Tuning amplifier

• US 6,034,566 A
• Filed: 06/15/1998
• Issued: 03/07/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 11/07/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Takeshi Ikeda
• Original Assignee: Takeshi Ikeda
• Inventors: Ohe, Tadataka
• Primary Examiner(s): Pascal, Robert
• Assistant Examiner(s): Choe, Henry
• Application Number:
  US09/051,932
• Time in Patent Office: 631 Days
• Field of Search: 330/305, 330/69, 330/107, 330/302, 330/306, 330/98, 330/99, 330/100, 330/310
• US Class Current: 330/69
• CPC Class Codes: H03F 3/191 Tuned amplifiers H03F3/193, H03F3/195 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H03F 3/195 in integrated circuits
• CPC Class Codes: H03H 11/1217 using a plurality of operational amplifiers H03H11/1204 takes precedence; parallel-T filters H03H11/1295
• CPC Class Codes: H03H 11/20 Two-port phase shifters providing an adjustable phase shift

Abstract

A tuning amplifier 1 is provided with two cascade connected phase shifting circuits 10C and 30C and an adding circuit composed of a feedback resistor 70 and input resistor 74. The circuit 10C is constituted of an operational amplifier 12, a resistor 18 one end of which is connected to the inverting input terminal of the amplifier 18, a resistor 20 connected between the inverting input terminal and the output terminal of the amplifier 12, a series circuit which comprises a capacitor 14 and a variable resistor 16 and one end of which is connected to the other end of the resistor 18. The fluctuation of the output amplitude of the circuit 10C is suppressed when the tuning frequency of the circuit 10C is changed because the resistance of the resistors 18 and 20 are equal to each other. When the signal inputted to a voltage dividing circuit composed of resistors 21 and 23 is taken out as an output, the tuning amplifier 1 itself has a gain and the amplitude of the signal is amplified simultaneously with the tuning operation. The phase shifting circuit 30C has the same structure as that of the circuit 10C, and total phase shift by the circuits 10C and 30C is 360° at a prescribed frequency. Therefore, the tuning amplifier 1 outputs only a signal having a prescribed frequency as a tuned signal.

Claims

1. A tuning amplifier comprising:

an adding circuit for adding an input signal and a feedback signal;

two phase shifting circuits of a full band pass type including a differential amplifier wherein an output is returned to the input side; and

a voltage dividing circuit interposed into one part of the feedback loop formed by connecting in cascade each of said two phase shifting circuits;

wherein the added signal from said adding circuit is applied to the front stage phase shifting circuit of said two cascade connected phase shifting circuits, the output signal from the subsequent stage phase shifting circuit is applied to said adding circuit as said feedback signal,

and wherein portions of an input signal to the front stage phase shifting circuit are provided to an inverting input and portions of the input signal to the front stage phase shifting circuit are provided to a non-inverting input of the differential amplifier front stage phase shifting circuit, and an AC signal input to said voltage dividing circuit is output as a tuned signal.

3. The tuning amplifier as claimed in claim 1, wherein said differential amplifier comprises an operational amplifier.

4. The tuning amplifier of as claimed in claim 1, wherein all constituent components are integrally formed on a semiconductor substrate.

2. A tuning amplifier comprising:

an adding circuit for adding an input signal and a feedback signal;

two phase shifting circuits of a full band pass type including a differential amplifier wherein an output is returned to the input side; and

a voltage dividing circuit interposed into one part of the feedback loop formed by connecting in cascade each of said two phase shifting circuits;

wherein the added signal from said adding circuit is applied to the front stage phase shifting circuit of said two cascade connected phase shifting circuits, the output signal from the subsequent stage phase shifting circuit is applied to said adding circuit as said feedback signal, and an AC signal input to said voltage dividing circuit is output as a tuned signal, and

wherein a transistor follower circuit is interposed at the preceding stage of said two cascade connected phase shifting circuits.

5. A tuning amplifier comprising:

an adding circuit for adding an input signal applied to one end of an input impedance element and a feedback signal applied to one end of a feedback impedance element; and

two phase shifting circuits including a differential amplifier wherein one end of a first resistor is connected to the inverting input terminal and an AC signal is applied by way of said first resistor, a first voltage dividing circuit connected to the output terminal of said differential amplifier, a second resistor interposed between the output terminal of said first voltage dividing circuit and the inverting input terminal of said differential amplifier, and a series circuit constituted by a reactance element using a capacitor or an inductor and a third resistor and connected to the other end of said first resistor, and wherein the junction point of said third resistor and said reactance element is connected to the non-inverting input terminal of said differential amplifier;

wherein each of said two phase shifting circuits are connected in cascade, the added signal from said adding circuit is applied to the front stage phase shifting circuit of said two cascade connected phase shifting circuits, the output signal from the subsequent stage phase shifting circuit is applied to one end of said feedback impedance element as said feedback signal, and the output of either one of the two phase shifting circuits is output as a tuned signal.

6. The tuning amplifier as claimed in claim 5, wherein when said capacitor is included as said reactance element in both of said series circuits or when said inductor is included as said reactance element in both of said series circuits in said two cascade connected phase shifting circuits, the order of the connection of the resistor and said reactance element constituting said series circuit is reversed in said two phase shifting circuits.

7. The tuning amplifier as claimed in claim 5, wherein when said capacitor is included as said reactance element in one of said series circuits and when said inductor is included as said reactance element in the other of said series circuits in said two cascade connected phase shifting circuits, the order of the connection of the resistor and said reactance element constituting said series circuit is same in said two phase shifting circuits.

8. The tuning amplifier as claimed in claim 5, wherein a transistor follower circuit is interposed at the preceding stage of said two cascade connected phase shifting circuits.

9. The tuning amplifier as claimed in claim 5, wherein the second voltage dividing circuit is interposed into a part of the feedback loop formed by said two cascade connected phase shifting circuits and the AC signal input to said second voltage dividing circuit is output as said tuned signal.

10. The tuning amplifier as claimed in claim 5, wherein the tuning frequency is made variable by changing the time constant of at least the one of said series circuits in said two cascade connected phase shifting circuit.

11. The tuning amplifier as claimed in claim 10, wherein said third resistor included in at least the one of said series circuits in said two cascade connected phase shifting circuits is formed by the variable resistor and said time constant is made variable by changing the resistance of the variable resistor.

12. The tuning amplifier as claimed in claim 10, wherein said variable resistor is formed by a parallel connection of p-channel and n-channel FETs to vary the channel resistance depending on the gate voltage.

13. The tuning amplifier as claimed in claim 10, wherein said capacitor included in at least the one of said series circuits in said two cascade connected phase shifting circuits is formed by the variable capacitance element and said time constant is made variable by changing the capacitance of the variable capacitance element.

14. The tuning amplifier as claimed in claim 5, wherein said input and feedback impedance elements are resistors of a variable resistance ratio for controlling the tuning frequency bandwidth and the maximum attenuation.

15. The tuning amplifier as claimed in claim 5, wherein all constituent components are integrally formed on a semiconductor substrate.

16. A tuning amplifier comprising:

an adding circuit for adding an input signal applied to one end of an input impedance element and a feedback signal applied to one end of a feedback impedance element; and

two phase shifting circuits including a differential amplifier wherein one end of a first resistor is connected to the inverting input terminal and an AC signal is applied by way of said first resistor, a second resistor interposed between the inverting input terminal and the output terminal of said differential amplifier, a third resistor wherein one end is connected to the inverting input terminal of said differential amplifier and the other end is connected to ground, and a series circuit constituted by a reactance element using a capacitor or an inductor and a fourth resistor and connected to the other end of said first resistor, and wherein the junction point of said fourth resistor and said reactance element is connected to the non-inverting input terminal of said differential amplifier;

wherein each of said two phase shifting circuits are connected in cascade, the added signal from said adding circuit is applied to the front stage phase shifting circuit of said two cascade connected phase shifting circuits, the output signal from the subsequent stage phase shifting circuit is applied to one end of said feedback impedance element as said feedback signal, and the output of either one of the two phase shifting circuits is output as a tuned signal.

17. The tuning amplifier as claimed in claim 16, wherein when said capacitor is included as said reactance element in both of said series circuits or when said inductor is included as said reactance element in both of said series circuits in said two cascade connected phase shifting circuits, the order of the connection of the resistor and said reactance element constituting said series circuit is reversed in said two phase shifting circuits.

18. The tuning amplifier as claimed in claim 16, wherein when said capacitor is included as said reactance element in one of said series circuits and when said inductor is included as said reactance element in the other of said series circuits in said two cascade connected phase shifting circuits, the order of the connection of the resistor and said reactance element constituting said series circuit is same in said two phase shifting circuits.

19. The tuning amplifier as claimed in claim 16, wherein a transistor follower circuit is interposed at the preceding stage of said two cascade connected phase shifting circuits.

20. The tuning amplifier as claimed in claim 16, wherein a voltage dividing circuit is interposed into a part of the feedback loop formed by said two cascade connected phase shifting circuit and the AC signal input to said voltage dividing circuit is output as said tuned signal.

21. The tuning amplifier as claimed in claim 16, wherein the tuning frequency is made variable by changing the time constant of at least the one of said series circuits in said two cascade connected phase shifting circuit.

22. The tuning amplifier as claimed in claim 21, wherein said fourth resistor included in at least the one of said series circuits in said two cascade connected phase shifting circuit is formed by the variable resistor and said time constant is made variable by changing the resistance of the variable resistor.

23. The tuning amplifier as claimed in claim 21, wherein said variable resistor is formed by a parallel connection of p-channel and n-channel FETs to vary the channel resistance depending on the gate voltage.

24. The tuning amplifier as claimed in claim 21, wherein said capacitor included in at least the one of said series circuits in said two cascade connected phase shifting circuit is formed by the variable capacitance element and said time constant is made variable by changing the capacitance of the variable capacitance element.

25. The tuning amplifier as claimed in claim 16, wherein said input and feedback impedance elements are resistors of a variable resistance ratio for controlling the tuning frequency bandwidth and the maximum attenuation.

26. The tuning amplifier of either one of claim 16, wherein all constituent components are integrally formed on a semiconductor substrate.

27. A tuning amplifier comprising:

an adding circuit for adding an input signal applied to one end of an input impedance element and a feedback signal applied to one end of a feedback impedance element;

a first phase shifting circuit including a differential amplifier wherein one end of a first resistor is connected to the inverting input terminal and an AC signal is applied by way of said first resistor, a first voltage dividing circuit connected to the output terminal of said differential amplifier, a second resistor interposed between the output terminal of said first voltage dividing circuit and the inverting input terminal of said differential amplifier, and a series circuit constituted by a reactance element using a capacitor or an inductor and a third resistor and connected to the other end of said first resistor, and wherein the junction point of said third resistor and said reactance element is connected to the non-inverting input terminal of said differential amplifier; and

a second phase shifting circuit including a differential amplifier wherein one end of a fourth resistor is connected to the inverting input terminal and an AC signal is applied by way of said fourth resistor, a fifth resistor interposed between the inverting input terminal and the output terminal of said differential amplifier, a sixth resistor wherein one end is connected to the inverting input terminal of said differential amplifier and the other end is connected to ground, and a series circuit constituted by a reactance element using a capacitor or an inductor and a seventh resistor and connected to the other end of said fourth resistor, and wherein the junction point of said seventh resistor and said reactance element is connected to the non-inverting input terminal of said differential amplifier;

wherein said first and second phase shifting circuits are connected in cascade, the added signal from said adding circuit is applied to the front stage phase shifting circuit of said two cascade connected phase shifting circuits, the output signal from the subsequent stage phase shifting circuit is applied to one end of said feedback impedance element as said feedback signal, and the output of either one of said first and second phase shifting circuits is output as a tuned signal.

28. The tuning amplifier as claimed in claim 27, wherein when said capacitor is included as said reactance element in both of said series circuits or when said inductor is included as said reactance element in both of said series circuits in said two cascade connected phase shifting circuits, the order of the connection of the resistor and said reactance element constituting said series circuit is reversed in said two phase shifting circuits.

29. The tuning amplifier as claimed in claim 27, wherein when said capacitor is included as said reactance element in one of said series circuits and when said inductor is included as said reactance element in the other of said series circuits in said two cascade connected phase shifting circuits, the order of the connection of the resistor and said reactance element constituting said series circuit is same in said two phase shifting circuits.

30. The tuning amplifier as claimed in claim 27, wherein a transistor follower circuit is interposed at the preceding stage of said two cascade connected phase shifting circuits.

31. The tuning amplifier as claimed in claim 27, wherein a second voltage dividing circuit is interposed into a part of the feedback loop formed by said two cascade connected phase shifting circuit and the AC signal input to said second voltage dividing circuit is output as said tuned signal.

32. The tuning amplifier as claimed in claim 27, wherein the tuning frequency is made variable by changing the time constant of at least the one of said series circuits in said two cascade connected phase shifting circuit.

33. The tuning amplifier as claimed in claim 32, wherein a resistor included in at least the one of said series circuits in said two cascade connected phase shifting circuit is formed by the variable resistor and said time constant is made variable by changing the resistance of the variable resistor.

34. The tuning amplifier as claimed in claim 32, wherein a resistor included in at least the one of said series circuits in said two cascade connected phase shifting circuit is formed by the FET channel and a channel resistance is made variable by changing the gate voltage.

35. The tuning amplifier as claimed in claim 32, wherein said capacitor included in at least the one of said series circuits in said two cascade connected phase shifting circuit is formed by the variable capacitance element and said time constant is made variable by changing the capacitance of the variable capacitance element.

36. The tuning amplifier as claimed in claim 27, wherein said input and feedback impedance elements are resistors of a variable resistance ratio for controlling the tuning frequency bandwidth and the maximum attenuation.

37. The tuning amplifier of either one of claim 27, wherein all constituent components are integrally formed on a semiconductor substrate.