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Predistortion in a linear transmitter using orthogonal kernels
Assignee: Quarterhill Inc
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Filing: 1997-11-06
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Granted: 2000-10-31
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Expires: 2017-11-06
Abstract
Abstract A system for linearly transmitting an amplified output signal using predistortion is disclosed. The system uses a straight inverse modeling scheme with orthogonal predictor variables to more easily and accurately determine the inverse of the distortion caused by a power amplifier of a RF transmitter. The direct inverse modeling scheme of the present invention indexes the LUT using the modulated input signals instead of the potentially noisier output signals, which helps to increase the accuracy of the predistortion. The predistorter system stores complex coefficients in the LUT, which are then used as the tap weights of a non-linear digital filter implementing the predistorter. Finally, the trainer uses a modified version of the power amplifier output signal which results in better predistortion performance. The modified power amplifier output signal has the in-band distortion removed from the power amplifier output signal.
Inventors
- 👤 Armando Cova
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
US
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google_patents
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2026-10-28 14:13
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L25/00; H04L25/02; H04L25/03; H03; H03F; H03F1/00; H03F1/32; H03F1/3241; H03F1/3247; H03F2201/00; H03F2201/32; H03F2201/3224; H03F2201/3233
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 24
Claim 1
Independent Claim
157 words
A method for compensating for distortion caused by a power amplifier in a radio frequency (RF) transmitter, the method comprising: obtaining an output signal sample that depends on an output signal of the power amplifier, calculating predictor variables from said output signal sample, said predictor variables being orthogonal to each other; obtaining an input signal sample that depends on an input signal to the power amplifier; determining a complex predistortion gain by forming a filter block model, wherein the filter block model receives said predictor variables and outputs the input signal sample, wherein said complex predistortion gain is a function of a complex gain of the filter block model; and applying said complex predistortion gain to a modulation signal sample to obtain a predistorted signal sample, wherein said complex predistortion gain compensates for distortion caused by the power amplifier when said power amplifier amplifies the input signal, the input signal being dependent on said predistorted signal sample.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
157 words
A method for compensating for distortion caused by a power amplifier in a radio frequency (RF) transmitter, the method comprising: obtaining an output signal sample that depends on an output signal of the power amplifier, calculating predictor variables from said output signal sample, said predictor variables being orthogonal to each other; obtaining an input signal sample that depends on an input signal to the power amplifier; determining a complex predistortion gain by forming a filter block model, wherein the filter block model receives said predictor variables and outputs the input signal sample, wherein said complex predistortion gain is a function of a complex gain of the filter block model; and applying said complex predistortion gain to a modulation signal sample to obtain a predistorted signal sample, wherein said complex predistortion gain compensates for distortion caused by the power amplifier when said power amplifier amplifies the input signal, the input signal being dependent on said predistorted signal sample.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
42 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said input signal sample depends on a prior modulation signal sample previously processed by the RF transmitter, said prior modulation signal sample and said modulation signal sample each having an instantaneous power within a predetermined range.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 2 further comprising forming a table of complex predistortion filter coefficients indexed by predetermined ranges of modulation signal sample instantaneous power.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said input signal sample depends on a prior modulation signal sample previously processed by the RF transmitter, said prior modulation signal sample and said modulation signal sample each having a magnitude within a predetermined range.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 4 further comprising forming a table of complex predistortion filter coefficients indexed by predetermined ranges of modulation signal sample magnitude.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said output signal sample is obtained by sampling, downconverting and digitizing said output signal of the power amplifier.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said input signal received by the power amplifier is obtained by interpolating, digital-to-analog converting, and upconverting said predistorted signal sample.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said complex predistortion gain is a weighted average of both the complex gain of the filter block model and a previous complex predistortion gain.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
174 words
A method for compensating for distortion caused by a power amplifier in a radio frequency (RF) transmitter, the method comprising: obtaining an output signal sample that depends on an output signal of the power amplifier; removing the in-band distortion from said output signal sample to form a modified output signal sample; calculating predictor variables from said modified output signal sample, said predictor variables being orthogonal to each other; obtaining an input signal sample that depends on an input signal to the power amplifier; determining a complex predistortion gain by forming a filter block model, wherein the filter block model receives said predictor variables and outputs the input signal sample, wherein said complex predistortion gain is a function of a complex gain of the filter block model; and applying said complex predistortion gain to a modulation signal sample to obtain a predistorted signal sample, wherein said complex predistortion gain compensates for distortion caused by the power amplifier when said power amplifier amplifies the input signal, said input signal being dependent on said predistorted signal sample.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
174 words
A method for compensating for distortion caused by a power amplifier in a radio frequency (RF) transmitter, the method comprising: obtaining an output signal sample that depends on an output signal of the power amplifier; removing the in-band distortion from said output signal sample to form a modified output signal sample; calculating predictor variables from said modified output signal sample, said predictor variables being orthogonal to each other; obtaining an input signal sample that depends on an input signal to the power amplifier; determining a complex predistortion gain by forming a filter block model, wherein the filter block model receives said predictor variables and outputs the input signal sample, wherein said complex predistortion gain is a function of a complex gain of the filter block model; and applying said complex predistortion gain to a modulation signal sample to obtain a predistorted signal sample, wherein said complex predistortion gain compensates for distortion caused by the power amplifier when said power amplifier amplifies the input signal, said input signal being dependent on said predistorted signal sample.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
42 words
The method of claim 9 wherein said input signal sample depends on a prior modulation signal sample previously processed by the RF transmitter, said prior modulation signal sample and said modulation signal sample each having an instantaneous power within a predetermined range.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 10 further comprising forming a table of complex predistortion filter coefficients indexed by predetermined ranges of modulation signal sample instantaneous power.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method of claim 9 wherein said input signal sample depends on a prior modulation signal sample previously processed by the RF transmitter, said prior modulation signal sample and said modulation signal sample each having a magnitude within a predetermined range.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 12 further comprising forming a table of complex predistortion filter coefficients indexed by predetermined ranges of modulation signal sample magnitude.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 9 wherein said output signal sample is obtained by sampling, downconverting and digitizing said output signal of the power amplifier.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 9 wherein said input signal received by the power amplifier is obtained by interpolating, digital-to-analog converting, and upconverting said predistorted signal sample.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 9 wherein said complex predistortion gain is a weighted average of both the complex gain of the filter block model and a previous complex predistortion gain.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
186 words
A system for compensating for distortion caused by a power amplifier in a radio frequency (RF) transmitter, the system comprising: means for obtaining an output signal sample that depends on an output signal of the power amplifier; means for removing the in-band distortion from said output signal sample to form a modified output signal sample; means for calculating predictor variables from said modified output signal sample, said predictor variables being orthogonal to each other; means for obtaining an input signal sample that depends on an input signal to the power amplifier; means for determining a complex predistortion gain by forming a filter block model, wherein the filter block model receives said predictor variables and outputs the input signal sample, wherein said complex predistortion gain is a function of a complex gain of the filter block model; and means for applying said complex predistortion gain to a modulation signal sample to obtain a predistorted signal sample, wherein said complex predistortion gain compensates for distortion caused by the power amplifier when said power amplifier amplifies the input signal, the input signal being dependent on said predistorted signal sample.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
186 words
A system for compensating for distortion caused by a power amplifier in a radio frequency (RF) transmitter, the system comprising: means for obtaining an output signal sample that depends on an output signal of the power amplifier; means for removing the in-band distortion from said output signal sample to form a modified output signal sample; means for calculating predictor variables from said modified output signal sample, said predictor variables being orthogonal to each other; means for obtaining an input signal sample that depends on an input signal to the power amplifier; means for determining a complex predistortion gain by forming a filter block model, wherein the filter block model receives said predictor variables and outputs the input signal sample, wherein said complex predistortion gain is a function of a complex gain of the filter block model; and means for applying said complex predistortion gain to a modulation signal sample to obtain a predistorted signal sample, wherein said complex predistortion gain compensates for distortion caused by the power amplifier when said power amplifier amplifies the input signal, the input signal being dependent on said predistorted signal sample.
Claim 21
Independent Claim
167 words
A system for compensating for distortion caused by a power amplifier in a radio frequency (RF) transmitter, the system comprising: means for obtaining an output signal sample that depends on an output signal of the power amplifier, means for calculating predictor variables from said output signal sample, said predictor variables being orthogonal to each other; means for obtaining an input signal sample that depends on an input signal to the power amplifier; means for determining a complex predistortion gain by forming a filter block model, wherein the filter block model receives said predictor variables and outputs the input signal sample, wherein said complex predistortion gain is a function of a complex gain of the filter block model; and means for applying said complex predistortion gain to a modulation signal sample to obtain a predistorted signal sample, wherein said complex predistortion gain compensates for distortion caused by the power amplifier when said power amplifier amplifies the input signal, the input signal being dependent on said predistorted signal sample.
Claim 22
Independent Claim
167 words
A system for compensating for distortion caused by a power amplifier in a radio frequency (RF) transmitter, the system comprising: means for obtaining an output signal sample that depends on an output signal of the power amplifier, means for calculating predictor variables from said output signal sample, said predictor variables being orthogonal to each other; means for obtaining an input signal sample that depends on an input signal to the power amplifier; means for determining a complex predistortion gain by forming a filter block model, wherein the filter block model receives said predictor variables and outputs the input signal sample, wherein said complex predistortion gain is a function of a complex gain of the filter block model; and means for applying said complex predistortion gain to a modulation signal sample to obtain a predistorted signal sample, wherein said complex predistortion gain compensates for distortion caused by the power amplifier when said power amplifier amplifies the input signal, the input signal being dependent on said predistorted signal sample.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
86 words
A radio frequency (RF) transmitter comprising: a predistorter coupled to receive a digital data signal; a digital-to-analog converter coupled to the predistorter; a power amplifier coupled to the digital-to-analog converter; an analog-to-digital converter coupled to the output of the power amplifier; a trainer coupled to the analog-to-digital converter and the predistorter and to receive the digital data signal, wherein the trainer is configured to determine a complex predistortion gain as a function of orthogonal predictor variables and to configure the predistorter with the complex predistorter gain.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
86 words
A radio frequency (RF) transmitter comprising: a predistorter coupled to receive a digital data signal; a digital-to-analog converter coupled to the predistorter; a power amplifier coupled to the digital-to-analog converter; an analog-to-digital converter coupled to the output of the power amplifier; a trainer coupled to the analog-to-digital converter and the predistorter and to receive the digital data signal, wherein the trainer is configured to determine a complex predistortion gain as a function of orthogonal predictor variables and to configure the predistorter with the complex predistorter gain.
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