation (2).
- P in1 -P in2 (dB) was set to -6 dB.
- the output voltage V AM # OUT (t) of the power supply modulator 602 is set to the power total value (P out1 + P out2 ) of the RF signals 622 1 and 622 2 output from the power amplifier 603. Settings were made as shown in FIG. In FIG.
- the power efficiency ⁇ of the power amplifier 603 under the conditions of FIG. 8 and the powers P out1 and P out2 of the RF signals 622 1 and 622 2 output from the power amplifier 603 are shown in FIG.
- the power efficiency ⁇ is obtained by using the power P AM supplied from the power supply modulator 602 toward the power amplifier 603 and the powers P out1 and P out2 of the RF signals 622 1 and 622 2 , Is defined as
- the power efficiency ⁇ of the power amplifier 603 is maintained at a substantially constant value.
- the power amplifier 603 regardless of the value of the power difference ⁇ P in of the RF signal of each carrier frequency input to the power amplifier 603, when the RF output power of the power amplifier 603 decreases, the power amplifier 603 The power efficiency ⁇ can be kept high.
- the power efficiency ⁇ is reduced to about 1/3 of the maximum value.
- the power efficiency ⁇ greatly decreases as the RF output powers P out1 and P out2 of the power amplifier 603 decrease.
- FIG. 13 shows power gains G 1 and G 2 at each carrier frequency when the power difference ⁇ P in with the input power P in2 of the 2 GHz RF signal 621 2 is +18 dB.
- the power gain due to a decrease in the supply voltage V AM # OUT G 1 and G 2 tend to decrease.
- the output voltage V AM # OUT (t) of the power supply modulator 602 is a desirable setting when the RF signals 621 1 and 621 2 having two carrier frequencies are input to the power amplifier 603.
- a desirable setting of the output voltage V AM # OUT (t) of the power supply modulator 602 when RF signals 621 1 , 621 2 ,..., 621 n having two or more carrier frequencies are input to the power amplifier 603 is RF output.
- signals 622 1, 622 2, ..., 622 n of the power P OUT1 (t), P OUT2 (t), ..., using a P OUTn (t) is extended by the following equation (4).
- FIG. 14 is a diagram showing the setting of the power supply voltage V AM # OUT of the power amplifier 603 in the first modification of the first embodiment of the present invention.
- the power supply voltage V AM # OUT of the power amplifier 603 is set as shown in FIG. Also good.
- the power supply voltage V AM # OUT of the power amplifier 603 is set as shown in the following equation (5).
- the power supply voltage V AM # OUT is set to C ⁇ P out1 (t) + P out2 (t), and P out1 ( t) + P out2 (t) ⁇ ( the power supply voltage V AM # OUT at V th / C) period that satisfies 2 is set to V th.
- the power supply voltage V AM # OUT is not lowered below the threshold value V th when the RF output power P out1 and P out2 of the power amplifier 603 is lowered.
- the decrease in power gains G 1 and G 2 of power amplifier 603 due to the decrease in power supply voltage V AM # OUT is suppressed.
- FIG. 15 and FIG. 16 show the characteristics of the power amplifier 603 when the power supply voltage control is performed with the power supply voltage V AM # OUT set in FIG. 14 and Expression (5).
- the power efficiency ⁇ slightly decreases as shown in FIG.
- FIG. 17 is a diagram showing the setting of the power supply voltage V AM # OUT of the power amplifier 603 in the second modification of the first embodiment of the present invention.
- the power supply voltage V AM # OUT of the power amplifier 603 is set as shown in FIG. Also good.
- the power supply voltage V AM # OUT of the power amplifier 603 is set as shown in the following equation (6).
- the middle equation indicates that C 2 ⁇ P th2 and C 1 ⁇ P th1 have the same value.
- the value of the proportionality constant C 2 at the time of low output power below the threshold power P th2 is set to the high output power above the threshold power P th1. In this embodiment, it is desirable to set the value to be equal to or greater than the value of the proportionality constant C 1 at the time.
- the power supply voltage V AM # OUT at the time of low output power below the threshold power P th2 as compared with the case where the single proportional coefficient C shown in FIG. 8 is used.
- the power gain at the time of low output power can be slightly increased. Further, the power supply voltage V AM # OUT is controlled even when the output power is lower than the threshold power P th2 , so that a decrease in power efficiency ⁇ at the time of low output power can be suppressed to some extent.
- FIG. 18 and FIG. 19 show the characteristics of the power amplifier 603 when the power supply voltage control is performed with the power supply voltage V AM # OUT set in FIG. 17 and the equation (6).
- This reduction in power gain is realized by increasing the power supply voltage V AM # OUT of the power amplifier 603 by increasing the value of the proportionality constant C 2 at the time of low output power below the threshold power P th2 .
- FIG. 19 shows the characteristics of the power amplifier 603 when the power supply voltage control is performed with the power supply voltage V AM # OUT set in FIG. 17 and the equation (6).
- This reduction in power gain is realized by increasing the power supply voltage V AM # OUT of the power amplifier 603 by increasing the value of the proportionality constant C 2 at the time of low output power
- the function h can be determined by measuring the relationship between the saturated output power P sat of the power amplifier 603 and the output voltage V AM # OUT of the power supply modulator 602.
- the function shown in FIG. 14 and Expression (5) may be used, or the function shown in FIG. 17 and Expression (6) may be used. That is, the function h may be set arbitrarily so that desired power efficiency and gain can be obtained. (Fourth modification of the first embodiment) Figure 20, in one example and the above dual-band power amplifier of the power amplifier 603 in FIG.
- FIG. 20 uses the same data as FIG. 5 and changes the way the graph is displayed.
- the RF signal 622 1 output power P out1 of the carrier frequency f c1 at saturation, the between the RF signal 622 2 output power P out2 saturated when the carrier frequency f c2 Approximately, the relationship of Formula (9) can be seen.
- Formula (9) is an approximate relationship to the last.
- the relationship between the output power P out1 of the RF signal 622 1 at the carrier frequency f c1 at saturation and the output power P out2 of the RF signal 622 2 at the carrier frequency f c2 at saturation based on actual characteristics is shown in FIG. As shown in the graph, it is expressed by Expression (10) using the implicit function u.
- the implicit function u is determined from the measurement data of the output power P out1 of the RF signal 622 1 of the carrier frequency f c1 at saturation and the output power P out2 of the RF signal 622 2 of the carrier frequency f c2 at saturation.
- RF signals 621 1 of two or more carrier frequencies in the power amplifier 603, 621 2, ..., 621 in the case where n is input RF output signal 622 1 at saturation, 622 2, ..., of 622 n power P OUT1 (t), P OUT2 (t), ..., the relationship between P OUTn (t) is expanded as the following equation (11).
- the function w is a composite function of the function f ⁇ 1 and the function u.
- the output voltage V AM # OUT of the power supply modulator 602 is set to a general value of the powers P OUT1 (t), P OUT2 (t),..., P OUTn (t) according to the equation (12).
- the power amplifier 603 By setting with the function w, the power amplifier 603 always operates in a saturated state, resulting in high power efficiency.
- FIG. 21 shows a block configuration of a transmission apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- the power supply modulator 602, the power amplifier 603, and the coupler 604 have the same configuration and function as those of the transmission apparatus according to the first embodiment. Absent.
- the polar modulator 601 includes a baseband signal generator 801 1 , 801 2 ,... 801 n , a local oscillation (LO) signal generator 802 1 , 802 2, ..., and 802 n, mixer 803 1, 803 2, ..., and 803 n, RF signal delay adjuster 804 1, 804 2, ..., and 804 n, that the RF signal combiner 805, a variable gain amplifier ( VGA) 806 1 , 806 2 ,... 806 n , a controller 807, a duplexer 808, a square root 809, a power supply modulation signal delay adjuster 810, and an adder 811.
- VGA variable gain amplifier
- a baseband signal generator 801 1, 801 2, ..., 801 n the base band signal b in1 (t), b in2 (t), ..., b inn (t) , respectively mixers 803 1 , 803 2 ,..., 803 n .
- LO Local oscillator
- the mixers 803 1 , 803 2 ,..., 803 n transfer the baseband signals b in1 (t), b in2 (t),..., B inn (t) to the carrier frequencies f c1 , f c2 ,. performs frequency conversion (up-conversion), the carrier frequency f c1, f c2, ..., RF signals 621 1, 621 2 f cn, ..., respectively generate 621 n.
- RF signals 621 1, 621 2, ..., 621 n are respectively an RF signal delay adjuster 804 1, 804 2, ..., input via the 804 n to the RF signal combiner 805, RF signal combiner 805 Synthesis The RF signals 621 1 , 621 2 ,..., 621 n output to the terminal 605.
- the RF signal synthesizer 805 may be implemented using a broadband hybrid coupler that can be used in a range of carrier frequencies f c1 , f c2 ,..., F cn , for example.
- RF signal delay adjuster 804 1, 804 2, ..., 804 n includes a mixer 803 1, 803 2, ..., has been established to the output side of 803 n, instead, the mixer 803 1, 803 2, .., 803 n may be installed on the input side.
- the baseband signal generator 801 1, 801 2, ..., 801 n , the base band signal b in1 (t), b in2 (t), ..., b inn power (t) P in1 (t) , P in2 ( t), ..., a P inn (t), a variable gain amplifier (VGA) 806 1, 806 2 , ..., are input to 806 n.
- a variable gain amplifier (VGA) 806 1, 806 2 , ..., 806 n each gain G AM1, G AM2, ..., has a G AMn, power P in1 input (t), P in2 (t ), ..., P inn (t) is amplified to G AM1 P in1 (t), G AM2 P in2 (t),..., G AMn P inn (t) and output to the adder 811.
- the variable gain amplifiers (VGA) 806 1 , 806 2 ,..., 806 n do not necessarily have a gain of 0 dB or more, and may be replaced with variable attenuators.
- a variable gain amplifier (VGA) 806 1, 806 2 , ..., 806 n are respectively gain control terminal 814 1, 814 2, ..., and a 814 n. Controller 807 the gain control terminal 814 1 from 814 2, ..., a control signal output to 814 n, a variable gain amplifier (VGA) 806 1, 806 2, ..., respective gains G AM1 of 806 n, G AM2 ... G AMn is set.
- the adder 811 outputs G AM1 P in1 (t) + G AM2 P in2 (t) +... + G AMn P inn (t), which is the added value of the input signal, to the square root 809.
- the adder 811 may be implemented with an operational amplifier, for example, according to the method disclosed in Chapter 5 of Non-Patent Document 6 described in the above-mentioned Non-Patent Document section.
- G RF1 P out1 / P in1
- G RF2 P out2 / P in2
- G RFn P outn / P inn, prescribed by.
- the frequency dependence of the power gain The effect of the power is great, and there is a large difference between the values of the power gains G RF1 , G RF2 ,.
- the power gains G RF1 , G RF2 ,..., G RFn of the transmitters are variable gain amplifiers (VGA) 806 1 , 806 2 ,..., 806 n gains G AM1 , G AM2 ,. It is desirable to have the relationship of the following formula (13).
- Equation (13) is also equivalent to the following Equation (14).
- the controller 807 variable gain amplifier (VGA) 806 1, 806 2, the ..., by controlling the gain of 806 n, equation (13) to the relationship of the formula (14) so as to satisfy the gain G AM1, G AM2, ..., G AMn is set.
- the signal G AM1 P in1 (t) + G AM2 P in2 (t) +... + G AMn P inn (t) output from the adder 811 to the square root extractor 809 is P out1 (t) + P out2 ( t) +... + P outn (t) proportional.
- the signal inputted G AM1 P in1 (t) + G AM2 P in2 (t) + ... + G AMn P is the square root of the inn (t) sqrt [G AM1 P in1 (t) + G AM2 P in2 ( t) +... + G AMn P inn (t)] is output to the terminal 607 as the power supply modulation signal 623 via the power supply modulation signal delay adjuster 810.
- the square root extractor 809 may be implemented by an IC multiplier, for example, according to the method disclosed in Chapter 7 of Non-Patent Document 6 described in the above-mentioned Non-Patent Document section.
- the power supply modulation signal 623 output to the terminal 607 is sqrt.
- the signal is proportional to [P out1 (t) + P out2 (t) +... + P outn (t)].
- the power supply modulation signal 623 is amplified by the power supply modulator 602 and output to the terminal 608 as the output voltage V AM # OUT (t) of the power supply modulator 602.
- the output voltage V AM # OUT (t) of the power supply modulator 602 is given by equation (4). Set to something.
- Input terminals 812 1, 812 2 of the controller 807, ..., the 812 n respectively baseband signal b in1 (t), b in2 (t), ..., the power P in1 (t) of b inn (t), P in2 (t),..., P inn (t) are input.
- the RF signals 625 1 , 625 2 ,..., 625 n of the carrier frequencies f c1 , f c2 ,..., F cn output to the terminal 609 via the coupler 604 installed on the output side of the power amplifier 603. Is input to the duplexer 808.
- the duplexer 808 has a function of dividing and outputting RF signals having different carrier frequencies to different output terminals. That duplexer 808, RF signals 625 1, 625 2, ..., a 625 n, input terminals 813 1, 813 2, ..., and outputs divided into 813 n.
- the controller 807 includes an input terminal 813 1, 813 2, ..., 813 RF signal 625 1 is input to the n, 625 2, ..., 625 based on n, RF signal 622 1 output from the power amplifier 603, 622 2 ,..., 622 n powers P OUT1 (t), P OUT2 (t),..., P OUTn (t) are calculated.
- the controller 807 is a variable gain amplifier (VGA) 806 1 , 806 based on the power gains G RF1 , G RF2 ,.
- VGA variable gain amplifier
- Controller 807 a variable gain amplifier (VGA) 806 1, 806 2 , ..., the gain G AM1 of 806 n, G AM2, ..., so G AMn becomes a desired value calculated in operation, the gain control terminal 814 1 , 814 2 ,... 814 n , a control signal is output.
- VGA variable gain amplifier
- RF signals 622 1, 622 2, ..., so as to minimize the signal distortion of 622 n is output from the polar modulator 601 , 621 n and the power supply modulation signal 624 are set for transmission timing of the RF signals 621 1 , 621 2 ,.
- the controller 807 includes an input terminal 813 1, 813 2, ..., RF signal 625 which is input to 813 n 1, 625 2, ..., based on 625 n, RF signals 622 1, 622 2, ..., of 622 n Detect signal distortion. Controller 807, RF signals 622 1, 622 2 that has detected, ..., so as to minimize the signal distortion of 622 n, RF signal delay adjuster 804 1, 804 2, ..., 804 n and the power modulation signal delay adjustment The function of setting the signal delay time in the device 810 is provided.
- the signal delay times of the RF signal delay adjusters 804 1 , 804 2 ,..., 804 n are set by a control signal output from the controller 807 to the control terminal 815.
- the signal delay time of the power supply modulation signal delay adjuster 810 is set by a control signal output from the controller 807 to the control terminal 816.
- variable gain amplifier (VGA) 806 1, 806 2 , ..., the gain G AM1 of 806 n, G AM2, ..., G AMn and, RF signal delay adjuster 804 1, 804 2 ,..., 804 n and the optimum value of the signal delay time in the power supply modulation signal delay adjuster 810 are obtained.
- the gain and signal delay time may be fixed at the optimum values obtained once, or may be updated again after an appropriate time.
- FIG. 22 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the controller 807.
- the controller 807 includes an analog-digital converter (ADC: Analog Digital Converter) 1001 1, 1001 2, ..., 1001 n, 1002 1, 1002 2, ..., 1002 n, 1005 1, 1005 2 , ..., and 1005 n, a digital-to-analog converter (DAC: digital analog converter) 1004 1, 1004 2, ..., 1004 n, and 1007, square detectors 1003 1, 1003 2, ..., and 1003 n, adjacent .., 1006 n and a microprocessor unit (MPU: Micro Processor Unit) 1009 are provided. At least channel leakage power ratio (ACPR) detectors 1006 1 , 1006 2 ,.
- the MPU 1009 may be implemented by a digital signal processor (DSP) or a field programmable gate array (FPGA).
- DSP digital signal processor
- FPGA field programmable gate array
- the baseband signal b in1 (t), b in2 (t), ..., the power P in1 of b inn (t) (t) , P in2 (t), ..., P inn data input terminal 812 1 (t), 812 2, ... , are input to 812 n.
- Said power P in1 (t), P in2 (t), ..., P inn (t) respectively ADC1001 1, 1001 2, ..., is converted into a digital signal at 1001 n, is input to MPU1009.
- each input terminal 813 1 625 n, 813 2, ..., are input to 813 n.
- Square detectors 1003 1, 1003 2, ..., 1003 n is, RF signals 625 1, 625 2, ..., 625 RF signal 622 1 is calculated based on n, 622 2, ..., 622 n of the power P OUT1 ( t), P OUT2 (t) , ..., ADC1002 1, 1002 2 P OUTn a (t), respectively, ..., and outputs it to the 1002 n.
- the power P OUT1 (t), P OUT2 (t), ..., P OUTn (t) respectively ADC1002 1, 1002 2, ..., is converted into a digital signal at 1002 n, is input to MPU1009.
- MPU1009 is the power gain G RF1, G RF2 the calculated, ..., and G RFn, based on equation (13), a variable gain amplifier (VGA) 806 1, 806 2 , ..., 806 n gain G AM1 of The desired value of G AM2 ,..., G AMn is calculated.
- VGA variable gain amplifier
- MPU1009 is a variable gain amplifier (VGA) 806 1, 806 2 , ..., the gain G AM1 of 806 n, G AM2, ..., so G AMn is set to a desired value calculated in operation, DAC1004 1, 1004 2, ..., a variable gain amplifier control signal via 1004 n (VGA) 806 1, 806 2, ..., a gain control terminal 814 of 806 n 1, 814 2, ..., and outputs a 814 n.
- VGA variable gain amplifier
- the ACPR detectors 1006 1 , 1006 2 ,..., 1006 n have a function of calculating and outputting ACPR that is a distortion amount of the input RF signal.
- Input terminals 813 1, 813 2, ..., RF signals 625 1 input to 813 n, 625 2, ..., 625 n are respectively ACPR detector 1006 1, 1006 2, ..., are input to the 1006 n.
- ACPR detector 1006 1, 1006 2, ..., 1006 n is, RF signals 625 1, 625 2, ..., each of the signal distortion amount of 625 n ACPR 1, ACPR 2, ..., the ACPR n, ADC1005 1, 1005 2 ,..., 1005 n .
- the ACPR 1 , ACPR 2 ,..., ACPR n are converted into digital signals by ADCs 1005 1 , 1005 2 ,..., 1005 n and input to the MPU 1009.
- the MPU 1009 outputs the control signals of the RF signal delay adjusters 804 1 , 804 2 ,..., 804 n to the control terminal 815 via the DAC 1007. Further, the MPU 1009 outputs the control signal of the power supply modulation signal delay adjuster 810 to the control terminal 816 via the DAC 1008.
- the DACs 1007 and 1008 may be omitted, and the RF signal delay adjusters 804 1 , 804 2 ,... 804 n and the power supply modulation signal delay adjuster 810 may be directly controlled by digital signals from the MPU 1009.
- the control terminals 815 and 816 via the RF signal delay adjuster 804 1, 804 2, ..., to change the signal delay time of 804 n and the power modulation signal delay adjuster 810, at the same time the RF signal 625 1, 625 2, ..., signal distortion amount of 625 n ACPR 1, ACPR 2, ..., detects the ACPR n.
- MPU1009 is, RF signals 625 1, 625 2, ..., signal distortion amount of 625 n ACPR 1, ACPR 2, ..., the ACPR n, RF signal delay adjuster 804 1, 804 2, ..., 804 n
- the dependence on the signal delay time in the power supply modulation signal delay adjuster 810 is detected.
- MPU1009 is based on the dependence of the data, RF signals 625 1, 625 2, ..., signal distortion amount of 625 n ACPR 1, ACPR 2, ..., to minimize ACPR n, RF signal delay adjustment vessel 804 1, 804 2, ..., sets the signal delay time of 804 n and the power modulation signal delay adjuster 810.
- FIG 23 is a block diagram showing the internal structure of the ACPR detector 1006 1.
- ACPR detector 1006 1 includes a local oscillator (LO) signal generator 1201, an amplifier 1202, and 1205, and mixer 1203, low pass filter: the (LPF Low pass filter) 1204, a band-pass filter (BPF: Band pass filter) 1206, log amplifier 1207, and detector 1208 are provided at least.
- LO local oscillator
- BPF Band pass filter
- a local oscillator (LO) signal generator 1201 outputs a local oscillator (LO) signal.
- the LO signal output from the LO signal generator 1201 is amplified by the amplifier 1202 and then output to the mixer 1203.
- the mixer 1203 mixes the RF signal 625 1 input to the input terminal 813 1 and the LO signal, and outputs an intermediate frequency (IF) signal to the LPF 1204.
- the LPF 1204 removes unnecessary high frequency components contained in the IF signal.
- the IF signal output from the LPF 1204 is amplified by the amplifier 1205 and then input to the BPF 1206.
- the BPF 1206 passes only the frequency component corresponding to the adjacent channel.
- the center frequency of the BPF 1206 is set to either IF frequency + offset frequency or IF frequency ⁇ offset frequency.
- the offset frequency and the pass band width of the BPF 1206 are determined by a communication standard. For example, in the case of WCDMA (Wideband-CDMA) standards, the offset frequency may be set to 5 MHz and the passband width may be set to 3.84 MHz.
- the frequency component corresponding to the adjacent channel output from the BPF 1206 is input to the log amplifier 1207, and the log amplifier 1207 performs log scale conversion on the frequency component signal corresponding to the adjacent channel and outputs it to the detector 1208.
- the detector 1208 includes a diode 1209, a capacitor 1210, and a resistor 1211. The detector 1208 down-converts the output signal of the log amplifier 1207 from the IF band to the baseband band and outputs it as ACPR 1 to the terminal 1010 1 .
- ACPR detector 1006 2, ..., 1006 n has the same internal structure and function and the ACPR detector 1006 1.
- the RF signal output is performed in the transmitter that simultaneously transmits a plurality of RF signals having different carrier frequencies. Even when the power is reduced, the power efficiency can be kept high.
- FIG. 24 the block configuration of the transmission apparatus of the 1st modification of 2nd Embodiment by this invention is shown.
- the direct-current power source 901, the switch 902, and the control terminal 903 of the switch 902 are different from the transmission device according to the second embodiment in FIG. Newly added.
- the DC power supply 901 outputs a constant voltage Vth .
- the switch 902 has a function of connecting the input of the power supply modulation signal delay adjuster 810 to the output of the DC power supply 901 or the output of the square root 809. Whether the switch 902 connects the output of the DC power supply 901 or the output of the square root 809 to the input of the power supply modulation signal delay adjuster 810 is specified by the control signal input to the control terminal 903.
- FIG. 25 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the controller 807 in the first modification of the second embodiment according to the present invention.
- the control terminal 903 is connected to the MPU 1009.
- MPU1009 in the controller 807 RF signals 622 1 detected, 622 2, ..., 622 n of the power P OUT1 (t), P OUT2 (t), ... on the basis of the P OUTn (t), the power of the sum P OUT1 (t) + P OUT2 (t) + ... + P to calculate OUTn a (t).
- the MPU 1009 outputs a control signal to the control terminal 903 so that the switch 902 connects the output of the square root 809 and the input of the power supply modulation signal delay adjuster 810 during the period when the total power is equal to or greater than the set threshold value.
- the MPU 1009 sends a control signal to the control terminal 903 so that the switch 902 connects the output of the DC power supply 901 and the input of the power supply modulation signal delay adjuster 810 during the period when the total power is below the set threshold value. Output.
- the output voltage V AM # OUT (t) of the power supply modulator 602 is set to the one given by the following equation (15). .
- the power supply voltage V AM # OUT is C ⁇ P out1 (t) + P out2 ( t) +... + P outn (t), and the power supply voltage V AM in a period satisfying P out1 (t) + P out2 (t) +... + P outn (t) ⁇ (V th / C) 2 #OUT is set to Vth .
- the output voltage V AM # OUT (t) of the power supply modulator 602 given by Expression (15) corresponds to the expression (5) in the first modification of the first embodiment extended to a plurality of bands. .
- the transmission apparatus according to the second modification of the second embodiment according to the present invention has the block configuration of FIG. 24 as in the first modification of the second embodiment.
- the second modification of the second embodiment only the operation changed from the first modification of the second embodiment will be described.
- the output voltage V AM # OUT (t) of the power supply modulator 602 is set to be given by the following equation (16).
- the middle equation indicates that C 2 ⁇ P th2 and C 1 ⁇ P th1 have the same value.
- the output voltage V AM # OUT (t) of the power supply modulator 602 given by Expression (16) corresponds to the expression (6) in the second modification of the first embodiment extended to a plurality of bands. .
- the transmission apparatus performs the following operation in order to set the output voltage V AM # OUT (t) of the power supply modulator 602 to that given by the equation (16). .
- RF signals 622 1, 622 2, ..., the power of the sum of 622 n P OUT1 (t) + P OUT2 (t) + ... + P OUTn (t) is, in a period during which the first threshold value P th1 or more, the switch
- the MPU 1009 outputs the control signal of the switch 902 to the control terminal 903 so that the output of the square root 809 and the input of the power supply modulation signal delay adjuster 810 are connected to the control terminal 903.
- the switch 902 connects the output of the DC power supply 910 and the input of the power supply modulation signal delay adjuster 810 during a period in which the total power is equal to or less than the first threshold value P th1 and the second threshold value P th2.
- the MPU 1009 outputs a control signal for the switch 902 to the control terminal 903.
- the MPU 1009 is connected to the control terminal 903 so that the switch 902 connects the output of the square root amplifier 809 and the input of the power supply modulation signal delay adjuster 810 during the period when the total power is equal to or less than the second threshold value P th2. Output a control signal.
- VGA variable gain amplifier
- the same operation as the second modification of the first embodiment is realized in the second modification of the second embodiment of the present invention. Therefore, in the second modification of the second embodiment of the present invention, as in the second modification of the first embodiment, in a transmission device that simultaneously transmits a plurality of RF signals having different carrier frequencies. Even when the output power of the RF signal is lowered, the power efficiency and the power gain can be kept high.
- FIG. 26 the block configuration of the transmission apparatus of the 3rd modification of 2nd Embodiment by this invention is shown.
- the square root 809 is removed from the transmission device of the second embodiment of FIG. 21, and the nonlinear circuit 904 and the terminals 903, 905, and 906 , Has been added.
- the internal configuration of the controller 807 is the same as that shown in FIG.
- the nonlinear circuit 904 has a function of outputting a signal h (x) to the terminal 906 with respect to the signal x input to the terminal 905. .
- RF signals 622 1, 622 2 to the terminal 905, ..., 622 for the n power of the sum P OUT1 (t) + P OUT2 (t) + ... + P OUTn (t) is input, the terminal 906 signal h ( P OUT1 (t) + P OUT2 (t) +... + P OUTn (t)) is output. That is, in the transmission device of the third modification example of the second embodiment in FIG. 26, the power modulator 602 is similar to the transmission device of the third modification example of the first embodiment.
- the output voltage V AM # OUT (t) is set in the equation (8).
- the function h indicating the nonlinear characteristic of the nonlinear circuit 904 is specified through the control terminal 903 by the MPU 1009 of the controller 807. Similar to the transmission device of the third modification of the first embodiment, in the transmission device of the third modification of the second embodiment, the function h is equal to the saturated output power P sat of the power amplifier 603 and It may be determined by measuring the relationship of the output voltage V AM # OUT of the power supply modulator 602, or may be set so that desired power efficiency and gain can be obtained in the power amplifier 603.
- FIG. 27 is an example of the nonlinear circuit 904 in the third modification of the second embodiment.
- the non-linear circuit 904 includes an ADC 1021, a lookup table (LUT) 1022, and a DAC 1023.
- the ADC 1021 converts the signal x input to the terminal 905 into a digital signal, and outputs the digital signal to the LUT 1022 via the terminal 1024.
- the LUT 1022 is implemented by MPU, DSP, or FPGA.
- the LUT 1022 stores a function h (x) having the signal x as an argument.
- the function h (x) is specified by the MPU 1009 in the controller 807 and is input to the LUT 1022 through the control terminal 903.
- the LUT 1022 refers to the input signal x and the stored function h, and outputs the digital value of the signal h (x) to the DAC 1023 via the terminal 1025.
- the DAC 1023 converts the signal h (x) into an analog value and outputs the analog value to the terminal 906.
- FIG. 28 is another example of the nonlinear circuit 904 in the third modification of the second embodiment.
- the nonlinear circuit 904 includes m ⁇ 1 multipliers 1031 1 , 1031 2 ,..., 1031 m ⁇ 1 , m VGAs 1032 1 , 1032 2 ,..., 1032 m , an adder 1033, It consists of Here, m is a polynomial order when the function h is represented by a polynomial.
- the multipliers 1031 1 , 1031 2 ,..., 1031 m ⁇ 1 may be implemented by an analog multiplier circuit disclosed in Chapter 7 of Non-Patent Document 6 described in the above-mentioned Non-Patent Document section.
- the adder 1033 may be implemented with an operational amplifier according to the method disclosed in Chapter 5 of Non-Patent Document 6 described in the above-mentioned Non-Patent Document section.
- the multiplier 1031 1 the signal x is input at terminal 905, the multiplier 1031 1 outputs a power signal x 2.
- Signals x, x 2, x 3 produced by the above operation, ..., x m is VGA1032 1, 1032 2, ..., are input to the 1032 m.
- VGA 1032 1 , 1032 2 ,..., 1032 m have gains D 1 , D 2 , D 3 ,..., D m , respectively, and signals D 1 x, D 2 x 2 , D 3 x 3 ,. , D m x m are output to the adder 1033.
- the adder 811 is removed from the transmission device of the third modification example of the second embodiment of FIG. 26, and the VGAs 806 1 , 806 2 , ..., 806 output signal terminal 905 1 of n, 905 2, ..., are input directly to the nonlinear circuit 904 via 905 n.
- Terminals 905 1, 905 2, ..., the 905 n, respectively RF signals 622 1, 622 2, ..., 622 n of the power P OUT1 (t), P OUT2 (t), ..., in proportion to P OUTn (t) Signal is input.
- the non-linear circuit 904 uses the input signals P OUT1 (t), P OUT2 (t),..., P OUTn (t) as arguments, and sends signals w [P OUT1 (t), P OUT2 (t), ..., P OUTn (t)] is output. That is, the transmission device of the fourth modification example of the second embodiment performs the same operation as that of the fourth modification example of the first embodiment.
- FIG. 30 is an example of a nonlinear circuit 904 in the fourth modification example of the second embodiment.
- the nonlinear circuit 904 includes ADCs 1021 1 , 1021 2 ,..., 1021 n , a lookup table (LUT) 1022, and a DAC 1023.
- terminals 905 1, 905 2, ..., signal x 1 to 905 n, x 2, ..., x n are input.
- ADC1021 1, 1021 2, ..., 1021 n the terminal 905 1, 905 2, ..., 905 n signal x 1 of, x 2, ..., to convert the x n into digital values, terminal 1024 1, 1024 2 ,..., Output to LUT 1022 via 1024 n .
- the LUT1022, signals x 1, x 2, ..., the function w (x 1, x 2, ..., x n) to arguments x n are stored.
- the function w (x 1 , x 2 ,..., X n ) is specified by the MPU 1009 in the controller 807 and input to the LUT 1022 through the control terminal 903.
- the LUT 1022 refers to the input signals x 1 , x 2 ,..., X n and the function w (x 1 , x 2 ,..., X n ), and sends the signal w (x 1 , x 2 ,..., x n ) are output.
- the DAC 1023 converts the signal w (x 1 , x 2 ,..., X n ) into an analog value and outputs the analog value to the terminal 906.
- the transmission device according to the present invention has the following effects as compared with the transmission devices disclosed in Patent Document 1 to Patent Document 5 described above.
- the RF signal of one carrier frequency is amplified by one power amplifier (PA).
- PA power amplifier
- PA power amplifier
- power supply modulation polar modulation
- the RF signal having n carrier frequencies is simultaneously amplified by one power amplifier (PA).
- PA power amplifier
- the number of PAs may be one.
- only one PA is used in the present invention, only one power supply modulator is required. Therefore, in comparison with the transmission devices described in Patent Document 1 to Patent Document 5, in the transmission device according to the present embodiment, a transmission device with high power efficiency is configured by a smaller number of power amplifiers (PA) and power supply modulators. Thus, the circuit size and cost can be reduced.
- adjacent channel leakage power is used as an indicator of signal distortion and an ACPR detector is provided as a signal distortion detector.
- the signal distortion detector may use an EVM (Error Vector Magnitude), IMD (Inter-modulation distortion), MER (Modulation Error Ratio), or the like as a signal distortion index.
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本発明は、送信装置および送信方法に関し、主として、無線通信で使用され、複数のキャリア周波数帯のRF(Radio Frequency)信号を送信する送信装置および送信方法に関する。
電源変調信号および送信する複数のキャリア周波数帯のRF(Radio Frequency)信号を発生させるポーラ変調器と、
前記ポーラ変調器からの前記RF信号を増幅する電力増幅器と、
前記ポーラ変調器からの前記電源変調信号を増幅した信号で前記電力増幅器の電源端子を変調する電源変調器と、を備え、
前記電源変調信号は、前記電力増幅器から出力される前記各キャリア周波数帯のRF信号の電力を引数とする関数で設定されることを特徴とする。
複数のキャリア周波数帯のRF信号を発生させて電力増幅器を介して送信する送信装置による送信方法であって、
前記電力増幅器から出力される前記各キャリア周波数帯のRF信号の電力を検知するステップと、
検知した前記各キャリア周波数帯のRF信号の電力を引数とする関数として電源変調信号を設定するステップと、
電源変調器から出力される前記電源変調信号によって、前記電力増幅器の電源端子を変調するステップと、を有することを特徴とする。
(本発明の概要)
本発明の実施形態の説明に先立って、本発明の概要をまず説明する。
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図3は、本発明による第一の実施の形態における送信装置のブロック構成を示すブロック構成図である。図3に示す第一の実施の形態における送信装置は、ポーラ変調器601と、電源変調器602と、電力増幅器603と、カプラ604と、を少なくとも含んで構成される。ポーラ変調器601と電源変調器602とは端子607を介して接続されている。電源変調器602と電力増幅器603とは端子608を介して接続されている。ポーラ変調器601と電力増幅器603とは端子605を介して接続されている。カプラ604は電力増幅器603の出力側に設置されている。カプラ604とポーラ変調器601は端子609を介して接続されている。
図14は、本発明による第一の実施の形態の第一の変形例における、電力増幅器603の電源電圧VAM#OUTの設定を示す図である。電力増幅器603のRF出力電力Pout1およびPout2の低下時における電力利得G1およびG2の低下を抑制するため、電力増幅器603の電源電圧VAM#OUTを例えば図14のように設定してもよい。図14では、以下の式(5)のように電力増幅器603の電源電圧VAM#OUTが設定されている。
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図17は、本発明による第一の実施の形態の第二の変形例における、電力増幅器603の電源電圧VAM#OUTの設定を示す図である。電力増幅器603のRF出力電力Pout1およびPout2の低下時における電力利得G1およびG2の低下を抑制するため、電力増幅器603の電源電圧VAM#OUTを例えば図17のように設定してもよい。図17では、以下の式(6)のように電力増幅器603の電源電圧VAM#OUTが設定されている。
(第一の実施の形態の第三の変形例)
電力増幅器603の飽和出力電力Psatと電源変調器602の出力電圧VAM#OUTの関係が式(1)で与えられる場合において、電源変調器602の出力電圧VAM#OUT(t)の望ましい設定は式(4)で与えられる。より一般に、電力増幅器603の飽和出力電力Psatと電源変調器602の出力電圧VAM#OUTの関係が式(7)のように関数fで与えられる場合、電源変調器602の出力電圧VAM#OUT(t)の望ましい設定は関数fの逆関数h(=f-1)を用いて式(8)で与えられる。
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図20は、図3の電力増幅器603の一例とした上記デュアルバンド電力増幅器(PA)において、キャリア周波数fc1=800MHzのRF信号6211とキャリア周波数fc2=2GHzのRF信号6212とを同時に入力した場合の、飽和時におけるキャリア周波数fc1のRF信号6221の出力電力Pout1と、キャリア周波数fc2のRF信号6222の出力電力Pout2との関係を示したグラフである。図20は、図5と同一のデータを用い、グラフの表示の仕方を変えている。
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次に、本発明による第二の実施の形態の送信装置について、特に、送信装置内のポーラ変調器に着目して開示する。
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図24において、本発明による第二の実施の形態の第一の変形例の送信装置のブロック構成を示す。第二の実施の形態の第一の変形例の送信装置では、図21の第二の実施の形態の送信装置に対し、直流電源901と、スイッチ902と、スイッチ902の制御端子903と、が新たに追加されている。直流電源901は、一定の電圧Vthを出力する。スイッチ902は、電源変調信号遅延調整器810の入力を、直流電源901の出力もしくは開平器809の出力と接続する機能を持つ。スイッチ902が、直流電源901の出力と開平器809の出力のいずれを電源変調信号遅延調整器810の入力に接続するかは、制御端子903に入力された制御信号によって指定される。
(第二の実施の形態の第二の変形例)
本発明による第二の実施の形態の第二の変形例による送信装置は、第二の実施の形態の第一の変形例と同じく、図24のブロック構成を持つ。以下では、第二の実施の形態の第二の変形例において、第二の実施の形態の第一の変形例から変更された動作についてのみ記述する。
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図26において、本発明による第二の実施の形態の第三の変形例の送信装置のブロック構成を示す。第二の実施の形態の第三の変形例の送信装置では、図21の第二の実施の形態の送信装置から、開平器809が除去され、非線形回路904と、端子903、905、906と、が新たに追加されている。第二の実施の形態の第三の変形例の送信装置において、制御器807の内部構成は、図25で示したものと同一である。
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図29において、本発明による第二の実施の形態の第四の変形例の送信装置のブロック構成を示す。第二の実施の形態の第四の変形例の送信装置では、図26の第二の実施の形態の第三の変形例の送信装置から、加算器811が除去され、VGA8061、8062、…、806nの出力信号が端子9051、9052、…、905nを経由して非線形回路904に直接入力されるようになっている。端子9051、9052、…、905nには、それぞれRF信号6221、6222、…、622nの電力POUT1(t)、POUT2(t)、…、POUTn(t)に比例する信号が入力される。非線形回路904は、入力された信号POUT1(t)、POUT2(t)、…、POUTn(t)を引数として、端子906に信号w[POUT1(t)、POUT2(t)、…、POUTn(t)]を出力する機能を持つ。すなわち、第二の実施の形態の第四の変形例の送信装置は、第一の実施の形態の第四の変形例と同一の動作を行なう。
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- 電源変調信号および送信する複数のキャリア周波数帯のRF(Radio Frequency)信号を発生させるポーラ変調器と、
前記ポーラ変調器からの前記RF信号を増幅する電力増幅器と、
前記ポーラ変調器からの前記電源変調信号を増幅した信号で前記電力増幅器の電源端子を変調する電源変調器と、を備え、
前記電源変調信号は、前記電力増幅器から出力される前記各キャリア周波数帯のRF信号の電力を引数とする関数により設定される、
ことを特徴とする送信装置。 - 前記電源変調信号は、前記電力増幅器から出力される前記各キャリア周波数帯のRF信号の電力の総和を引数とする関数により設定される、
ことを特徴とする請求項1に記載の送信装置。 - 前記電源変調信号は、前記電力増幅器から出力される前記各キャリア周波数帯のRF信号の電力の総和の平方根に比例する関数により設定される、
ことを特徴とする請求項2に記載の送信装置。 - 前記電源変調信号は、
前記電力増幅器から出力される前記各キャリア周波数帯のRF信号の電力の総和があるしきい値以上になる期間において前記電力の総和の平方根に比例する関数に設定され、
前記電力の総和が前記しきい値以下になる期間において一定値に設定される、
ことを特徴とする請求項2に記載の送信装置。 - 前記電源変調信号は、
前記電力増幅器から出力される前記各キャリア周波数帯のRF信号の電力の総和が第一のしきい値以上になる期間において前記電力の総和の平方根に比例する関数に設定され、
前記電力の総和が前記第一しきい値以下かつ第二のしきい値以上になる期間において一定値に設定され、
前記電力の総和が前記第二のしきい値以下になる期間において前記電力の総和の平方根に比例する関数に設定される、
ことを特徴とする請求項2に記載の送信装置。 - 前記電力増幅器から出力される前記各キャリア周波数帯のRF信号の信号歪量が最小になるように、前記電源変調器から出力される前記電源変調信号に対して、前記ポーラ変調器から出力される前記各キャリア周波数帯のRF信号の送信タイミングが設定される、
ことを特徴とする請求項1から5のいずれか1項に記載の送信装置。 - 前記ポーラ変調器は、
複数のベースバンド信号発生器と、
前記ベースバンド信号発生器と同数の、RF信号遅延調整器、局部発振信号発生器、ミキサおよび可変利得増幅器と、
少なくとも一つのRF信号合成器、制御器、分波器、非線形回路および電源変調信号遅延調整器と、を備え、
前記各ベースバンド信号発生器は、発生した各チャネルのベースバンド信号を、前記各RF信号遅延調整器を介して若しくは直接前記各ミキサに送出し、
前記各局部発振信号発生器は、各チャネルのキャリア周波数の局部発振信号を前記各ミキサに送出し、
前記各ミキサは、前記各チャネルのベースバンド信号を前記各チャネルのキャリア周波数の局部発振信号とミキシングして得られる各チャネルのRF信号を、直接若しくは前記各RF信号遅延調整器を介して前記RF信号合成器に送出し、
前記RF信号合成器は、前記各チャネルのRF信号を合成して得られるRF信号を前記電力増幅器に送出し、
前記各RF信号遅延調整器は、前記各チャネルのベースバンド信号若しくはRF信号を前記制御器により指定された信号遅延時間ずつ遅延させて、前記各ミキサ若しくは前記RF信号合成器に送出し、
前記各ベースバンド信号発生器は、発生した各チャネルのベースバンド信号の電力値を前記各可変利得増幅器および前記制御器に送出し、
前記分波器は、前記電力増幅器から出力された前記RF信号を各キャリア周波数で分離して前記制御器に出力し、
前記制御器は、前記各チャネルのベースバンド信号の電力値と、前記電力増幅器から出力された前記RF信号の電力値と、に基づいて、前記各可変利得増幅器の利得を指定し、
前記各可変利得増幅器は、前記各チャネルのベースバンド信号の電力値を、前記制御器により指定された利得の値に基づいて増幅若しくは減衰して、前記非線形回路に送出し、
前記非線形回路は、前記各可変利得増幅器からの信号を、前記制御器により指定された非線形関数により変換した上で、前記電源変調信号遅延調整器を介して前記電源変調器に出力する、
ことを特徴とする請求項1から5のいずれか1項に記載の送信装置。 - 前記ポーラ変調器は、
複数のベースバンド信号発生器と、
前記ベースバンド信号発生器と同数の、RF信号遅延調整器、局部発振信号発生器、ミキサおよび可変利得増幅器と、
少なくとも一つのRF信号合成器、制御器、分波器、非線形回路、電源変調信号遅延調整器および加算器と、を備え、
前記各ベースバンド信号発生器は、発生した各チャネルのベースバンド信号を、前記各RF信号遅延調整器を介して若しくは直接前記各ミキサに送出し、
前記各局部発振信号発生器は、各チャネルのキャリア周波数の局部発振信号を前記各ミキサに送出し、
前記各ミキサは、前記各チャネルのベースバンド信号を前記各チャネルのキャリア周波数の局部発振信号とミキシングして得られる各チャネルのRF信号を、直接若しくは前記各RF信号遅延調整器を介して前記RF信号合成器に送出し、
前記RF信号合成器は、前記各チャネルのRF信号を合成して得られるRF信号を前記電力増幅器に送出し、
前記各RF信号遅延調整器は、前記各チャネルのベースバンド信号若しくはRF信号を前記制御器により指定された信号遅延時間ずつ遅延させて、前記各ミキサ若しくは前記RF信号合成器に送出し、
前記各ベースバンド信号発生器は、発生した各チャネルのベースバンド信号の電力値を前記各可変利得増幅器および前記制御器に送出し、
前記分波器は、前記電力増幅器から出力された前記RF信号を各キャリア周波数で分離して前記制御器に出力し、
前記制御器は、前記各チャネルのベースバンド信号の電力値と、前記電力増幅器から出力された前記RF信号の電力値と、に基づいて、前記各可変利得増幅器の利得を指定し、
前記各可変利得増幅器は、前記各チャネルのベースバンド信号の電力値を、前記制御器により指定された利得の値に基づいて増幅若しくは減衰して、前記加算器に送出し、
前記非線形回路は、前記各加算器からの信号を、前記制御器により指定された非線形関数により変換した上で、前記電源変調信号遅延調整器を介して前記電源変調器に出力する、
ことを特徴とする請求項2から5のいずれか1項に記載の送信装置。 - 前記非線形回路は、
アナログデジタル変換器と、
ルックアップテーブルと、
デジタルアナログ変換器と、を備え、
前記アナログデジタル変換器は、前記非線形回路への入力信号をデジタル信号に変換して前記ルックアップテーブルに出力し、
前記ルックアップテーブルは、前記アナログデジタル変換器からの入力信号に、前記制御器により指定された非線形関数を適用して得られる値を前記デジタルアナログ変換器に出力し、
前記デジタルアナログ変換器は、前記ルックアップテーブルから入力された信号をアナログ信号に変換し、前記電源変調信号遅延調整器を介して前記電源変調器に出力する、
ことを特徴とする請求項7または請求項8に記載の送信装置。 - 前記非線形回路は、
少なくとも一つの乗算器および可変増幅器と、
一つの加算器と、を備え、
前記乗算器は、前記非線形回路の入力信号の各次の冪信号を前記各可変増幅器に出力し、
前記各可変増幅器は、前記各次の冪信号を前記制御器により指定された利得で増幅して前記加算器へ出力し、
前記加算器は、前記各可変増幅器からの出力信号の総和を、前記電源変調信号遅延調整器を介して前記電源変調器に出力する、
ことを特徴とする請求項7または請求項8に記載の送信装置。 - 前記ポーラ変調器は、
複数のベースバンド信号発生器と、
前記ベースバンド信号発生器と同数の、RF信号遅延調整器、局部発振信号発生器、ミキサおよび可変利得増幅器と、
少なくとも一つのRF信号合成器、制御器、分波器、加算器、開平器および電源変調信号遅延調整器と、を備え、
前記各ベースバンド信号発生器は、発生した各チャネルのベースバンド信号を、前記各RF信号遅延調整器を介して若しくは直接前記各ミキサに送出し、
前記各局部発振信号発生器は、各チャネルのキャリア周波数の局部発振信号を前記各ミキサに送出し、
前記各ミキサは、前記各チャネルのベースバンド信号を前記各チャネルのキャリア周波数の局部発振信号とミキシングして得られる各チャネルのRF信号を、直接若しくは前記各RF信号遅延調整器を介して前記RF信号合成器に送出し、
前記RF信号合成器は、前記各チャネルのRF信号を合成して得られるRF信号を前記電力増幅器に送出し、
前記各RF信号遅延調整器は、前記各チャネルのベースバンド信号若しくはRF信号を前記制御器により指定された信号遅延時間ずつ遅延させて、前記各ミキサ若しくは前記RF信号合成器に送出し、
前記各ベースバンド信号発生器は、発生した各チャネルのベースバンド信号の電力値を前記各可変利得増幅器および前記制御器に送出し、
前記分波器は、前記電力増幅器から出力された前記RF信号を各キャリア周波数で分離して前記制御器に出力し、
前記制御器は、前記各チャネルのベースバンド信号の電力値と、前記電力増幅器から出力された前記RF信号の電力値と、に基づいて、前記各可変利得増幅器の利得を指定し、
前記各可変利得増幅器は、前記各チャネルのベースバンド信号の電力値を、前記制御器により指定された利得の値に基づいて増幅若しくは減衰して、前記加算器に送出し、
前記加算器は、前記各可変利得増幅器からの信号の総和を、前記開平器に送出し、
前記開平器は、前記各加算器からの信号の平方根に比例する信号を、前記電源変調信号遅延調整器を介して前記電源変調器に出力する、
ことを特徴とする請求項3に記載の送信装置。 - 前記ポーラ変調器は、
複数のベースバンド信号発生器と、
前記ベースバンド信号発生器と同数の、RF信号遅延調整器、局部発振信号発生器、ミキサおよび可変利得増幅器と、
少なくとも一つのRF信号合成器、制御器、分波器、加算器、開平器、直流電源、スイッチおよび電源変調信号遅延調整器と、を備え、
前記各ベースバンド信号発生器は、発生した各チャネルのベースバンド信号を、前記各RF信号遅延調整器を介して若しくは直接前記各ミキサに送出し、
前記各局部発振信号発生器は、各チャネルのキャリア周波数の局部発振信号を前記各ミキサに送出し、
前記各ミキサは、前記各チャネルのベースバンド信号を前記各チャネルのキャリア周波数の局部発振信号とミキシングして得られる各チャネルのRF信号を、直接若しくは前記各RF信号遅延調整器を介して前記RF信号合成器に送出し、
前記RF信号合成器は、前記各チャネルのRF信号を合成して得られるRF信号を前記電力増幅器に送出し、
前記各RF信号遅延調整器は、前記各チャネルのベースバンド信号若しくはRF信号を前記制御器により指定された信号遅延時間ずつ遅延させて、前記各ミキサ若しくは前記RF信号合成器に送出し、
前記各ベースバンド信号発生器は、発生した各チャネルのベースバンド信号の電力値を前記各可変利得増幅器および前記制御器に送出し、
前記分波器は、前記電力増幅器から出力された前記RF信号を各キャリア周波数で分離して前記制御器に出力し、
前記制御器は、前記各チャネルのベースバンド信号の電力値と、前記電力増幅器から出力された前記RF信号の電力値と、に基づいて、前記各可変利得増幅器の利得を指定し、
前記各可変利得増幅器は、前記各チャネルのベースバンド信号の電力値を、前記制御器により指定された利得の値に基づいて増幅若しくは減衰して、前記加算器に送出し、
前記加算器は、前記各可変利得増幅器からの信号の総和を、前記開平器に送出し、
前記開平器は、前記各加算器からの信号の平方根に比例する信号を、前記スイッチに出力し、
前記直流電源は、指定された直流電圧を前記スイッチに出力し、
前記スイッチは、前記制御器において検知された前記電力増幅器から出力される前記各キャリア周波数帯のRF信号の電力の総和に基づいて、前記加算器からの信号もしくは前記直流電源からの信号のいずれかを選択し、前記電源変調信号遅延調整器を介して前記電源変調器に出力する、
ことを特徴とする請求項4または請求項5に記載の送信装置。 - 前記制御器は、
前記各チャネルのベースバンド信号の電力値と、前記電力増幅器から出力される前記各キャリア周波数帯のRF信号の電力と、をそれぞれ検知し、
検知した前記各チャネルのベースバンド信号の電力値と、前記電力増幅器から出力される前記各キャリア周波数帯のRF信号の電力と、から、前記送信装置の各キャリア周波数帯の利得を算出し、
前記各可変利得増幅器の利得の比率が、前記送信装置の各キャリア周波数帯の利得の比率と等しくなるように、前記各可変利得増幅器の利得を設定する、
ことを特徴とする請求項7から12のいずれか1項に記載の送信装置。 - 前記制御器は、
少なくとも一つのアナログデジタル変換器と、
デジタルアナログ変換器と、
マイクロプロセッサユニットと、
二乗検波器と、
信号歪検出器と、を備え、
前記マイクロプロセッサユニットには、前記各チャネルのベースバンド信号の電力値が直接もしくは前記アナログデジタル変換器を経由して入力され、
前記二乗検波器は、前記電力増幅器から出力され前記制御器に入力された前記各キャリア周波数帯のRF信号の電力値を前記アナログデジタル変換器へと出力し、
前記信号歪検出器は、前記電力増幅器から出力され前記制御器に入力された前記各キャリア周波数帯のRF信号の信号歪量を検出して前記アナログデジタル変換器へと出力し、
前記アナログデジタル変換器は、前記各キャリア周波数帯のRF信号の電力値および信号歪量をデジタル値に変換して前記マイクロプロセッサユニットに出力し、
前記マイクロプロセッサユニットは、前記各チャネルのベースバンド信号の電力値と、前記電力増幅器から出力される前記各キャリア周波数帯のRF信号の電力値と、から、前記送信装置の各キャリア周波数帯の利得を算出し、
前記マイクロプロセッサユニットは、前記送信装置の各キャリア周波数帯の利得に基づいて、前記可変利得増幅器の利得の制御信号を前記デジタルアナログ変換器に出力し、
前記デジタルアナログ変換器は、前記可変利得増幅器の利得の制御信号をアナログ信号に変換して前記可変利得増幅器へと出力し、
前記マイクロプロセッサユニットは、前記各キャリア周波数帯のRF信号の信号歪量に基づいて、前記RF信号遅延調整器および前記電源変調信号遅延調整器の信号遅延時間の制御信号を、前記RF信号遅延調整器および前記電源変調信号遅延調整器へと直接もしくは前記デジタルアナログ変換器を経由して出力する、
ことを特徴とする請求項7から13のいずれか1項に記載の送信装置。 - 複数のキャリア周波数帯のRF信号を発生させて電力増幅器を介して送信する送信装置による送信方法であって、
前記電力増幅器から出力される前記各キャリア周波数帯のRF信号の電力を検知するステップと、
検知した前記各キャリア周波数帯のRF信号の電力を引数とする関数として電源変調信号を設定するステップと、
電源変調器から出力される前記電源変調信号によって、前記電力増幅器の電源端子を変調するステップと、を有する、
ことを特徴とする送信方法。 - 前記電源変調信号を設定するステップでは、
前記電源変調信号を、前記電力増幅器から出力される前記各キャリア周波数帯のRF信号の電力の総和を引数とする関数として設定する、
ことを特徴とする請求項15に記載の送信方法。 - 前記電源変調信号を設定するステップでは、
前記電源変調信号を、前記電力増幅器から出力される前記各キャリア周波数帯のRF信号の電力の総和の平方根に比例する関数として設定する、
ことを特徴とする請求項16に記載の送信方法。 - 前記電源変調信号を設定するステップでは、
検知した前記各キャリア周波数帯のRF信号の電力の総和があるしきい値以上になる期間において、前記電源変調信号を前記電力の総和の平方根に比例する関数に設定し、
前記電力の総和が前記しきい値以下になる期間において、前記電源変調信号を一定値に設定する、
ことを特徴とする請求項16に記載の送信方法。 - 前記電源変調信号を設定するステップでは、
検知した前記各キャリア周波数帯のRF信号の電力の総和が第一のしきい値以上になる期間において、前記電源変調信号を前記電力の総和の平方根に比例する関数に設定し、
前記電力の総和が前記第一のしきい値以下かつ第二のしきい値以上になる期間において、前記電源変調信号を一定値に設定し、
前記電力の総和が前記第二のしきい値以下になる期間において、前記電源変調信号を前記電力の総和の平方根に比例する関数に設定する、
ことを特徴とする請求項16に記載の送信方法。 - ポーラ変調器から前記各キャリア周波数帯のRF信号を前記電力増幅器に出力するステップと、
前記電力増幅器から出力される前記各キャリア周波数帯のRF信号の信号歪量を検知するステップと、
前記各キャリア周波数帯のRF信号の信号歪量が最小になるように、前記電源変調器から出力される前記電源変調信号に対して、前記ポーラ変調器から出力される前記各キャリア周波数帯のRF信号の送信タイミングを設定するステップと、をさらに有する、
ことを特徴とする請求項15から19のいずれか1項に記載の送信方法。
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