Repeater with low power mode for mobile operations
Technology for a mobile repeater operable to operate in a low power mode is disclosed. The repeater can comprise of detecting an uplink signal from one or more mobile devices for a selected period of time. The repeater can comprise of setting the mobile repeater to the low power mode when the uplink signal is not detected within the selected period of time to reduce a power draw. Wherein setting the mobile repeater to the low power mode comprises turning off one or more signal chain components in one or more signal chains including at least one power amplifier (PA) to reduce a power draw of the mobile repeater. Wherein the one or more signal chain components further comprises a low noise amplifier (LNA); a gain block; or a variable attenuator.
1. A mobile repeater configured to be powered by a battery, the mobile repeater operable to operate in a low power mode, the repeater comprising:
one or more processors configured to:
detect an uplink signal from one or more mobile devices for a selected period of time;
set the mobile repeater to the low power mode when the uplink signal is not detected within the selected period of time to reduce a power draw, wherein setting the mobile repeater to the low power mode comprises:
turn off or reduce a power draw of one or more signal chain components in one or more signal chains including at least one power amplifier (PA) to reduce a power draw of the mobile repeater; and
a memory coupled to the one or more processors and configured to store a detection of the uplink signal;
wherein the mobile repeater is configured to connect to the battery via a direct current (DC) power adapter; and
wherein the DC power adapter comprises:
one or more voltage adapter processors configured to:
determine a DC voltage measured over a period of time at the DC power adapter;
identify, as a voltage anomaly, a voltage increase over a selected voltage change period of time that is greater than the DC voltage by a predetermined voltage threshold; and
determine that the battery is not being charged when the voltage anomaly does not occur for a selected voltage anomaly period of time.
2. The mobile repeater of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
detect the uplink signal having a power level greater than a selected threshold for the selected period of time; and
set the mobile repeater to full power mode when the uplink signal has the power level that is higher than the selected threshold for the selected period of time.
3. The mobile repeater of claim 1 , wherein the one or more signal chain components further comprises:
a low noise amplifier (LNA);
a gain block;
a variable attenuator;
a signal detector;
a processor;
a controller; or
an active component.
4. The mobile repeater of claim 3 , wherein the one or more signal chains include one or more uplink signal chains, or one or more downlink signal chains.
5. The mobile repeater of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
set the mobile repeater to the low power mode, comprising:
power one or more signal chain components in one or more signal chains for a selected duty cycle to reduce a power draw of the mobile repeater, wherein the one or more signal chain components comprises:
a low noise amplifier (LNA);
a power amplifier (PA); and
a gain block.
6. The mobile repeater of claim 5 , wherein the one or more signal chains include one or more uplink signal chains, or one or more downlink signal chains.
7. The mobile repeater of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
set the mobile repeater to a normal power mode when the uplink signal is detected within the selected period of time.
8. The mobile repeater of claim 1 , wherein the mobile repeater is a mobile vehicle repeater configured to operate in a vehicle.
9. The mobile repeater of claim 8 , wherein the mobile vehicle repeater is configured to reduce a power draw on the vehicle by setting the mobile repeater to the low power mode when the uplink signal is not detected within the selected period of time.
10. The mobile repeater of claim 1 , wherein the mobile repeater is configured to reduce a power draw on the battery by setting the mobile repeater to the low power mode when the uplink signal is not detected within the selected period of time.
11. The mobile repeater of claim 1 , wherein the DC power adapter is one or more of a cigarette lighter adapter (CLA), a universal serial bus (USB) adapter, or an alternating current (AC) to DC adapter.
12. The mobile repeater of claim 1 , wherein the DC power adapter is configured to:
determine when the battery is not being charged; and
send a signal to the mobile repeater to set the mobile repeater to the low power mode to reduce a power draw on the battery when the battery is not being charged.
13. The mobile repeater of claim 12 , wherein the DC power adapter is configured to:
send the signal to the mobile repeater, after a selected time period, to set the mobile repeater to the low power mode to reduce the power draw on the battery.
14. The mobile repeater of claim 1 , wherein the one or more voltage adapter processors are further configured to:
send a voltage anomaly signal to the mobile repeater to set the mobile repeater to a voltage anomaly low power mode to reduce a power draw on the battery when the battery is not being charged.
15. The mobile repeater of claim 14 , wherein the voltage anomaly low power mode is different than the low power mode.
16. The mobile repeater of claim 14 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to set the mobile repeater to the voltage anomaly low power mode comprising:
receive the voltage anomaly signal at the mobile repeater from the DC voltage adapter; and
power one or more signal chain components in one or more signal chains of the mobile repeater for a selected duty cycle to reduce a power draw of the mobile repeater on the battery when the battery is not being charged, wherein the one or more signal chain components comprises:
a low noise amplifier (LNA);
a power amplifier (PA);
a gain block; or
an attenuator.
17. The mobile repeater of claim 14 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to set the mobile repeater to the voltage anomaly low power mode comprising:
receive the voltage anomaly signal at the mobile repeater from the DC voltage adapter;
turn off or reduce power draw of one or more signal chain components in one or more signal chains of the mobile repeater to reduce a power draw of the mobile repeater on the battery when the battery is not being charged, wherein the one or more signal chain components comprises:
a low noise amplifier (LNA);
a power amplifier (PA); or
a gain block.
18. At least one non-transitory machine readable storage medium having instructions embodied there on for operating a repeater configured to be powered by a battery in a lower power mode, the instruction when executed by one or more processors at the repeater perform the following:
detecting an uplink signal from one or more cell phones for a selected period of time;
setting the repeater to the low power mode when the uplink signal is not detected within the selected period of time to reduce a power draw on a vehicle;
wherein the repeater is configured to connect to the battery via a direct current (DC) power adapter; and
wherein the DC power adapter comprises:
one or more voltage adapter processors configured to:
determine a DC voltage measured over a period of time at the DC power adapter;
identify, as a voltage anomaly, a voltage increase over a selected voltage change period of time that is greater than the DC voltage by a predetermined voltage threshold; and
determine that the battery is not being charged when the voltage anomaly does not occur for a selected voltage anomaly period of time.
19. The at least one non-transitory machine readable storage medium of claim 18 , further comprising instructions when executed by the one or more processors perform the following:
detecting the uplink signal having a power level greater than a selected threshold for the selected period of time; and
setting the repeater to full power mode when the uplink signal having the power level higher than the selected threshold for the selected period of time.
20. The at least one non-transitory machine readable storage medium of claim 18 , further comprising instructions when executed by the one or more processors perform the following:
setting the repeater to the low power mode, comprising:
turning off or reduce a power draw of one or more signal chain components in one or more signal chains of the repeater to reduce a power draw of the repeater, wherein the one or more signal chain components comprises:
a low noise amplifier (LNA);
a power amplifier (PA);
a gain block;
a band pass filter; and
an attenuator.
21. The at least one non-transitory machine readable storage medium of claim 18 , further comprising instructions when executed by the one or more processors perform the following:
setting the repeater to the low power mode, comprising:
powering one or more signal chain components in one or more signal chains of the repeater for a selected duty cycle to reduce a power draw of the repeater, wherein the one or more signal chain components comprises:
a low noise amplifier (LNA);
a power amplifier (PA); and
a gain block.
22. The at least one non-transitory machine readable storage medium of claim 18 , further comprising instructions when executed by the one or more processors perform the following:
setting the repeater to a normal power mode when the uplink signal is detected within the selected period of time.
23. A mobile repeater configured to be powered by a battery, the mobile repeater operable to operate in a low power mode, the repeater comprising:
a direct current (DC) power adapter configured to connect the mobile repeater to the battery;
wherein the DC power adapter comprises:
one or more voltage adapter processors configured to:
determine a DC voltage measured over a period of time at the DC power adapter;
identify, as a voltage anomaly, a voltage increase over a selected voltage change period of time that is greater than the DC voltage by a predetermined voltage threshold; and
determine that the battery is not being charged when the voltage anomaly does not occur for a selected voltage anomaly period of time; and
receive a signal at the mobile repeater from the power adapter to set the mobile repeater to a low power mode to reduce a power draw on the battery when the battery is not being charged.
24. The mobile repeater of claim 23 , wherein the mobile repeater further comprises:
one or more processors configured to:
detect an uplink signal from one or more mobile devices for a selected period of time;
set the mobile repeater to the low power mode when the uplink signal is not detected within the selected period of time to reduce a power draw, wherein setting the mobile repeater to the low power mode comprises:
turn off or reduce a power draw of one or more signal chain components in one or more signal chains including at least one power amplifier (PA) to reduce a power draw of the mobile repeater, wherein the one or more signal chain components further comprises:
a low noise amplifier (LNA);
a gain block; or
a variable attenuator; and
a memory coupled to the one or more processors and configured to store a detection of the uplink signal.
25. The mobile repeater of claim 23 , wherein the DC power adapter is configured to:
send the signal to the mobile repeater, after a selected time period, to set the mobile repeater to the low power mode to reduce the power draw on the battery.
26. The mobile repeater of claim 23 , wherein the one or more voltage adapter processors are further configured to:
send a voltage anomaly signal to the mobile repeater to set the mobile repeater to a voltage anomaly low power mode to reduce a power draw on the battery when the battery is not being charged.
27. The mobile repeater of claim 26 , wherein the voltage anomaly low power mode is different than the low power mode.
28. The mobile repeater of claim 26 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to set the mobile repeater to the voltage anomaly low power mode comprising:
receive the voltage anomaly signal at the mobile repeater from the DC voltage adapter; and
power one or more signal chain components in one or more signal chains of the mobile repeater for a selected duty cycle to reduce a power draw of the mobile repeater on the battery when the battery is not being charged, wherein the one or more signal chain components comprises:
a low noise amplifier (LNA);
a power amplifier (PA);
a gain block; or
an attenuator.
29. The mobile repeater of claim 26 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to set the mobile repeater to the voltage anomaly low power mode comprising:
receive the voltage anomaly signal at the mobile repeater from the DC voltage adapter;
turn off or reduce power draw of one or more signal chain components in one or more signal chains of the mobile repeater to reduce a power draw of the mobile repeater on the battery when the battery is not being charged, wherein the one or more signal chain components comprises:
a low noise amplifier (LNA);
a power amplifier (PA); or
a gain block.
30. The mobile repeater of claim 23 , wherein the DC power adapter is one or more of a cigarette lighter adapter (CLA), a universal serial bus (USB) adapter, or an alternating current (AC) to DC adapter.
31. The mobile repeater of claim 23 , wherein the DC voltage measured over the period of time at the DC power adapter is an average DC voltage measured over the period of time.
32. The mobile repeater of claim 1 , wherein the DC voltage over the period of time at the DC power adapter is an average DC voltage measured over the period of time.
33. The at least one non-transitory machine readable storage medium of claim 18 , wherein the repeater is a mobile repeater.
34. The at least one non-transitory machine readable storage medium of claim 18 , wherein the repeater is a vehicle repeater.
35. The at least one non-transitory machine readable storage medium of claim 18 , wherein the DC voltage measured over the period of time at the DC power adapter is an average DC voltage measured over the period of time.