Apparatus for automatically matching frequency of antenna in wireless terminal and method thereof

• US 20070135062A1
• Filed: 05/30/2006
• Published: 06/14/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/14/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Young-Hwan, Lee, Jae-Ho, Kim, Hark-Sang, Ryu, Yeong-Moo, Hwang, In-Jin
• Application Number:
  US11/442,312
• Publication Number:
  US 20070135062A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/80
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/246 specially adapted for base stations
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 21/0025 Modular arrays
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/006 using switches for selecting the desired band H04B1/0057 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/0458 Arrangements for matching and coupling between power amplifier and antenna or between amplifying stages matching circuits in general H03H
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/18 Input circuits, e.g. for coupling to an antenna or a transmission line coupling networks between antennas or lines and receivers independent of the nature of the receiver H03H

Abstract

An apparatus and method for automatically matching an impedance for a frequency of an antenna in a wireless terminal. The apparatus automatically matches an impedance for a frequency of an antenna in a wireless terminal. The apparatus includes a duplexer for classifying frequencies transmitted/received through the antenna of the wireless terminal, an automatic matching module for transmitting the reception frequency, which is received from the duplexer, to an amplifier after automatically matching impedance for the reception frequency and for transmitting the transmission frequency, which is received from the amplifier, to the duplexer after automatically matching impedance for the transmission frequency, and a controller for controlling the automatic matching module to automatically match impedance for the transmission/reception frequency.

Claims

1. An apparatus for automatically matching impedance for a frequency of an antenna in a wireless terminal, the apparatus comprising:

a duplexer for classifying frequencies transmitted/received through the antenna of the wireless terminal, transmitting a reception frequency, which is received from the antenna, to an automatic matching module, and transmitting a transmission frequency, which is received from the automatic matching module, to the antenna;

the automatic matching module for transmitting the reception frequency, which is received from the duplexer, to an amplifier after automatically matching impedance for the reception frequency and for transmitting the transmission frequency, which is received from the amplifier, to the duplexer after automatically matching impedance for the transmission frequency; and

a controller for controlling the automatic matching module to automatically match impedance for the transmission/reception frequency.

2. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to control the automatic matching module to automatically match impedance for the transmission/reception frequency according to a preset antenna frequency signal value.

3. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the automatic matching module comprises:

a first automatic matching module, which automatically matches impedance for the reception frequency; and

a second automatic matching module, which automatically matches impedance for the transmission frequency.

4. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the automatic matching module comprises a fixed inductor and a variable capacitor.

5. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the amplifier comprises:

a first amplifier for amplifying and outputting a signal having the reception frequency, which is received from the automatic matching module; and

a second amplifier for amplifying a signal having the transmission frequency and transmitting the signal to the automatic matching module.

6. An apparatus for automatically matching impedance for a frequency of an antenna in a wireless terminal receiving at least two communication services, the apparatus comprising:

a switching module for switching to one of the at least two communication service modules according to a signal received in an antenna of the wireless terminal; and

at least two communication service modules for outputting a reception frequency, which is received through the antenna, by automatically matching an impedance for the reception frequency, or transmitting a transmission frequency to the antenna by automatically impedance matching the transmission frequency when the communication service modules are linked with the antenna through switching action of the switching module.

7. The apparatus as claimed in claim 6, wherein each of the at least two communication modules comprises:

a duplexer for classifying frequencies transmitted/received through an antenna, transmitting a reception frequency, which is received from the antenna, to an automatic matching module, and transmitting a transmission frequency, which is received from the automatic matching module, to the antenna;

the automatic matching module for transmitting the reception frequency, which is received from the duplexer, to an amplifier after automatically matching an impedance for the reception frequency and for transmitting the transmission frequency, which is received from the amplifier, to the duplexer after automatically matching an impedance for the transmission frequency; and

a controller for controlling the automatic matching module to automatically match an impedance for the transmission/reception frequency.

8. The apparatus as claimed in claim 7, wherein the controller is configured to control the automatic matching module to automatically match an impedance for the transmission/reception frequency according to a preset antenna frequency signal value.

9. The apparatus as claimed in claim 7, wherein the automatic matching module comprises:

a first automatic matching module, which automatically performs impedance matching for the reception frequency; and

a second automatic matching module, which automatically performs impedance matching for the transmission frequency.

10. The apparatus as claimed in claim 7, wherein the automatic matching module comprises a fixed inductor and a variable capacitor.

11. The apparatus as claimed in claim 7, wherein the amplifier comprises:

a first amplifier for amplifying and outputting a signal having the reception frequency, which is received from the automatic matching module; and

a second amplifier for amplifying a signal having the transmission frequency so as to transmit the signal to the automatic matching module.

12. An apparatus for automatically matching impedance for an antenna frequency in a wireless terminal, the apparatus comprising:

a signal detection module for detecting a signal received from an antenna of the wireless terminal;

a controller for determining a state of the wireless terminal according to a signal output from the signal detection module and controlling an automatic matching module to automatically match an impedance for a transmission/reception frequency of the antenna;

the automatic matching module for transmitting the reception frequency, which is received from the antenna, to a duplexer after automatically matching an impedance for the reception frequency, or transmitting the transmission frequency, which is received from the duplexer, to the antenna after automatically matching an impedance for the transmission frequency; and

the duplexer for classifying frequencies transmitted/received through the automatic matching module and transmitting the reception frequency, which is received from the automatic matching module, to the amplifier, or transmitting the transmission frequency, which is received from the amplifier, to the automatic matching module.

13. The apparatus as claimed in claim 12, wherein the signal detection module is configured to detect a voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR) signal comprising a magnitude signal and a phase signal received from the antenna.

14. The apparatus as claimed in claim 12, wherein the controller is configured to:

determine a state of the wireless terminal corresponding to a signal output from the signal detection module through an automatic matching table; and

control the automatic matching module to automatically match an impedance for a transmission/reception frequency of the antenna according to the state of the wireless terminal.

15. The apparatus as claimed in claim 12, wherein the automatic matching module comprises a fixed inductor and a variable capacitor.

16. The apparatus as claimed in claim 12, wherein the amplifier comprises:

a first amplifier, which amplifies and outputs a signal having the reception frequency received from the automatic matching module; and

a second amplifier, which amplifies a signal having the transmission frequency and transmits the signal to the automatic matching module.

17. An apparatus for automatically matching an impedance for an antenna frequency in a wireless terminal, which receives at least two communication services, the apparatus comprising:

a signal detection module for detecting a signal received from an antenna of the wireless terminal;

a controller for determining a state of the wireless terminal according to a signal output from the signal detection module and controlling an automatic matching module to automatically match an impedance for a transmission/reception frequency of the antenna;

the automatic matching module for transmitting the reception frequency which is received from the antenna, to a switching module after automatically matching an impedance for the reception frequency received from the antenna, or for transmitting a transmission frequency, which is received from the switching module, to the antenna after automatically matching an impedance for the transmission frequency;

the switching module for switching a communication path to any one of at least two communication service modules according to a type of a reception signal received in the antenna; and

at least two communication service modules for transmitting/receiving a frequency of the antenna through the automatic matching module if the at least two communication service modules are linked with the automatic matching module through switching action of the switching module.

18. The apparatus as claimed in claim 17, wherein the signal detection module is configured to detect a voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR) signal comprising a magnitude signal and a phase signal received from the antenna.

19. The apparatus as claimed in claim 17, wherein the controller is configured to:

determine a state of the wireless terminal corresponding to a signal output from the signal detection module by using an automatic matching table; and

control the automatic matching module to automatically match impedance for a transmission/reception frequency of the antenna according to the state of the wireless terminal.

20. The apparatus as claimed in claim 17, wherein the controller is configured to control the switching module such that the switching module is switched to any one of at least two communication service modules according to a type of the reception signal received in the antenna.

21. The apparatus as claimed in claim 17, wherein the automatic matching module comprises a fixed inductor and a variable capacitor.

22. The apparatus as claimed in claim 17, wherein each communication service module comprises:

a duplexer for classifying frequencies transmitted/received through the automatic matching module, transmitting the reception frequency received from the automatic matching module to the amplifier, or transmitting a transmission frequency received from the amplifier to the automatic matching module; and

the amplifier for amplifying and outputting a signal having the reception frequency received from the duplexer and amplifying a signal having the transmission frequency to be transmitted to the duplexer.

23. The apparatus as claimed in claim 22, wherein the amplifier comprises:

a first amplifier, which amplifies and outputs a signal having the reception frequency received from the automatic matching module; and

a second amplifier, which amplifies a signal having the transmission frequency and transmits the signal to the automatic matching module.

24. A method for automatically matching impedance for a frequency of an antenna in a wireless terminal, the method comprising:

controlling a duplexer to classify frequencies transmitted/received through the antenna of the wireless terminal and transmit a reception frequency, which is received from the antenna, to an automatic matching module, and transmit a transmission frequency, which is received from the automatic matching module, to the antenna;

controlling the automatic matching module to transmit the reception frequency, which is received from the duplexer, to an amplifier after automatically matching impedance for the reception frequency and transmit the transmission frequency, which is received from the amplifier, to the duplexer after automatically matching impedance for the transmission frequency; and

controlling the automatic matching module to automatically match impedance for the transmission/reception frequency.

25. The method as claimed in claim 24, wherein the step of automatically matching impedance for the transmission/reception frequency is performed according to a preset antenna frequency signal value.

26. The method as claimed in claim 24, further comprising:

automatically matching impedance for the reception frequency using a first automatic matching module; and

automatically matching impedance for the transmission frequency using a second automatic matching module.