IP Library Granted Patent US 6,949,983
Granted Patent B2
US 6,949,983 · App. 10/719,874 · Granted Sep 27, 2005

High-frequency piezoelectric oscillator

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Patent No.
US 6,949,983
App. No.
10/719,874
Granted
Sep 27, 2005
Kind
B2
Abstract

In the high-frequency piezoelectric oscillator, capacitors C 1 , C 2 as a part of a load capacitor are connected between a base of a transistor TR 1 and the ground. The connection point of the capacitors C 1 , C 2 is connected to an emitter of the transistor TR 1 , and is grounded via an emitter resistor R 1 . A base bias circuit consisting of resistors RB 1 and RB 2 is connected to the base of the transistor TR 1 . A piezoelectric vibrator, an inductor, and a resistor are connected in parallel, and connected between the base of the transistor TR 1 . A capacitor is connected to the parallel circuit and grounded. A collector of the transistor and a power supply line are connected together.

Claims (655)

1. A high-frequency piezoelectric oscillator including a piezoelectric vibrator having a piezoelectric element that is excited in a predetermined frequency, and an oscillation amplifier that oscillates the piezoelectric element by flowing current to the piezoelectric element, wherein

an inductor and a resistor are insertion connected in parallel respectively to the piezoelectric vibrator of the high-frequency piezoelectric oscillator, and resonance frequency of a parallel resonance circuit consisting of the inductor and the resistor is set to the vicinity of the oscillation frequency of the high-frequency piezoelectric oscillator thereby to increase negative resistance applied to a series arm of the piezoelectric element and suppress unwanted oscillation due to the inductor.

2. A high-frequency piezoelectric oscillator including a piezoelectric oscillator having a piezoelectric vibrator that is excited in a predetermined frequency, and an oscillation amplifier that oscillates the piezoelectric vibrator by flowing current to a piezoelectric element, wherein

a circuit having an inductor and a variable capacitance diode connected in series and a resistor are insertion connected in parallel respectively to the piezoelectric vibrator of the high-frequency piezoelectric oscillator, resonance frequency of a parallel resonance circuit consisting of the inductor and the resistor is set to the vicinity of the oscillation frequency of the high-frequency piezoelectric oscillator, thereby to increase negative resistance applied to a series arm of the piezoelectric element and externally fine adjust the capacitance of the variable capacitance diode so as to optimize oscillation and make it possible to control frequency.

3. A high-frequency piezoelectric oscillator including a piezoelectric oscillator having a piezoelectric vibrator that is excited in a predetermined frequency, and an oscillation amplifier that oscillates the piezoelectric vibrator by flowing current to a piezoelectric element, wherein

a first inductor and a resistor are connected in parallel respectively to the piezoelectric vibrator of the high-frequency piezoelectric oscillator, the connection point is grounded via a circuit having a second inductor and a variable capacitance diode connected in series, and resonance frequency of a parallel resonance circuit consisting of the first inductor and the resistor is set to the vicinity of the resonance frequency of the high-frequency piezoelectric oscillator, thereby to increase negative resistance applied to a series arm of the piezoelectric element and externally fine adjust the capacitance of the variable capacitance diode so as to optimize oscillation and make it possible to control frequency.

4. A high-frequency piezoelectric oscillator according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein

the following relationships are fulfilled:

R

1

+

R

L

=

0

·

ω

L

1

+

1

ω

·

C

1

+

X

L

=

0

when

X

0

=

1

ω

C

0

×

1

(

1

-

ω

0

2

ω

2

)

=

1

ω

C

0

×

1

(

ω

0

2

ω

2

-

1

)

z

0

=

R

0

X

0

2

R

0

2

+

X

0

2

+

j

X

0

R

0

2

R

0

2

+

X

0

2

r

α

=

R

0

X

0

2

R

0

2

+

X

0

2

,

X

α

=

X

0

R

0

2

R

0

2

+

X

0

2

.

Z

L

=

-

r

α

R

c

+

X

α

X

c

-

j

(

X

α

R

c

+

X

c

r

α

)

r

α

-

R

c

+

j

(

X

α

-

X

c

)

,

A

=

r

α

-

R

c

,

B

=

X

α

-

X

c

,

C

=

R

c

2

+

X

c

2

,

D

=

r

α

2

+

X

α

2

R

L

=

r

α

×

C

-

R

c

×

D

A

2

+

B

2

,

X

L

=

X

c

×

D

-

X

α

×

C

A

2

+

B

2

,

(

I

)

where −Rc represents the negative resistance, Cc represents circuit capacitance, C 0 represents interelectrode capacitance of the piezoelectric vibrator, X 0 represents reactance of a parallel circuit of the inductor L 0 , R 0 represents resistance of the resistor, −Xc represents circuit capacitance of the circuit, rα represents parallel connection resistance of the X 0 and R 0 , Xα represents reactance, RL represents negative resistance of the series arm of the oscillator, XL represents reactance, and (I) represents an oscillation condition.

5. A high-frequency piezoelectric oscillator according to claim 1 , wherein

ω 1 <ω T <ω 2 (Exp. 1) is fulfilled, when

ω T represents unwanted resonance non-angular frequency, C o represents interelectrode capacitance of the vibrator, Rc represents an absolute value of negative resistance of an additional resistor and an oscillation circuit that are connected in parallel to the C o , L o represents an inductor that is connected in parallel to the C o , and ω 0 represents parallel resonance angular frequency of the C o and L o , where

(Exp. 2) to (Exp. 4) is fulfilled

ω

1

=

ω

0

2

+

K

-

K

(

K

+

4

ω

0

2

)

2

,

(

Exp

.

2

)

ω

2

=

ω

0

2

+

K

+

K

(

K

+

4

ω

0

2

)

2

,

K

=

M

C

0

2

R

0

2

,

M

=

R

0

R

c

-

1

M

>

0

,

R

0

>

R

c

.

T

=

.

2

-

.

1

=

K

2

4.

0

2

+

K

=

.

0

2

Q

0

M

(

4

Q

0

+

M

)

(

Exp

.

3

)

T: unwanted resonance non-angular bandwidth

Q

=

R

0

.

0

L

0

=

.

0

C

0

R

0

(

Exp

.

4

)

the (Exp. 1) represents unwanted resonance non-angular bandwidth, (Exp. 2) represents a condition for fulfilling the (Exp. 1), and (Exp. 3) represents an unwanted band,

(Exp. 5) is fulfilled, where

R

L

=

r

.

×

C

-

R

c

×

D

A

2

+

B

2

X

L

=

X

.

×

C

-

X

c

×

D

A

2

+

B

2

.

r

.

=

R

0

X

0

2

R

0

2

+

X

0

2

,

X

.

=

X

0

R

0

2

R

0

2

+

X

0

2

,

X

0

=

1

C

0

(

.

0

2

.

2

-

1

)

,

X

c

=

1

C

c

A

=

r

.

-

R

c

,

B

=

X

.

-

X

c

,

C

=

R

c

2

+

X

c

2

,

D

=

r

.

2

+

X

.

2

(

Exp

.

5

)

Q represents resonance frequency which is a ratio of a real number to reactance shown by the ω 0 in the (Exp. 4), RL represents the negative resistance for oscillating the series arm consisting of L 1 /C 1 /R 0 of the oscillator, XL represents reactance, Cc represents circuit capacitance of the oscillation circuit, and ω represents oscillation angular frequency, and

(Exp. 5) represents negative resistance and load capacitance for oscillating a series arm consisting of L 1 /C 1 /R 0 of the oscillator.

6. A high-frequency piezoelectric oscillator according to any one of claims 1 , 2 , and 3 , wherein

the resistance within a range according to claim 5 is organized within an inductor, and the inductor having the inductor and the resistor integrated together is connected in parallel to the interelectrode capacitance C 0 of the vibrator.

7. A high-frequency piezoelectric oscillator according to claim 4 , wherein

the resistance within a range according to claim 5 is organized within an inductor, and the inductor having the inductor and the resistor integrated together is connected in parallel to the interelectrode capacitance C 0 of the vibrator.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 8, 2011
From: EPSON TOYOCOM CORPORATION
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 026717/0436 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT PATENT NUMBER 6,946,983, PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 020174 FRAME 0556. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE CHANGE OF NAME. Recorded Nov 4, 2009
From: TOYO COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
To: EPSON TOYOCOM CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 023498/0298 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 30, 2007
From: TOYO COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
To: EPSON TOYOCOM CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 020174/0637 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 21, 2003
From: SATOH, TOMIO
To: TOYO COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 014740/0192 →