Zero bias power detector

• US 8,598,866 B2
• Filed: 11/29/2010
• Issued: 12/03/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/10/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
• Original Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
• Inventors: Nien, Chin-Chung, Tarng, Jenn-Hwan, Chang, Li-Yuan, Yu, Ya-Chung, Huang, Chun-Yen, Li, Chen-Ming
• Primary Examiner(s): Hollington, Jermele M
• Assistant Examiner(s): LE, THANG XUAN
• Application Number:
  US12/955,602
• Publication Number:
  US 20120062212A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,100 Days
• Field of Search: 324/140.R
• US Class Current: 324/140.R
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 21/12 in circuits having distributed constants

Abstract

A zero bias power detector comprising a zero bias diode and an output boost circuit is provided. The output boost circuit comprises a zero bias transistor. The zero bias diode is not biased but outputs a rectifying signal according to a wireless signal. The zero bias transistor, not biased but coupled to the zero bias diode, is used for enhancing the rectifying signal.

Claims

1. A zero bias power detector, comprising:

a zero bias diode, which outputs a rectifying signal according to a wireless signal; and

an output boost circuit, comprising;

a zero bias transistor, wherein the zero bias transistor, coupled to the zero bias diode, is used for enhancing the rectifying signal, wherein the control terminal of the zero bias transistor is coupled to the zero bias diode, a first terminal of the zero bias transistor is directly connected to only a loading, and a second terminal of the zero bias transistor is directly connected to only a ground terminal.

2. The zero bias power detector according to claim 1, further comprising:

a DC blocking circuit coupled to the zero bias diode and used for blocking the DC component of the wireless signal.

3. The zero bias power detector according to claim 2, wherein the DC blocking circuit comprises:

a capacitor coupled to the zero bias diode; and

an inductor, wherein one terminal of the inductor is coupled to the capacitor and the zero bias diode, and the other terminal of the inductor is coupled to a ground terminal.

4. The zero bias power detector according to claim 1, further comprising:

an AC blocking circuit coupled between the zero bias diode and the zero bias transistor for blocking the AC component of the rectifying signal.

5. The zero bias power detector according to claim 4, wherein the AC blocking circuit comprises:

a capacitor coupled to the zero bias diode; and

an inductor coupled between the zero bias diode and the zero bias transistor.

6. The zero bias power detector according to claim 1, wherein the control terminal of the zero bias transistor is realized by a gate, the first terminal of the zero bias transistor is realized by a drain, and the second terminal of the zero bias transistor is realized by a source.

7. The zero bias power detector according to claim 1, wherein the first terminal of the zero bias transistor is coupled to the zero bias diode, the control terminal of the zero bias transistor is coupled to a ground, and the second terminal of the zero bias transistor is coupled to a loading.

8. The zero bias power detector according to claim 7, wherein the control terminal of the zero bias transistor is realized by a gate, the first terminal of the zero bias transistor is realized by a drain, the second terminal of the zero bias transistor is realized by a source.

9. The zero bias power detector according to claim 7, wherein the control terminal of the zero bias transistor is realized by a gate, the first terminal of the zero bias transistor is realized by a source, and the second terminal of the zero bias transistor is realized by a drain.