Device and method for improving radiation performance of antenna using impedance tuning

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11050446-B2
Application number	US-201816609680-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 27, 2018
Priority date	May 30, 2017
Publication date	Jun 29, 2021
Grant date	Jun 29, 2021

Abstract

An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention comprises: a transceiver; a power amplifier; at least one antenna; a coupler; a memory for storing reference phase information; and a processor. The processor may be configured to: transmit an output signal of a designated frequency band by using the transceiver; amplify the output signal by using the power amplifier, radiate the amplified output signal via the at least one antenna; acquire, via the coupler, the amplified output signal and a reflected signal that is the amplified output signal having been reflected from the at least one antenna; identify a reflection coefficient on the basis of the amplified output signal and the reflected signal; on the basis of phase information corresponding to the reflection coefficient, identify a difference value between the phase information corresponding to the reflection coefficient and reference phase information, among items of reference phase information, corresponding to the designated frequency band; and compensate for another output signal to be transmitted through the transceiver, at least on the basis of the difference value. In addition, various embodiments are possible.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
a transceiver;
a power amplifier;
at least one antenna;
a coupler;
a circuit configured to adjust an impedance between the at least one antenna and the coupler;
a memory configured to store reference phase values; and
a processor,
wherein the processor is configured to:
transmit an output signal of a designated frequency band using the transceiver,
amplify the output signal using the power amplifier,
radiate the amplified output signal through the at least one antenna,
acquire the amplified output signal and a reflected signal obtained in a case where the amplified output signal is reflected by the at least one antenna through the coupler,
identify a reflection coefficient including a phase value, based on the amplified output signal and the reflected signal,
select a reference phase value corresponding to the designated frequency band among the reference phase values stored in the memory,
identify a phase difference value between the identified phase value and the selected reference phase value,
change reference compensation information stored in the memory to correspond to the selected reference phase value based on the phase difference value,
identify a compensation value corresponding to another reflection coefficient acquired from the other output signal based on the changed reference compensation information, and
control the circuit using the compensation value.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the reference compensation information includes a plurality of domains, and
the processor is configured to update the reference compensation information through shifting of respective phases of the plurality of domains as much as the phase difference value as a part of the changing operation.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 ,
wherein the processor is configured to adjust the impedance using the circuit as a part of the control operation.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the changed reference compensation information comprises a plurality of domains,
compensation values respectively corresponding to the plurality of domains are stored in the memory, and
the processor is configured to select the domain corresponding to a location of the other reflection coefficient plotted on a Smith chart among the plurality of domains based on the location, and control the circuit using the compensation value corresponding to the selected domain.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the compensation value is a value for the impedance to converge into a designated impedance.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the circuit comprises at least one of an impedance tuner or an aperture tuner.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to control the circuit to make the impedance converge into a designated impedance.

8. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the designated impedance is 50 ohms.

9. A method for compensating for a signal output to an antenna of an electronic device, comprising:
identifying, using a coupler, a reflection coefficient including a phase value from a signal of a designated frequency band output from a transceiver of the electronic device to the antenna and a signal reflected by the antenna;
selecting a reference phase value corresponding to the designated frequency band among reference phase values stored in a memory of the electronic device;
identifying a phase difference value between the acquired phase value and the selected reference phase value;
changing reference compensation information stored in the memory to correspond to the selected reference phase value based on the phase difference value;
identifying a compensation value corresponding to another reflection coefficient acquired from the other output signal based on the changed reference compensation information; and
controlling a circuit using the compensation value, the circuit configured to adjust an impedance between the antenna and the coupler.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lim Wonsub
• Ku Doil
• Yang Dongil
• Na Hyoseok

Classifications

• H04B17/12 Primary

  of transmit antennas, e.g. of the amplitude or phase · CPC title

• H04B17/103 Primary

  Reflected power, e.g. return loss · CPC title

• H04B1/0458

  Arrangements for matching and coupling between power amplifier and antenna or between amplifying stages (matching circuits in general H03H) · CPC title

• H04B1/04 Primary

  Circuits · CPC title

• H04B1/0475

  with means for limiting noise, interference or distortion (H04B1/0483 takes precedence) · CPC title