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A Design of Predistorter for Controlling the Amplitude of Low-Frequency IM Signals

저주파 혼변조 신호의 크기 조절에 의한 전치 왜곡 선형화기 설계

  • Jang Mi-Ae (School of Electronics Engineering, Kumoh National Institute of Technology) ;
  • Kim Young (School of Electronics Engineering, Kumoh National Institute of Technology)
  • 장미애 (금오공과대학교 전자공학부) ;
  • 김영 (금오공과대학교 전자공학부)
  • Published : 2006.01.01
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Abstract

In this paper, a new predistortion linearizer for controlling the amplitude of low frequency intermodulation distortion signals is proposed. The low frequency intermodulation distortion(IMD) components are generated by harmonic generator. A vector modulator, modulate fundamental signal with low frequency IMD signals, generates predistortion IMD signals and controls amplitude and phase of them with modulation factors. As a result, this predistorter is suppressed IMD signals of power amplifier effectively. The predistortion linearizer has been manufactured to operate in cellular base-station transmitting band($869{\sim}894\;MHz$). The experimental results show that IMD3 of power amplifier are improved more than 20 dB for CW two-tone signals. Also, it's improved the adjacent channel power ratio(ACPR) more than 10 dB for IS-95 CDMA IFA signals.

본 논문에서는 저주파 혼변조 신호의 크기만을 조절하여 혼변조 신호를 제어하는 새로운 전치 왜곡 선형화기를 제안하였다. 이 방법은 고조파 발생기 출력에서 생성된 저주파 혼변조 신호를 주 신호와 진폭 변조시켜 혼변조 신호를 만들었으며, 저주파 가변 이득 조절기를 이용하여 혼변조 신호의 크기와 위상을 조절하였다. 제안한 전치 왜곡 선형화기는 국내 셀룰러 기지국 송신 주파수($869{\sim}894\;MHz$) 반송파 2 톤 신호를 전력 증폭기에 인가하여 입력 신호 레벨을 변화시켰을 때, 3차 혼변조 신호는 20 dB 이상 개선되었으며, IS-95 CDMA 1FA 신호입력 시에는 중심 주파수에서 ${\pm}885\;kHz$ 및 ${\pm}1.25;MHz$ 이격 지점에서 인접 채널 전력 비(ACPR: Adjacent Channel Power Ratio)를 10 dB 이상 개선시켰다.

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