Approximating signal power and noise power in a system
First Claim
1. A demodulator having a power approximation circuit coupled to receive a real and imaginary component of a complex signal, the power approximation circuit generating an approximate power value which indicates an actual power value for the complex signal by combining absolute values of the real and imaginary components and then applying an expectation function to the combined absolute values.
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Abstract
An electronic system with power approximation for circuit savings. Power approximation is provided by means for generating an absolute value of a real part of a signal, means for generating an absolute value of an imaginary part of the signal, means for generating a sum of the absolute values, and means for performing an averaging function on the sum such that a result of the averaging function provides an approximate power which indicates an actual power of the signal. The approximate power enables a determination of actual signal-to-noise ratio in the electronic system and a determination of a variety of other signal-to-noise determinations without the use of multipliers.
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- 1. A demodulator having a power approximation circuit coupled to receive a real and imaginary component of a complex signal, the power approximation circuit generating an approximate power value which indicates an actual power value for the complex signal by combining absolute values of the real and imaginary components and then applying an expectation function to the combined absolute values.
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