Power supply compensation

• US 7,551,022 B2
• Filed: 10/10/2003
• Issued: 06/23/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 10/10/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Music Group IP Limited (Music Group Services US Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: TC Electronic A/S
• Inventors: Pedersen, Kim Rishoj, Arkn.ae butted.s-Pedersen, Lars
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen; Khanh V
• Application Number:
  US10/575,738
• Publication Number:
  US 20080129375A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,083 Days
• Field of Search: 330/10, 330/207.A, 330/251, 330/85
• US Class Current: 330/10
• CPC Class Codes: H03F 1/0211 with control of the supply voltage or current
• CPC Class Codes: H03F 1/30 Modifications of amplifiers to reduce influence of variations of temperature or supply voltage or other physical parameters in differential amplifiers H03F3/45479
• CPC Class Codes: H03F 1/303 using a switching device H03F1/305, H03F3/005, H03F3/38 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H03F 1/32 Modifications of amplifiers to reduce non-linear distortion by negative feedback H03F1/34
• CPC Class Codes: H03F 1/3247 using feedback acting on predistortion circuits H03F1/3264 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H03F 3/217 Class D power amplifiers; Switching amplifiers
• CPC Class Codes: H03F 3/2175 using analogue-digital or digital-analogue conversion H03F3/2173 takes precedence

Abstract

The invention relates to an amplifier comprising amplification means (AM) comprising an input and an output, said amplification means (AM) comprising a switching output stage delivering at least one output signal (OUS) via said output, said amplification means being fed by power supply means (PSM) said amplifier further comprising compensation means (CM) providing a compensation signal (CS) derived from the power supply voltage (PSV) of the power supply means (PSM), said compensation signal (CS) comprising a substantially inverse representation of said power supply voltage (PSV) and said compensation signal (CS) being fed to said amplification means (AM). According to the invention, an effective error compensation of the output switching stage may in practice be implemented by establishment of a compensation, which on a run-time basis is based on the voltage of the power supply currently applied in the output switching stage.

Claims

1. Method for providing a reciprocated signal, comprising

providing an electrical signal (PSVR),

providing at least one feedback loop comprising at least one forward path comprising at least one non-linearity (MM) and at least one feedback path comprising at least one variable amplifier (BM), and

feeding to at least one of said at least one variable amplifier said electrical signal (PSVR).

2. Method for providing a reciprocated signal according to claim 1, whereby at least one of said at least one forward path is fed with at least one reference signal (RS).

3. Method for providing a reciprocated signal according to claim 1, whereby at least one of said at least one feedback loop comprises at least one quantization means (QM).

4. Method for providing a reciprocated signal according to claim 1, whereby at least one of said at least one feedback loop comprises at least one digital-to-analog conversion means (DAC).

5. Method for providing a reciprocated signal according to claim 1, whereby quantization noise introduced by at least one of said at least one quantization means (QM) is shaped by at least one loop filter (LF).

6. Method for providing a reciprocated signal according to claim 2, whereby said reference signal (RS) is an oscillating voltage signal.

7. Method for providing a reciprocated signal according to claim 1, whereby said non-linearity (MM) is a limiter.

8. Method for providing a reciprocated signal according to claim 1, whereby said non-linearity (MM) is a comparator.

9. Electrical signal reciprocator (CM) establishing at least one reciprocated electrical signal (PWCS), said electrical signal reciprocator comprising at least one feedback loop, said at least one feedback loop comprising

at least one forward path being fed by a reference signal (RS) and comprising at least one non-linearity (MM), and

at least one feedback path comprising at least one variable amplifier (BM),

wherein at least one of said at least one variable amplifier is controlled on the basis of an electrical signal (PSVR), and

wherein at least one of said at least one feedback loop is self-oscillating.

10. Electrical signal reciprocator (CM) according to claim 9, wherein at least one of said at least one feedback loop comprises at least one quantization means (QM).

11. Electrical signal reciprocator (CM) according to claim 9, wherein at least one of said at least one feedback loop comprises at least one digital-to-analog conversion means (DAC).

12. Electrical signal reciprocator (CM) according to claim 9, wherein at least one of said at least one feedback loop comprises at least one loop filter (LF).

13. Electrical signal reciprocator (CM) according to claim 9, wherein at least one of said at least one forward path further comprises at least one analog-to-digital converter (QM), preferably comprising at least one latch, and at least one of said at least one feedback path comprises at least one digital-to-analog converter (DAC).

14. Electrical signal reciprocator according to claim 9, wherein said at least one self-oscillating feedback loop comprises a loop filter that is unstable for at least one frequency band.