Method of adjusting applied voltage for transmission signal amplification and electronic device thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11418378-B2
Application number	US-202117225478-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 8, 2021
Priority date	Apr 8, 2020
Publication date	Aug 16, 2022
Grant date	Aug 16, 2022

Abstract

According to one or more embodiments of the disclosure, an electronic device may include a power amplifier, a voltage generator, an antenna, and a communication processor. The CP determines whether an output waveform of the transmission signal which is output through the antenna is a first waveform or a second waveform. If the output waveform is the first waveform, the voltage generator generates a first output voltage for amplifying the first waveform by applying a first direct current (DC) power source of one or more first voltages. If the output waveform is the second waveform, the voltage generator generates a second output voltage for amplifying the second waveform by applying a second DC power source of a second voltage shifted by a designated level with respect to the first voltage, based on a peak power of the first waveform and a peak power of the second waveform.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device, comprising:
a power amplifier (PA) configured to amplify an input signal;
a voltage generator configured to generate one or more output voltages to be applied to the PA to amplify the input signal;
an antenna configured to output a transmission signal, based on a signal amplified by the PA; and
a communication processor (CP) configured to control the PA, the voltage generator, and the antenna,
wherein the CP is configured to:
determine whether an output waveform of the transmission signal output through the antenna is a first waveform or a second waveform,
if the output waveform is the first waveform, control the voltage generator to generate a first output voltage for amplifying the first waveform by applying a first direct current (DC) power source of one or more first voltages, and
if the output waveform is the second waveform, control the voltage generator to generate a second output voltage for amplifying the second waveform by applying a second DC power source of a second voltage shifted by a designated level with respect to the first voltage, based on a peak power of the first waveform and a peak power of the second waveform.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a memory configured to store a lookup table (LUT) including a list of the plurality of first voltage values applied respectively in association with a plurality of target power levels for amplifying the input signal.

3. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the LUT includes a first LUT including the first voltage stored in association with a first power level, and a second LUT stored in association with a second power level shifted within the LUT, based on a peak power difference between the first waveform and the second waveform, and
wherein the second voltage is obtained from the second LUT.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the second voltage is calculated by applying a shift value depending on a power and voltage ratio with respect to the first voltage, based on a peak power difference between the first waveform and the second waveform.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the CP is further configured to:
determine a modulation scheme of the transmission signal to be transmitted through the antenna, and
if the modulation scheme corresponds to a reference modulation scheme, control the voltage generator to generate the first output voltage or the second output voltage by applying one of the first voltage and the second voltage in accordance with the output waveform of the transmission signal.

6. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the CP is further configured to, if the modulation scheme is not the reference modulation scheme, apply a voltage calculated by applying a shift value designated for one of the first voltage and the second voltage, applied in accordance with the output waveform, based on a peak power difference between the modulation scheme and the reference modulation scheme.

7. The electronic device of claim 5 , further comprising a memory configured to store a lookup table (LUT) including a list of the plurality of first voltage values applied respectively in association with a plurality of target power levels for amplifying the input signal,
wherein the LUT includes a first LUT including the first voltage stored in association with a first power level and a second LUT including the second voltage in association with a second power level shifted within the LUT, based on the peak power difference between the first waveform and the second waveform, and
wherein if the modulation scheme is not the reference modulation scheme, a third voltage in accordance with the modulation scheme is obtained from a third LUT shifted from the first LUT or the second LUT, based on the peak power difference between the modulation scheme and the reference modulation scheme.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the CP is further configured to:
monitor a power of the transmission signal by coupling the transmission signal, and
if an instantaneous power of the transmission signal calculated based on the monitoring is increased or decreased to be greater than or equal to a designated level, generate the first output voltage or the second output voltage by applying a third voltage shifted by the designated level with respect to one of the first voltage and the second voltage.

9. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the CP is further configured to obtain information on an output waveform of the transmission signal from a control signal received from a base station.

10. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the output waveform includes a discrete Fourier transform spread orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (DFT-s-OFDM) or cyclic prefix OFDM (CP-OFDM) output waveform.

11. An electronic device, comprising:
a power amplifier (PA) configured to amplify an input signal;
a voltage generator configured to generate one or more output voltages to be applied to the PA to amplify the input signal;
an antenna configured to output a transmission signal, based on a signal amplified by the PA; and
a communication processor (CP) configured to control the PA, the voltage generator, and the antenna,
wherein the CP is configured to:
determine a modulation scheme of the transmission signal output through the antenna,
if the modulation scheme is a reference modulation scheme, control the voltage generator to generate a reference output voltage for amplifying the input signal by applying a reference direct current (DC) power source of one or more reference voltage, and
if the modulation scheme is not the reference modulation scheme, control the voltage generator to generate an output voltage for amplifying the input signal by applying a DC power source of a voltage shifted by a designated level, based on a peak power of the modulation scheme and a peak power of the reference modulation scheme.

12. A method of controlling an electronic device, the method comprising:
determining whether an output waveform of a transmission signal output through an antenna of the electronic device is a first waveform or a second waveform;
if the output waveform is the first waveform, generating a first output voltage for amplifying an input signal of a power amplifier (PA) of the electronic device, by using a first direct current (DC) power source of one or more first voltages; and
if the output waveform is the second waveform, generating a second output voltage for amplifying the second waveform by using a second DC power source of a second voltage shifted by a designated level with respect to the first voltage, based on a peak power of the first waveform and a peak power of the second waveform.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein information on the first voltage is obtained from a memory that stores a lookup table (LUT) including a list of the plurality of first voltage values applied respectively in association with a plurality of target power levels for amplifying the input signal.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the LUT includes a first LUT including the first voltage stored in association with a first power level, and a second LUT stored in association with a second power level shifted within the LUT, based on a peak power difference between the first waveform and the second waveform, and
wherein the second voltage is obtained from the second LUT.

15. The method of claim 12 , wherein the second voltage is calculated by applying a shift value depending on a power and voltage ratio with respect to the first voltage, based on a peak power diffe

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Woojin
• Son Junghwan
• Lee Youngmin

Classifications

• Y02D30/70

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