Transmission power control system and method for a mobile station

• US 6,118,988 A
• Filed: 07/31/1998
• Issued: 09/12/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 03/02/1998
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Hanger Solutions, LLC (IP Investments Group LLC)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Electronics Industries Co. Ltd. (SK Hynix Inc.)
• Inventors: Choi, Jun-Hyuk
• Primary Examiner(s): Le, Thanh Cong
• Assistant Examiner(s): Woldetatios, Yemane
• Application Number:
  US09/126,599
• Time in Patent Office: 774 Days
• Field of Search: 455/522, 455/69, 455/234.1, 455/235.1, 455/217, 455/249.1, 455/250.1, 455/254, 455/126, 455/127, 455/115, 455/116
• US Class Current: 455/115.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/18 TPC being performed according to specific parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/52 using AGC [Automatic Gain Control] circuits or amplifiers

Abstract

A transmission power control system and method is provided that controls the magnitude of transmission power in proportion to the distance between a base station and a mobile station. The transmission power control system provides the exact transmission power by compensating for an error between a real gain and a gain controlled value according to the magnitude of the transmission power. The transmission power control system can be used, for example, in a mobile phone. The transmission power control system can include a transmission part, a mobile station modem, a power detector, a gain difference controlling part and a power amplifier controlling part. The transmission part outputs a transmission power signal in accordance with input signals. The power detector transforms the transmission power signal into a DC voltage. The mobile station modem outputs a first and second gain control values, respectively, based on the DC voltage. The gain difference controlling part generates a gain difference control signal and applies the gain difference control signal to the transmission part in accordance with the first gain control value and an attenuated signal. The power amplifier controlling part outputs a power amplifier gain control value to the transmission part in accordance with the DC voltage and the second gain control value.

Claims

1. A transmission power control system, comprising:

a transmitter that receives a modulated signal and outputs a transmission power signal based on a gain difference control signal;

a power detector that transforms said transmission power signal into a DC voltage;

a mobile station modem that outputs a first, second, third and fourth gain control values, respectively, based on the DC voltage; and

a gain difference controller that generates said gain difference control signal and applies said gain difference control signal to said transmitter in accordance with said first gain control value and an attenuated signal,

wherein said gain difference controller comprises,

an attenuator that attenuates said DC voltage based on said third gain control value and outputs said attenuated signal,

a comparator that generates a difference between said first gain control value and said attenuated signal, and

an adding circuit that generates said gain difference control signal by adding said difference and said fourth gain control value.

2. The transmission power control system of claim 1, further comprising, a power amplifier controller that outputs a fifth gain control value to said transmitter in accordance with said DC voltage and said second gain control value.

3. The transmission power control system of claim 2, wherein a first digital to analog converter outputs said first gain control value to said comparator.

4. The transmission power control system of claim 2, wherein a second digital to analog converter outputs said third gain control value to said attenuator, and wherein a third digital to analog converter outputs said fourth gain control value to said adding circuit.

5. The transmission power control system of claim 2, wherein said transmitter part comprises;

an automatic gain control amplifier that receives said modulated signal and said gain difference control signal;

a mixer that mixes a local oscillation signal with the output of said automatic gain control amplifier;

a pre-amplifier that amplifies the mixed signal to a predetermined magnitude; and

a power amplifier that receives said fifth gain control signal and amplifies the pre-amplified signal to the transmission power signal.

6. The transmission power control system of claim 1, wherein said first gain control value is predicted power in said mobile station modem.

7. The transmission power control system of claim 2, wherein a fourth digital to analog converter outputs said second gain control value to said power amplifier controller.

8. The transmission power control system of claim 1, wherein said transmitter power signal includes a RF signal outputted from said transmission part.

9. A transmission power control system, comprising:

a transmitter that receives and outputs a transmission power signal based on input signals;

a power detector that transforms said transmission power signal into a representative value;

a mobile station modem that outputs a first and second gain control values, respectively, based on the representative value;

a gain difference controller that generates a gain difference control signal and applies said gain difference control signal to said transmitter in accordance with said first gain control value and an attenuated signal; and

a power amplifier controller that outputs a third gain control value to said transmitter in accordance with said representative value and said second gain control value wherein the attenuated signal is based on the representative value and a fourth gain control value from the mobile station modem.

10. The transmission power control system of claim 9, wherein said input signals comprise;

a modulated signal and said gain difference control signal inputted to an automatic gain control amplifier;

a local oscillation signal inputted to a mixer; and

said third gain control value inputted to a power amplifier.

11. The transmission power control system of claim 9, wherein said first gain control value is predicted power in said mobile station modem.

12. The transmission power control system of claim 9, wherein the mobile station modem outputs said fourth gain control value and a fifth gain control value based on the representative value, and wherein said gain difference controller comprises:

an attenuator that attenuates said representative value based on said fourth gain control value and outputs said attenuated signal; and

a combiner circuit that generates the gain difference control signal based on the first gain control value, said fifth gain control value and the attenuated signal.

13. The transmission power control system of claim 12 wherein said combiner circuit comprises:

a comparator that generates a difference between said first gain control value and said attenuated signal; and

an adding circuit that generates said gain difference control signal by adding said difference and said fifth gain control value.

14. The transmission power control system of claim 11, wherein a first digital to analog converter outputs said first gain control value to said comparator, wherein a second digital to analog converter outputs said fourth gain control value to said attenuator, and wherein a third digital to analog converter outputs said fifth gain control value to said adding circuit.

15. The transmission power control system of claim 11, wherein said transmitter comprises;

an automatic gain control amplifier that receives said modulated signal and said gain difference control signal;

a mixer that mixes a local oscillation signal with the output of said automatic gain control amplifier;

a pre-amplifier that amplifies the mixed signal to a predetermined magnitude; and

a power amplifier that receives said third gain control signal and amplifies the pre-amplified signal to the transmission power signal.

16. The transmission power control system of claim 13, wherein the fourth gain control value is based on the sum of gains of the mixer, the pre-amplifier and the power amplifier.

17. A method of controlling a transmission power control system, comprising:

receiving a modulated signal and outputting a transmission power signal based on a gain difference control signal using a power transmitter;

transforming said transmission power signal into a representative DC voltage;

outputting a first, second, third and fourth gain control values, respectively, based on the DC voltage using a mobile station modem;

outputting a power amplifying gain control value to said power transmitter in accordance with said DC voltage and said second gain control value; and

generating a gain difference control signal and applying said gain difference control signal to said modulated signal in accordance with said first gain control value and an attenuated signal, wherein said generating a gain difference control signal comprises

attenuating said DC voltage based on said third gain control value and outputting said attenuated signal,

generating a difference between said first gain control value and said attenuated signal, and

outputting said gain difference control signal by adding said difference and said fourth gain control value.

18. A transmission power control system, comprising:

a transmitter that receives and outputs a transmission power signal based on input signals;

a power detector that transforms said transmission power signal into a representative value;

a mobile station modem that outputs first and second gain control values, respectively, based on the representative value;

a gain difference controller that generates a gain difference control signal and applies said gain difference control signal to a first amplifier of the transmitter in accordance with said first gain control value and an attenuated signal; and

a power amplifier controller that outputs a third gain control value to a second amplifier of the transmitter in accordance with said representative value and said second gain control value, wherein said transmitter comprises,

said first amplifier that receives said modulated signal and said gain difference control signal,

a mixer that mixes a local oscillation signal with the output of said first amplifier,

a pre-amplifier that amplifies the mixed signal to a predetermined magnitude, and

said second amplifier that receives said third gain control signal and amplifies the pre-amplified signal to the transmission power signal.

19. The transmission power control system of claim 18, wherein the mobile station modem outputs a fourth gain control value and a fifth gain control value based on the representative value, and wherein said gain difference controller comprises:

an attenuator that attenuates said representative value based on said fourth gain control value and outputs said attenuated signal; and

a combiner circuit that generates the gain difference control signal based on the first gain control value, said fifth gain control value and the attenuated signal.

20. The transmission power control system of claim 18, wherein the mobile station modem outputs fourth and fifth gain control values, respectively, based on the representative value, and wherein said gain controller comprises:

an attenuator that attenuates said representative value based on said fourth gain control value and outputs said attenuated signal;

a comparator that generates a difference between said first gain control value and said attenuated signal; and

an adding circuit that generates said gain difference control signal by adding said difference and said fifth gain control value.