IP Library Granted Patent US 10,439,622
Granted Patent B2
US 10,439,622 · App. 16/125,915 · Granted Oct 8, 2019

Transmission device and control method

Inventor: Yuki Tsuda (Kawasaki Kanagawa, JP)
Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba; Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation
H03L7/0991H03L7/093H03F3/189H03F3/20H03F2200/451H03L2207/50
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Patent No.
US 10,439,622
App. No.
16/125,915
Granted
Oct 8, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to one embodiment, there is provided a transmission device including a digital PLL and a power amplifier. The power amplifier is connected to the digital PLL. The digital PLL includes a digital oscillator and a controller. The controller operates the digital oscillator with a first loop bandwidth in a first period corresponding to startup of the power amplifier, operates the digital oscillator with a second loop bandwidth narrower than the first loop bandwidth in a second period being after the first period, and operates the digital oscillator with a third loop bandwidth narrower than the second loop bandwidth in a third period being after the second period.

Claims (64)

1. A transmission device comprising:

a digital PLL; and

a power amplifier connected to the digital PLL, wherein

the digital PLL includes:

a digital oscillator; and

a controller that operates the digital oscillator with a first loop bandwidth in a first period corresponding to startup of the power amplifier, operates the digital oscillator with a second loop bandwidth narrower than the first loop bandwidth in a second period being after the first period, and operates the digital oscillator with a third loop bandwidth narrower than the second loop bandwidth in a third period being after the second period.

2. The transmission device according to claim 1 , wherein

the controller operates the digital oscillator with a fourth loop bandwidth narrower than the third loop bandwidth in a fourth period being after the third period.

3. The transmission device according to claim 1 , wherein

the second loop bandwidth is included in the first loop bandwidth,

the third loop bandwidth is included in the second loop bandwidth, and

a target frequency of the digital oscillator is included in the third loop bandwidth.

4. The transmission device according to claim 2 , wherein

the second loop bandwidth is included in the first loop bandwidth,

the third loop bandwidth is included in the second loop bandwidth,

the fourth loop bandwidth is included in the third loop bandwidth, and

a target frequency of the digital oscillator is included in the fourth loop bandwidth.

5. The transmission device according to claim 1 , wherein the controller includes:

a digital PD;

a digital LF disposed between the digital PD and the digital oscillator; and

a control circuit that controls the digital LF to operate the digital oscillator with the first loop bandwidth in the first period, operate the digital oscillator with the second loop bandwidth in the second period, and operate the digital oscillator with the third loop bandwidth in the third period.

6. The transmission device according to claim 5 , wherein the digital LF includes:

a digital LPF disposed on an output side of the digital PD; and

a multiplier disposed on an output side of the digital LPF.

7. The transmission device according to claim 6 , wherein

the control circuit controls a filter bandwidth of the digital LPF to operate the digital oscillator with the first loop bandwidth in the first period, operate the digital oscillator with the second loop bandwidth in the second period, and operate the digital oscillator with the third loop bandwidth in the third period.

8. The transmission device according to claim 6 , wherein

the control circuit controls a coefficient of the multiplier to operate the digital oscillator with the first loop bandwidth in the first period, operate the digital oscillator with the second loop bandwidth in the second period, and operate the digital oscillator with the third loop bandwidth in the third period.

9. The transmission device according to claim 6 , wherein

the control circuit controls a filter bandwidth of the digital LPF and a coefficient of the multiplier to operate the digital oscillator with the first loop bandwidth in the first period, operate the digital oscillator with the second loop bandwidth in the second period, and operate the digital oscillator with the third loop bandwidth in the third period.

10. The transmission device according to claim 6 , wherein

the control circuit controls the digital LPF to operate the digital LPF with a first filter bandwidth in the first period, operate the digital LPF with a second filter bandwidth narrower than the first filter bandwidth in the second period, and operate the digital LPF with a third filter bandwidth narrower than the second filter bandwidth in the third period.

11. The transmission device according to claim 6 , wherein

the control circuit controls the multiplier to operate the multiplier with a first coefficient in the first period, operate the multiplier with a second coefficient smaller than the first coefficient in the second period, and operate the multiplier with a third coefficient smaller than the second coefficient in the third period.

12. The transmission device according to claim 6 , wherein

the control circuit controls the digital LPF and the multiplier to operate the digital LPF with a first filter bandwidth and operate the multiplier with a first coefficient in the first period, operate the digital LPF with a second filter bandwidth narrower than the first filter bandwidth and operate the multiplier with a second coefficient smaller than the first coefficient in the second period, and operate the digital LPF with a third filter bandwidth narrower than the second filter bandwidth and operate the multiplier with a third coefficient smaller than the second coefficient in the third period.

13. The transmission device according to claim 1 , further comprising a modulator to generate a modulated signal,

wherein the digital PLL generate a transmission signal with using a local signal oscillated by the digital oscillator and the modulated signal generated by the modulator.

14. A digital PLL comprising:

a digital oscillator, and

a controller that operates the digital oscillator with a first loop bandwidth in a first period corresponding to startup of a power amplifier, operates the digital oscillator with a second loop bandwidth narrower than the first loop bandwidth in a second period being after the first period, and operates the digital oscillator with a third loop bandwidth narrower than the second loop bandwidth in a third period being after the second period.

15. A control method for a transmission device including a digital PLL including a digital oscillator and a power amplifier connected to an output side of the digital PLL, the control method comprising:

operating the digital oscillator with a first loop bandwidth according to startup of the power amplifier;

operating the digital oscillator with a second loop bandwidth narrower than the first loop bandwidth after operating the digital oscillator with the first loop bandwidth; and

operating the digital oscillator with a third loop bandwidth narrower than the second loop bandwidth after operating the digital oscillator with the second loop bandwidth.

16. The control method according to claim 15 , further comprising

operating the digital oscillator with a fourth loop bandwidth narrower than the third loop bandwidth after operating the digital oscillator with the third loop bandwidth.

17. The control method according to claim 15 , wherein

the second loop bandwidth is included in the first loop bandwidth,

the third loop bandwidth is included in the second loop bandwidth, and

a target frequency of the digital oscillator is included in the third loop bandwidth.

18. The control method according to claim 16 , wherein

the second loop bandwidth is included in the first loop bandwidth,

the third loop bandwidth is included in the second loop bandwidth,

the fourth loop bandwidth is included in the third loop bandwidth, and

a target frequency of the digital oscillator is included in the fourth loop bandwidth.

19. The control method according to claim 15 , wherein

the operating the digital oscillator with the first loop bandwidth includes operating a digital LPF included in the digital PLL with a first filter bandwidth,

the operating the digital oscillator with the second loop bandwidth includes operating the digital LPF with a second filter bandwidth narrower than the first filter bandwidth, and

the operating the digital oscillator with the third loop bandwidth includes operating the digital LPF with a third filter bandwidth narrower than the second filter bandwidth.

20. The control method according to claim 15 , wherein

the operating the digital oscillator with the first loop bandwidth includes operating a multiplier included in the digital PLL with a first coefficient,

the operating the digital oscillator with the second loop bandwidth includes operating the multiplier with a second coefficient smaller than the first coefficient, and

the operating the digital oscillator with the third loop bandwidth includes operating the multiplier with a third coefficient smaller than the second coefficient.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 10, 2018
From: TSUDA, YUKI
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA; TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 046824/0669 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2018-011700 · Jan 26, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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