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Apparatus for wirelessly transmitting information, communication terminal for wirelessly transmitting information and impedance matching method

  • US 9,100,109 B2
  • Filed: 08/29/2011
  • Issued: 08/04/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/04/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus for wireless information transmission, the apparatus comprising:

  • a transmission/reception unit comprising a transmitter and a receiver;

    an antenna terminal;

    an electrical signal path between the transmission/reception unit and the antenna terminal;

    a front end module comprising a duplexer, the front end module being electrically connected in the signal path between the transmission/reception unit and the antenna terminal and wherein the signal path between the transmitter and the front end module comprises a transmission path for sending radio-frequency signals and the signal path between the receiver and the front end module comprises a reception path for receiving radio-frequency signals;

    a detector unit electrically coupled to the transmission path between the transmitter and the front end module and configured to sense signals in proportion to radio-frequency signals propagating in the signal path;

    an antenna unit coupled to the antenna terminal, the antenna unit comprising an antenna;

    a matching circuit that has at least one first tunable impedance element and is electrically connected in the signal path between the front end module and the antenna terminal for the purpose of impedance matching in transmission and/or reception frequency ranges; and

    a control unit electrically connected to the detector unit and to the matching circuit, the control unit configured to take the signals sensed by the detector unit as a basis for altering the impedance of the matching circuit;

    wherein the matching circuit comprises;

    a matching circuit signal path with a signal path input and a signal path output, wherein the at least one first tunable impedance element is electrically connected in the matching signal path;

    a second tunable impedance element electrically connected between the signal path input and a ground;

    a first inductive element electrically connected between the signal path output and the ground;

    a second inductive element electrically connected between the signal path input and the ground; and

    a voltage-dependent variable resistance element electrically connected between the signal path output and the ground; and

    wherein voltage-dependent variable resistance element and the second inductive element are arranged such that harmful interference signals entering the matching circuit via the antenna terminal are discharged to the ground via the second inductive element or via the voltage-dependent variable resistance element.

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