US4481672A
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Polar loop transmitter
Assignee: US Philips Corp
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Filing: 1983-02-22
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Granted: 1984-11-06
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Expires: 2003-02-22
Abstract
Abstract A polar loop transmitter in which a negative feedback bias adjusting system is provided to control the bias voltage applied to a differential amplifier which supplies the input envelope information to an amplitude modulator, so that the R.F. modulated output goes to zero for a zero in the input. The envelope information negative feedback bias adjusting system modifies a predetermined bias voltage supplied by a potentiometer by sampling and holding the peak value of negative spikes occurring in the output of the differential amplifier and using the held value as a negative feedback voltage to the differential amplifier.
Inventors
- 👤 Stephen W. Watkinson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 18:32
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03C; H03C1/00; H03C1/02; H03C1/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
155 words
A polar loop transmitter comprising in combination: (a) a source of carrier waves, (b) an amplitude modulator responsive to said carrier wave source for modulating an incoming signal onto a carrier wave to provide a transmitter output signal, (c) a differential amplifier for supplying said incoming signal to the amplitude modulator, said differential amplifier having a first input, a second input, an output coupled to said amplitude modulator and a bias control voltage input, (d) first means responsive to an input signal for providing a first signal related to the envelope of said input signal to said first input, (e) second means responsive to said output signal for providing a second signal related to the envelope of said output signal to said second input, and (f) a negative feedback bias adjusting system for said differential amplifier varying the bias control voltage thereof connected between the output and bias control voltage input of the differential amplifier.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
155 words
A polar loop transmitter comprising in combination: (a) a source of carrier waves, (b) an amplitude modulator responsive to said carrier wave source for modulating an incoming signal onto a carrier wave to provide a transmitter output signal, (c) a differential amplifier for supplying said incoming signal to the amplitude modulator, said differential amplifier having a first input, a second input, an output coupled to said amplitude modulator and a bias control voltage input, (d) first means responsive to an input signal for providing a first signal related to the envelope of said input signal to said first input, (e) second means responsive to said output signal for providing a second signal related to the envelope of said output signal to said second input, and (f) a negative feedback bias adjusting system for said differential amplifier varying the bias control voltage thereof connected between the output and bias control voltage input of the differential amplifier.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
74 words
A transmitter as claimed in claim 1, further comprising an R.F. power amplifier coupled to an output of the amplitude modulator, wherein a transfer characteristic of the incoming signal plotted against the modulated R.F. output from said power amplifier exhibits an abrupt discontinuity and wherein said negative feedback bias adjusting system adjusts the bias voltage so that for a zero level in the first signal, the incoming signal corresponds closely to said abrupt discontinuity.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
53 words
A transmitter as claimed in claim 2, wherein said negative feedback bias adjusting system comprises means for supplying a predetermined bias voltage and means for supplying a variable bias voltage dependent upon negative peaks of said first signal taking the output of the differential amplifier below the abrupt discontinuity in said transfer characteristic.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
46 words
A transmitter as claimed in claim 3, wherein said variable bias voltage supplying means comprises a peak level hold circuit for holding the value of negative spikes produced by the negative peaks of said first signal and applying the value held as the variable bias voltage.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
A transmitter as claimed in claim 4, further comprising an A.C. amplifier to amplify the negative spikes to be applied to the peak level hold circuit.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
A transmitter as claimed in claim 3, further comprising means for permitting the bias voltage to be adjusted only when zero crossings occur in the first signal.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
40 words
A transmitter as claimed in claim 6, wherein said permitting means inhibits the connection of said variable bias voltage supplying means to said bias control input if the time duration between successive zero crossings exceeds a predetermined period of time.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
A transmitter as claimed in claim 4, further comprising means for permitting the bias voltage to be adjusted only when zero crossings occur in the first signal.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
A transmitter as claimed in claim 5, further comprising means for permitting the bias voltage to be adjusted only when zero crossings occur in the first signal.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
40 words
A transmitter as claimed in claim 8, wherein said permitting means inhibits the connection of said variable bias voltage supplying means to said bias control input if the time duration between successive zero crossings exceeds a predetermined period of time.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
40 words
A transmitter as claimed in claim 9, wherein said permitting means inhibits the connection of said variable bias voltage supplying means to said bias control input if the time duration between successive zero crossings exceeds a predetermined period of time.
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