METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPTIMIZING TRANSMITTER POWER EFFICIENCY
First Claim
1. A transmitter apparatus comprising:
- a mapping function configured to select an output value for a power amplifier control signal in response to a received desired average transmit power level value, the mapping function comprising an array of output values for the power amplifier control signals, each output value of the output values associated with a value for possible desired average transmit power values; and
a power amplifier coupled to a radio frequency signal and the power amplifier control signal, at least one parameter within the power amplifier being adjusted in response to the power amplifier control signal.
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Abstract
A peak to average power ratio signal is generated from a first mapping function that selects the peak to average power ratio signal that corresponds to the data rate or data format of the signal to be transmitted. The selected peak to average power ratio signal is summed with a desired average transmit power signal. The resulting summation signal is input to a second effectively continuously valued mapping function comprising a table that has a plurality of power amplifier control signal values each with a corresponding peak transmit power. Each peak transmit power signal value results in a power amplifier control signal value that achieves the best possible transmitter power efficiency while still meeting out of band spurious emissions and waveform quality requirements. The summation signal value maps to one of the power amplifier control signal value that is then used to adjust a parameter such as bias of the power amplifier.
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18 Claims
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1. A transmitter apparatus comprising:
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a mapping function configured to select an output value for a power amplifier control signal in response to a received desired average transmit power level value, the mapping function comprising an array of output values for the power amplifier control signals, each output value of the output values associated with a value for possible desired average transmit power values; and a power amplifier coupled to a radio frequency signal and the power amplifier control signal, at least one parameter within the power amplifier being adjusted in response to the power amplifier control signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 18)
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13. A method within a transmitter apparatus comprising:
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selecting an output value for a power amplifier control signal in response to a received desired average transmit power level value at a mapping function within the transmitter apparatus, the selecting utilizing an array of output values for the power amplifier control signals, each output value of the output values associated with a value for possible desired average transmit power values; and adjusting at least one parameter within a power amplifier of the transmitter apparatus, for amplifying a radio frequency signal in response to the power amplifier control signal. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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