IP Library Granted Patent US 10,903,862
Granted Patent B2
US 10,903,862 · App. 16/550,349 · Granted Jan 26, 2021

Apparatus and a method for amplifying an input signal

Inventors: Christian Kranz (Ratingen, DE); Stephan Henzler (Munich, DE)
Assignee: Intel IP Corporation
H04B1/04H03F1/083H03F1/34H03F3/19H03F3/2173H03F3/45475H03F2200/129H03F2200/451H03F2200/91H03F2203/45116H03F2203/45528H03F2203/45702H04B2001/0408
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Patent No.
US 10,903,862
App. No.
16/550,349
Granted
Jan 26, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

An apparatus for amplifying an input signal is provided. The apparatus includes an output stage to generate an output signal. The apparatus further includes a compensation signal generator configured to generate a compensation signal based on at least one of a voltage value of the input signal or a voltage value of the output signal. The apparatus further includes a combiner configured to generate a control signal for the output stage based on a target signal, the compensation signal and a signal related to a current value of the output stage. The target signal corresponds to a desired output signal. The output stage is configured to generate the output signal using the control signal.

Claims (26)

1. An apparatus for amplifying an input signal, comprising:

a power converter configured to generate an output signal;

a compensation signal generator configured to generate a compensation signal based on at least one of a voltage value of the input signal or a voltage value of the output signal; and

a combiner configured to generate a control signal for the power converter based on a target signal corresponding to a desired output signal, the compensation signal, and a signal related to a current value of the power converter,

wherein the power converter is configured to generate the output signal using the control signal, and

wherein the compensation signal generator is configured to generate multiple compensation signals within a working cycle of the apparatus.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the compensation signal generator is configured to generate the compensation signal with a triangular signal shape.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the compensation signal generator is configured to generate the compensation signal to depend linearly on at least one of the voltage value of the input signal or the voltage value of the output signal.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the compensation signal generator is configured to generate the compensation signal wherein a gain of the output signal compared to the input signal is independent of a power of the output signal.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the power converter comprises an inductor-capacitor network and a capacitive element.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the power converter is based on a switching-mode power supply.

7. A method for amplifying an input signal to provide an output signal via power converter, comprising:

generating a compensation signal based on at least one of a voltage value of the input signal or a voltage value of the output signal;

generating a control signal for the power converter based on a target signal, the compensation signal, and a signal related to a current value of the power converter; and

generating the output signal using the control signal,

wherein multiple compensation signals are generated within a working cycle of the method.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein generating the compensation signal comprises generating the compensation signal with a triangular signal shape.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein generating the compensation signal comprises generating the compensation signal to depend linearly on at least one of the voltage value of the input signal or the voltage value of the output signal.

10. The method of claim 7 , wherein generating the compensation signal comprises generating the compensation signal wherein a gain of the output signal compared to the input signal is independent from a power of the output signal.

11. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the compensation signal generator is configured to adjust an amplitude of the compensation signal based on the least one of the voltage value of the input signal or the voltage of the output signal.

12. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

adjusting an amplitude of the compensation signal based on at least one of a voltage value of the input signal or a voltage value of the output signal.

13. A means for amplifying an input signal to provide an output signal via a means for providing an output signal, comprising:

a means for generating a compensation signal based on at least one of a voltage value of the input signal or a voltage value of the output signal; and

a means for generating a control signal for the means for generating an output signal based on a target signal corresponding to a desired output signal, the compensation signal, and a signal related to a current value of the power converter,

wherein the means for generating an output signal is configured to generate the output signal based on the control signal.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 8, 2021
From: INTEL IP CORPORATION
To: INTEL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 056524/0373 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 6, 2020
From: KRANZ, CHRISTIAN; HENZLER, STEPHAN
To: INTEL IP CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 053978/0649 →