Apparatus and method for matching antenna impedance in wireless communication system

• US 9,392,551 B2
• Filed: 04/23/2013
• Issued: 07/12/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/23/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Cho, Dong-Kyoon, Song, Seong-Wook
• Primary Examiner(s): Bilodeau, David
• Application Number:
  US13/868,464
• Publication Number:
  US 20130281167A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,176 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 17/12 of transmit antennas, e.g. of the amplitude or phase
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/146 Uplink power control
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/24 using SIR [Signal to Interference Ratio] or other wireless path parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/245 taking into account received signal strength

Abstract

An apparatus and method for matching antenna impedance in a mobile station are provided. In implementation, a mobile station receives power control information including information for controlling transmit power of the mobile station, generates matching control information for antenna impedance matching based on the received power control information, and performs antenna impedance matching depending on the generated matching control information.

Claims

1. A mobile station comprising:

a receiver for receiving power control information including information for controlling transmit power of the mobile station;

a matching controller configured to;

determine first and second transmit power variations of the mobile station based on respectively received power control information,

determine whether the first transmit power variation is greater than the second transmit power variation,

if it is determined that the first transmit power variation is greater than the second transmit power variation, select a second value of an impedance component,

if it is determined that the first transmit power variation is less than or equal to the second transmit power variation, select a first value of the impedance component, and

generate matching control information based on the selected one of the first and second values of the impedance component; and

an antenna matcher configured to perform antenna impedance matching depending on the generated matching control information.

2. The mobile station of claim 1, wherein the power control information is generated based on received signal strength measured in a base station.

3. The mobile station of claim 1, wherein the matching control information includes the selected one of the first and second values.

4. The mobile station of claim 3, wherein the antenna matcher performs the antenna impedance matching by using the selected one of the first and second values included in the generated matching control information.

5. The mobile station of claim 1, further comprising a power amplifier which is situated in a previous stage of the antenna matcher and amplifies a signal at a magnitude that is determined based on the received power control information.

19. The mobile station of claim 1, wherein the impedance component includes a capacitance.

23. The mobile station of claim 1, wherein the first and second transmit power variations of the mobile station are determined based on the received power control information that respectively correspond to first and second matching frequencies.

24. The mobile station of claim 23, wherein the first and second values of the impedance component respectively correspond to the first and second matching frequencies.

25. The mobile station of claim 1, wherein the first value of the impedance is selected based on the first transmit power variation from among a plurality of first values of the impedance component that are each associated with predetermined transmit power variations, and

wherein the second value of the impedance is selected based on the second transmit power variation from among a plurality of second values of the impedance component that are each associated with predetermined transmit power variations.

6. A method for matching antenna impedance in a mobile station, the method comprising:

receiving power control information including information for controlling transmit power of the mobile station;

determining first and second transmit power variations of the mobile station based on respectively received power control information;

determining whether the first transmit power variation is greater than the second transmit power variation;

if it is determined that the first transmit power variation is greater than the second transmit power variation, selecting a second value of an impedance component;

if it is determined that the first transmit power variation is less than or equal to the second transmit power variation, selecting a first value of the impedance component;

generating matching control information based on the selected one of the first and second values of the impedance component; and

performing antenna impedance matching depending on the generated matching control information.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the power control information is generated based on received signal strength measured in a base station.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the matching control information includes the selected one of the first and second values.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the performing of the antenna impedance matching comprises performing the antenna impedance matching by using the selected one of the first and second values included in the generated matching control information.

10. The method of claim 6, further comprising amplifying a signal at a magnitude that is determined based on the received power control information.

20. The method of claim 6, wherein the impedance component includes a capacitance.

26. The method of claim 6, wherein the determining of the first and second transmit power variations of the mobile station based on the respectively received power control information comprises determining the first and second transmit power variations of the mobile station based on the received power control information that respectively correspond to first and second matching frequencies.

27. The method of claim 26, wherein the first and second values of the impedance component respectively correspond to the first and second matching frequencies.

28. The method of claim 6, wherein the selecting of the first value of the impedance component comprises selecting the first value of the impedance based on the first transmit power variation from among a plurality of first values of the impedance component that are each associated with a respective predetermined transmit power variation, and

wherein the selecting of the second value of the impedance component comprises selecting the second value of the impedance based on the second transmit power variation from among a plurality of second values of the impedance component that are each associated with a respective predetermined transmit power variation.

11. An apparatus for matching antenna impedance, the apparatus comprising:

an antenna matcher configured to, upon receiving matching control information, perform antenna impedance matching depending on the received matching control information,

wherein power control information, including information for controlling transmit power of a mobile station, is received from a base station, and

wherein the matching control information is generated by;

determining first and second transmit power variations of the mobile station based on respectively received power control information,

determining whether the first transmit power variation is greater than the second transmit power variation,

if it is determined that the first transmit power variation is greater than the second transmit power variation, selecting a second value of an impedance component,

if it is determined that the first transmit power variation is less than or equal to the second transmit power variation, selecting a first value of the impedance component, and

generating the matching control information based on the selected one of the first and second values of the impedance component.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the matching control information includes the selected one of the first and second values.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the antenna matcher performs the antenna impedance matching by using the selected one of the first and second values included in the received matching control information.

14. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the power control information is generated based on received signal strength measured in the base station.

21. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the impedance component includes a capacitance.

29. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the determining of the first and second transmit power variations of the mobile station based on the respectively received power control information comprises determining the first and second transmit power variations of the mobile station based on the received power control information that respectively correspond to first and second matching frequencies.

30. The apparatus of claim 29, wherein the first and second values of the impedance component respectively correspond to the first and second matching frequencies.

31. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the selecting of the first value of the impedance component comprises selecting the first value of the impedance based on the first transmit power variation from among a plurality of first values of the impedance component that are each associated with a respective predetermined transmit power variation, and

wherein the selecting of the second value of the impedance component comprises selecting the second value of the impedance based on the second transmit power variation from among a plurality of second values of the impedance component that are each associated with a respective predetermined transmit power variation.

15. A method for matching antenna impedance, the method comprising:

receiving matching control information; and

upon receiving the matching control information, performing antenna impedance matching depending on the received matching control information,

wherein power control information, including information for controlling transmit power of a mobile station, is received from a base station, and

wherein the matching control information is generated by;

determining first and second transmit power variations of the mobile station based on respectively received power control information,

determining whether the first transmit power variation is greater than the second transmit power variation,

if it is determined that the first transmit power variation is greater than the second transmit power variation, selecting a second value of an impedance component,

if it is determined that the first transmit power variation is less than or equal to the second transmit power variation, selecting a first value of the impedance component, and

generating the matching control information based on the selected one of the first and second values of the impedance component.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the matching control information includes the selected one of the first and second values.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the performing of the antenna impedance matching comprises performing the antenna impedance matching by using the selected one of the first and second values included in the received matching control information.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein the power control information is generated based on received signal strength measured in the base station.

22. The method of claim 15, wherein the impedance component includes a capacitance.

32. The method of claim 15, wherein the determining of the first and second transmit power variations of the mobile station based on the respectively received power control information comprises determining the first and second transmit power variations of the mobile station based on the received power control information that respectively correspond to first and second matching frequencies.

33. The method of claim 32, wherein the first and second values of the impedance component respectively correspond to the first and second matching frequencies.

34. The method of claim 15, wherein the selecting of the first value of the impedance component comprises selecting the first value of the impedance based on the first transmit power variation from among a plurality of first values of the impedance component that are each associated with a respective predetermined transmit power variation, and

wherein the selecting of the second value of the impedance component comprises selecting the second value of the impedance based on the second transmit power variation from among a plurality of second values of the impedance component that are each associated with a respective predetermined transmit power variation.