Power amplifying apparatus for wireless transmitter

• US 5,126,688 A
• Filed: 03/20/1991
• Issued: 06/30/1992
• Est. Priority Date: 03/30/1990
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: OKI Electric Industry Company Limited
• Inventors: Nakanishi, Eiichi, Onodera, Tetsuo
• Primary Examiner(s): LaRoche, Eugene R.
• Assistant Examiner(s): DINH, TAN X
• Application Number:
  US07/672,414
• Time in Patent Office: 468 Days
• Field of Search: 330/285, 330/127, 330/128, 330/129, 330/133, 330/134, 455/116, 455/126, 455/127, 455/89
• US Class Current: 330/285
• CPC Class Codes: H03G 3/004 Control by varying the supply voltage
• CPC Class Codes: H03G 3/3047 for intermittent signals, e.g. burst signals

Abstract

A power amplifying apparatus according to the present invention can provide a stable electric power output with wide range by controlling both of the output amplifier for amplifying the electric power and the pre-amplifier disposed at the front of the output amplifier. Furthermore, in order to avoid the disadvantage that a transmission spectrum is expanded because of no supply of a stable voltage to be supplied to the electric power amplifier, thereby producing a cross-talk, a stabilizing power source circuit is provided to stabilize the voltage between the power amplifier and the power source for supplying the voltage.

Claims

1. A power amplifying apparatus having power amplifying means composed of a plurality of power amplifiers, for controlling the electric power outputted from said power amplifying means to a predetermined electric power level by using a feedback control, comprising:

power controlling means for outputting a control signal so as to obtain a desired output of the electric power from said power amplifying means,

first controlling means for fetching a monitor voltage from said power amplifying means, converting said monitor voltage into a predetermined level on the basis of said control signal from said power controlling means, and controlling the converted monitor voltage in a feedback control to feedback said converted monitor voltage into a predetermined power amplifier of said power amplifying means, and

a second controlling means for receiving said control signal from said power controlling means and for controlling a predetermined power amplifier of said power amplifying means according to the received control signal.

2. A power amplifying in accordance with claim 1, wherein said power amplifying means includes an output stage amplifier and a pre-stage amplifier disposed at the pre-stage of said output stage amplifier, and said output stage amplifier is controlled by said first controlling means and said pre-stage amplifier is controlled by said second controlling means.

3. A power amplifying apparatus in accordance with claim 2, wherein said second controlling means controls said pre-stage amplifier by converting said control signal from said power controlling means into a voltage, and said power controlling means sends said control signal to said second controlling means in such a manner that when the output electric power level from said power amplifying means becomes small, the value of said voltage becomes small in accordance with said output electric power level.

4. A power amplifying apparatus in accordance with claim 3, wherein said second controlling means comprises a variable voltage portion for outputting the voltage in accordance with said control signal by effecting a switching operation on the basis of said control signal from said power controlling means.

5. A power amplifying apparatus in accordance with claim 3, wherein said power amplifying means includes two pre-stage amplifiers connected in series with each other, and said second controlling means sends the control signal suitable for respective pre-stage amplifiers in accordance with the output electric power from said power amplifying means.

6. A power amplifying apparatus in accordance with claim 2, wherein said output stage amplifier is a C-class amplifier.

7. A power amplifying apparatus in accordance with claim 2, wherein said pre-stage amplifier is an AB-class or a B-class amplifier.

8. A power amplifying apparatus in accordance with claim 1, wherein said power amplifying means includes an output stage amplifier and a pre-stage amplifier disposed at the pre-stage of said output stage amplifier, and said pre-stage amplifier is controlled by said first controlling means and said output stage amplifier is controlled by said second controlling means.

9. A power amplifying apparatus in accordance with claim 8, wherein said first controlling means comprises:

a power fetching portion for fetching the electric power outputted from said power amplifying means;

a detecting portion for detecting the high frequency electric power fetched from said electric power fetching portion thereby outputting an output monitor voltage;

a voltage dividing portion for dividing said output monitor voltage by said control signal from said power controlling means; and

a comparing portion having one input terminal connected to a reference voltage and the other terminal connected to the output terminal of said voltage dividing portion, for comparing the voltages applied to said input terminals thereby controlling said pre-stage amplifier.

10. A power amplifying apparatus in accordance with claim 8, wherein if said power controlling means controls said first controlling means, said output electric power from said power amplifying means is controlled, and said pre-stage amplifier is controlled by said second controlling means in accordance with said output electric power level.

11. A power amplifying apparatus in accordance with claim 8, wherein said second controlling means comprises:

a variable voltage portion for outputting the voltage according to said control signal by effecting a switching operation on the basis of the control signal from said power controlling means;

a pulse width modulator for modulating the output pulse of said variable voltage portion; and

a low-pass filter for eliminating the pulse component and for converting the output of said pulse width modulator into a D.C. variable electric source voltage, and said output stage amplifier is controlled by said variable electric source voltage outputted therefrom.

12. A power amplifying apparatus in accordance with claim 8, wherein said output stage amplifier is a C-class amplifier.

13. A power amplifying apparatus in accordance with claim 8, wherein said pre-stage amplifier is an AB-class amplifier or a B-class amplifier.

14. A power amplifying apparatus in accordance with claim 1, wherein said power amplifying means is composed of a plurality of field effect transistors connected in series as a power amplifier, the respective gates of said field effect transistors are connected in common as a feedback terminal and the respective drains are connected in common as a control terminal, the output of said power amplifying means is connected to the reverse terminal of a differential amplifier through an output coupler, ar output detector and a variable attenuator, the input of said electric power amplifying means is connected to the non-reverse terminal of said difference amplifier through an input coupler and an input detector, a variable voltage source is connected to said control terminal, an electric power controlling signal generator sends a control signal to said variable attenuator and said variable voltage portion, and the amount of said variable attenuator is changed in step-wise on the basis of said control signal from said electric power controlling signal generator and the voltage at said control terminal is changed in synchronism with an output electric power level by the output voltage of said variable voltage portion.

19. A power amplifying apparatus in accordance with claim 1, wherein said power apparatus is used for the transmitter of an automobile telephone.

20. A power amplifying apparatus in accordance with claim 1, wherein said power apparatus is used for a transmitter of a portable telephone.

15. A power amplifying apparatus having power amplifying means composed of a plurality of power amplifiers, for controlling the electric power outputted from said power amplifying means to a predetermined electric power level by using a feedback control, comprising;

said power amplifying means having an output stage amplifier and a pre-stage amplifier disposed at a front stage of said output stage amplifier;

power controlling for means outputting a control signal so as to obtain a desired output electric power from said power amplifying means;

first controlling means for fetching a monitor voltage from said power amplifier, converting said monitor voltage into a predetermined level on the basis of said control signal from said power controlling means, and controlling the converted monitor voltage in a feedback control to feedback said converted monitor voltage into said output means of said power amplifying means, and

a second controlling means for fetching the output electric power from said pre-stage amplifier, converting said monitor voltage into a predetermined level on the basis of the control signal from said electric power controlling means, and controlling the converted monitor voltage by effecting a feedback control to said pre-stage amplifier of said power amplifying means.

16. A power amplifying apparatus in accordance with claim 15, wherein said first control means comprises:

a power fetching portion for fetching the electric power outputted from said power amplifying means;

a detecting portion for detecting a high frequency electric power fetched from said electric power fetching portion and outputting the output monitor voltage;

a voltage dividing portion for dividing said output monitor voltage by the control signal from said power controlling means;

a comparing portion having one input terminal connected to a reference voltage and the other input terminal connected to the output terminal of said voltage dividing portion, for comparing the voltages inputted to the input terminals; and

said pre-stage amplifier is controlled by the output from the comparing portion.

17. A power amplifying apparatus in accordance with claim 15, wherein said second control means comprises:

a power fetching portion for fetching the electric power outputted from said power amplifying means;

a detecting portion for detecting the high frequency and outputting an output monitor voltage;

a voltage dividing portion for dividing said output monitor voltage by the control signal from said power controlling means;

a comparing portion having one input terminal connected to a reference voltage and the other input terminal connected to the output terminal of said output terminal of said voltage dividing portion, for comparing the voltages inputted to said input terminals; and

said pre-stage amplifier is controlled by the output of said comparing portion.

18. A power amplifying apparatus in accordance with claim 15, wherein said output stage amplifier is a C-class amplifier.