Patent Abstract:
A distortion compensation apparatus is provided to restrain an increased calculation time caused by a large amount of calculation required for obtaining a phase variation amount for compensation from the correlation. The distortion compensation apparatus includes an update calculation section calculating a distortion compensation coefficient by use of an adaptive algorithm; a distortion compensation section performing distortion compensation to the transmission signal, based on the distortion compensation coefficient being read out from the distortion compensation coefficient storage; a correlation calculation section calculating a real part of correlation and an imaginary part of correlation of each the reference signal and the feedback signal; and a phase rotation section compensating a relative phase deviation between the reference signal and the feedback signal, based on the real part of correlation and the imaginary part of correlation calculated by the correlation calculation section, wherein the update calculation section calculates a distortion compensation coefficient using the post-compensation signal.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION  
       [0001]     1. Field of the Invention  
         [0002]     The present invention relates to a distortion compensation apparatus, and more particularly a distortion compensation apparatus which obtains a differential signal between a reference signal, i.e. a transmission signal, and a feedback signal, calculates a distortion compensation coefficient to reduce the differential signal by use of an adaptive algorithm, updates a stored distortion compensation coefficient using the above-calculated distortion compensation coefficient, and performs distortion compensation to the transmission signal based on the distortion compensation coefficient obtained above. In particular, preferably, the present invention relates to a digital predistortion device updating the stored data in a lookup table (LUT) having distortion compensation coefficients.  
         [0003]     2. Description of the Related Art  
         [0004]     In recent years, high-efficient digital transmission has been adopted in the radio communication field. When multilevel phase modulation is adopted in the radio communication, a technique for reducing adjacent channel leak power becomes important, in which nonlinear distortion is restrained by linearizing the amplification characteristic of a power amplifier on the transmission side.  
         [0005]     Also, to improve power efficiency even in case an amplifier having a degraded linearity is used, a technique for compensating nonlinear distortion for the degraded linearity is necessary.  
         [0006]      FIG. 1  shows an exemplary block diagram of transmission equipment in the conventional radio equipment. A transmission signal generator  1  outputs a digital serial data sequence. Also, a serial-to-parallel (S/P) converter  2  converts the digital data sequence into two series, in-phase component (I-component) signals and quadrature component (Q-component) signals, by alternately distributing the digital data sequence on a bit-by-bit basis.  
         [0007]     A digital-to-analog (D/A) converter  3  converts the respective I-signals and Q-signals into analog baseband signals, and inputs the signals into a quadrature modulator  4 . This quadrature modulator  4  performs orthogonal transformation and outputs signals by multiplying the input I-signals and Q-signals (transmission baseband signals) by a reference carrier wave  8  and a carrier wave phase-shifted therefrom by 90°, respectively, and adding the multiplied results.  
         [0008]     A frequency converter  5  mixes the quadrature modulation signals with local oscillation signals, and converts the mixed signals into radio frequency. A transmission power amplifier  6  performs power amplification of the radio frequency signals output from frequency converter  5 , and radiates the signal to the air from an antenna  7 .  
         [0009]     Here, in the mobile communication using W-CDMA, etc., transmission equipment power is substantially large, becoming as much as 10 mW to several tens of mW, and transmission power amplifier  6  has a nonlinear input/output characteristic having a distortion function f(p), as shown by the dotted line in  FIG. 2 . This non-linearity causes a non-linear distortion. As shown by the solid line (b) in  FIG. 3 , the frequency spectrum in the vicinity of a transmission frequency f 0  comes to have a raised sidelobe from the characteristic shown by the broken line (a). This leaks to adjacent channels and produces adjacent interference. Namely, due to the nonlinear distortion shown in  FIG. 2 , leak power of the transmission wave to the adjacent frequency channels becomes large, as shown in  FIG. 3 .  
         [0010]     An ACPR (adjacent channel power ratio) is used to indicate the magnitude of leak power. ACPR is a ratio of leak power to adjacent channels to the power in the channel of interest, in other words, a ratio of the spectrum area in the adjacent channels sandwiched between the lines B and B′ in  FIG. 3  to the spectrum area between the lines A and A′. Such leak power affects other channels as noise, and degrades communication quality of the channels concerned. Therefore, a strict regulation has been established to the issue of leak power.  
         [0011]     The leak power is substantially small in a linear region of, for example, a power amplifier (refer to a linear region I in  FIG. 2 ), but is large in a nonlinear region II. Accordingly, to obtain a high-output transmission power amplifier, the linear region I has to be widened. However, for this purpose, it becomes necessary to provide an amplifier having a larger capacity than is actually needed, which causes disadvantage in apparatus cost and size. As a measure to solve this problem, a distortion compensation function to compensate for transmission power distortion is added to radio equipment.  
         [0012]      FIG. 4  shows the block diagram of transmission equipment having a digital nonlinear distortion compensation function by use of a DSP (digital signal processor). A digital data group (transmission signals) transmitted from transmission signal generator  1  is converted into two series, I-signals and Q-signals, in S/P converter  2 , and then the two series of signals are input to a distortion compensator  9 .  
         [0013]     As shown in the lower part of  FIG. 4  in enlargement, distortion compensator  9  includes a distortion compensation coefficient storage  90  for storing a distortion compensation coefficient h(pi) corresponding to the power level pi(i=0−1023) of a transmission signal x(t); a predistortion portion  91  for performing a distortion compensation process (predistortion) onto the transmission signal, using the distortion compensation coefficient h(pi) corresponding to the transmission signal power level; and a distortion compensation coefficient calculator  92  for comparing the transmission signal x(t) with a demodulation signal (a feedback signal) y(t) demodulated in the quadrature detector which will be described later, and calculates and updates the distortion compensation coefficient h(pi) so that the difference between the transmission signal and the demodulation signal becomes zero.  
         [0014]     The signal to which distortion process is performed in distortion compensator  9  is input into D/A converter  3 . D/A converter  3  converts the input I-signal and Q-signal into analog baseband signals, and inputs the converted signals into quadrature modulator  4 . Quadrature modulator  4  performs quadrature modulation by multiplying the input I-signal and Q-signal by a reference carrier wave  8  and a carrier wave being phase-shifted from carrier wave  8  by 90°. Quadrature modulator  4  then adds and outputs the multiplied result.  
         [0015]     A frequency converter  5  mixes the quadrature modulation signal with a local oscillation signal, and performs frequency conversion. A transmission power amplifier  6  performs power amplification of the radio frequency signal output from frequency converter  5 , and radiates the signal to the air by an antenna  7 .  
         [0016]     A portion of the transmission signal is input to a frequency converter  11  via a directional coupler  10 , and input into a quadrature detector  12  after being converted by the above frequency converter  11 . Quadrature detector  12  performs quadrature detection by multiplying the input signal by a reference carrier wave, and by a signal which is phase shifted by 90° from the reference signal, respectively. Thus, the baseband I-signal and Q-signal on the transmission side are reproduced, which are then input into an analog-to-digital (A/D) converter  13 .  
         [0017]     A/D converter  13  converts the input I-signal and Q-signal into digital signals, and inputs into distortion compensator  9 . Through the adaptive signal processing, using an LMS (least-mean-square) algorithm, in distortion compensation coefficient calculator  92  of distortion compensator  9 , the pre-compensated transmission signal is compared with the feedback signal being demodulated in quadrature detector  12 . Then distortion compensator  9  calculates the distortion compensation coefficient h(p 1 ) so as to make the above difference zero. Then, distortion compensator  9  updates the above-obtained coefficient which has been stored in distortion compensation coefficient storage  90 . Through the repetition of calculations above, nonlinear distortion in transmission power amplifier  6 is restrained, and adjacent channel leak power is reduced.  
         [0018]      FIG. 5  shows an explanation diagram when the distortion compensation processing is performed using the adaptive LMS in distortion compensator  9  shown in  FIG. 4 .  
         [0019]     A symbol  15   a  is a multiplier for multiplying a transmission signal x(t) by a distortion compensation coefficient h n−1 (p). This multiplier corresponds to the predistortion portion  91  shown in  FIG. 4 . Also,  15   b  is a transmission power amplifier having a distortion function f(p), and  15   c  is a feedback system in which feedback the output signal y(t) being output from transmission power amplifier  15   b  is performed. Also,  15   d  is a calculator (amplitude/power converter) for calculating a power p(=x 2 (t)) of the transmission signal x(t), and  15   e  is a distortion compensation coefficient storage (which corresponds to distortion compensation coefficient storage  90  shown in  FIG. 4 ) for storing the distortion compensation coefficients each corresponding to each power of the transmission signal x(t).  
         [0020]     Distortion compensation coefficient storage  15   e  outputs a distortion compensation coefficient h n−1 (p) corresponding to the power p of the transmission signal x(t). Distortion compensation coefficient storage  15   e  also updates a distortion compensation coefficient h n−1 (p) with distortion compensation coefficient h n (p) obtained by the LMS algorithm.  
         [0021]     Further,  15   f  is a conjugate complex signal output portion,  15   g  is a subtractor outputting a difference e(t) between a transmission signal x(t) and a feedback demodulation signal y(t),  15   h  is a multiplier multiplying e(t) by u*(t),  15   i  is a multiplier multiplying h n−1 (p) by y*(t), and  15   j  is a multiplier multiplying by a step size parameter μ, and  15   k  is an adder adding h n−1 (p) to μe (t)u*(t). Also,  15   m,    15   n,    15   p  are delay portions by which a delay time D is added to the input signal. Here, the delay time D denotes a time duration from the time the transmission signal x(t) is input to the time the feed backed demodulation signal y(t) is input to subtractor  15   g.    
         [0022]     Symbols  15   f  and  15   h - 15   j  constitute a rotation calculation section  16 . A signal y(t) is the signal after being distorted. The delay time D being set in delay portions  15   m,    15   n,    15   p  is determined so as to satisfy D=D 0 +D 1 , where D 0  is the delay time in transmission power amplifier  15   b,  and D 1  is the delay time in feedback system  15   c.    
         [0023]     When this delay time D is not set correctly, the distortion compensation function does not work effectively. Also, the greater the set error in the delay time is produced, the greater the leak power to the adjacent channels due to the sidelobe being produced occurs.  
         [0024]     Using the above configuration, the following calculations are performed. 
 
 h   n ( p )= h   n−1 ( p )+μ e ( t ) u* ( t ) 
 
 e ( t )= x ( t )− y ( t ) 
 
 y ( t )= h   n−1 ( p ) x ( t ) f ( p ) 
 
 u ( t )= x ( t ) f ( p )= h   n−1 ( p )* y ( t ) 
 
 p=|x ( t )| 2  
 
 Here, x, y, f, h, u, e are complex numbers, and * denotes a conjugate complex number. 
 
         [0025]     Through the above calculation processing, the distortion compensation coefficient h(p) is updated so as to minimize the differential signal e(t) between the transmission signal x(t) and the feedbacked demodulation signal y(t). Finally, the value converges to an optimal distortion compensation coefficient, so that the distortion of the transmission power amplifier is compensated.  
         [0026]     As described above, the principle of the distortion compensation apparatus is that feedback detection of a carrier wave obtained after quadrature modulation of the transmission signal is performed, the amplitudes of the transmission signal and the feedback signal are compared after digital conversion, and a distortion compensation coefficient is updated real time based on the above comparison result. According to this nonlinear distortion compensation system, it is possible to reduce distortion, and leak power as well, even through the operation is performed in a nonlinear region with high output, and also to improve the power load efficiency.  
         [0027]     Now, in regard to the above setting of the delay time in the prior application, the applicant of the present invention has proposed one method, which is disclosed in the official gazette of the Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2001-189685. The method disclosed in the above patent publication is outlined below: A correlation value is calculated varying the phases between a transmission signal x(t) and a feedback signal. Based on the maximum value of this correlation, a total delay time produced in a distortion device (transmission power amplifier), a feedback loop, etc. is determined. The determined delay time is then set in each delay circuit for timing adjustment in the distortion compensation apparatus.  
         [0028]     However, even once the delay time D is set correctly to satisfy D=D 0 +D 1 , in some cases, a stable and satisfactory distortion compensation operation may not be obtainable, and unnecessary outband radiation power may be produced.  
         [0029]     This is caused by a clock jitter produced by thermal noise and other external disturbance in the analog system including an A/D converter and a D/A converter. Presence of the clock jitter causes an intense fluctuation in a feedback signal phase, and affects convergence of the distortion compensation coefficient.  
         [0030]     The jitter produces repeated variations in the clock speed, to higher or lower. As a result, the feedback signal phases vary against the reference signal phases, as exemplarily shown in  FIG. 6 .  
         [0031]     If such a phase variation caused by the clock jitter is not considered, the distortion compensation coefficient becomes unstably vibrated within the range of the phase variation. Because the distortion compensation coefficient is multiplied to the transmission signal, this causes unnecessary waves being produced.  
         [0032]     Considering the above, in the prior application, which is disclosed in the PCT International Publication WO 03/103163, the applicant of the present invention has proposed the invention to enable a stable and satisfactory distortion compensation operation even when the phase difference between a reference signal and a feedback signal varies due to a jitter.  
         [0033]     An exemplary embodiment of the invention disclosed in the prior application is shown in  FIG. 7 . In this  FIG. 7 , a distortion compensation coefficient lookup table (LUT)  61  is employed as a distortion compensation coefficient storage  15   e  (refer to  FIG. 5 ), for storing distortion compensation coefficients corresponding to each power of transmission signals x(t).  
         [0034]     Further, in  FIG. 8 , it is assumed that a phase difference φ is produced between the reference signal and the feedback signal, as shown by A, caused by the clock jitter. In such a case, if it is intended to correct this phase difference simply by detecting the phase difference φ between the reference signal and the feedback signal, phase correction cannot follow high-speed phase variation caused by the jitter.  
         [0035]     Therefore, even when update of the distortion compensation coefficient lookup table  61  is performed through the phase correction, the distortion compensation coefficient cannot converge stably affected by a phase difference φ pp , which impedes to obtain a satisfactory distortion compensation operation. Accordingly, in the invention disclosed in the prior application, an intermittent controller  69  is provided. With this, a phase correction period Δt and a distortion compensation coefficient update period ΔT are alternately generated.  
         [0036]     The following method has been proposed in the prior invention: The phase difference φ between the reference signal and the feedback signal is corrected in the phase correction period Δt. Also, the distortion compensation coefficient is updated in the distortion compensation coefficient update period ΔT. The above operation is repeated thereafter.  
         [0037]     More specifically, in the phase correction period Δt, the phase difference φ is measured for n times and averaged. Phase correction is then performed based on a mean phase difference. Further, in the distortion compensation coefficient update period ΔT having smaller phase difference than before as a result of the correction, the distortion compensation coefficient is updated at each clock.  
         [0038]     Here, it is considered that the distortion compensation coefficient update period ΔT is sufficiently shorter than the period of phase variation.  
         [0039]     As described above, according to the invention disclosed in the prior application, (i) the phase difference between the reference signal and the feedback signal is corrected; (ii) the distortion compensation coefficient is updated in the period when the phase difference becomes smaller as a result of the phase correction; (iii) update of the distortion compensation coefficient is suspended when the phase difference becomes greater, and instead, the phase difference is corrected; and (iv) thereafter, the distortion compensation coefficient is updated. Then, the above operation is repeated.  
         [0040]     According to the invention in the prior application, the distortion compensation coefficient can be made to converge promptly without being affected by the phase difference, only by the effect of the phase difference of Δφ. Further, the distortion compensation coefficient update period is determined based on the phase difference between the reference signal and the feedback signal which is existent before the correction of the phase difference.  
         [0041]     For example, the distortion compensation coefficient update period ΔT is set longer when the phase difference between the reference signal and the feedback signal is smaller, as shown by B. On the other hand, the distortion compensation coefficient update period ΔT is set shorter when the phase difference between the reference signal and the feedback signal is greater, as shown by C. With such a measure, when the phase difference is smaller, it becomes possible to make the distortion compensation coefficient converge promptly, because the update period can be set longer. In contrast, when the phase difference is greater, the distortion compensation coefficient update period becomes shorter, and the update of the distortion compensation coefficient is performed only in the period when the phase difference becomes smaller as a result of the correction.  
         [0042]     Now, a further explanation will be given hereafter about the embodiment configuration ( FIG. 7 ) according to the invention described in the patent document 2 mentioned earlier.  
         [0043]     In  FIG. 7 , for a digital data group (transmission signals) forwarded from a transmission signal generator (not shown), distortion compensation processing is performed in distortion compensation apparatus  51 , and is input to a D/A converter  52 . This D/A converter  52  converts the digital transmission signal to an analog signal, and is input to a power amplifier  53  either directly or through a quadrature modulator and a frequency converter (which are not shown).  
         [0044]     Power amplifier  53  amplifies the input signal and radiates to the air. The output of power amplifier  53  is input into an A/D converter  54  either directly or through a frequency converter and a quadrature demodulator (which are not shown). A/D converter  54  converts this input signal into a digital signal, and inputs the converted signal into a distortion compensation apparatus  51 .  
         [0045]     In distortion compensation apparatus  51 , a distortion compensation coefficient lookup table (LUT)  61  stores a multiplicity of distortion compensation coefficients h(n) according to the power of each transmission signal x(t). A multiplier  62  multiplies each transmission signal by a distortion compensation coefficient h(n) corresponding to the transmission signal, and thus distortion compensation processing is performed.  
         [0046]     An address generator  63  generates a readout address AR corresponding to the power of the transmission signal x(t). Address generator  63  then reads out a distortion compensation coefficient h(n) according to the above power, from distortion compensation coefficient lookup table  61 , and inputs the readout distortion compensation coefficient h(n) into a multiplier  62 .  
         [0047]     Address generator  63  also generates a write address AW, and updates a distortion compensation coefficient by storing the distortion compensation coefficient h(n+1), which has been calculated in a distortion compensation coefficient updater  67 , into distortion compensation coefficient lookup table  61 . A delay circuit  64  outputs a reference signal x′(t) by delaying the input signal for a time duration from when the transmission signal x(t) is input to when a feedback signal y(t) is input to a subtractor  66 . A complex multiplier  65  corrects the phase of the feedback signal y(t) so that the phase difference between the reference signal x′(t) and the feedback signal, which is output from A/D converter  54 , becomes zero.  
         [0048]     Subtractor  66  obtains a differential signal e(t) of between the reference signal x′(t) and the phase-corrected feedback signal y′(t). A distortion compensation coefficient updater  67  receives the differential signal e(t), and calculates a distortion compensation coefficient h(n+1) to reduce the above differential signal e(t), using an adaptive algorithm. Then, distortion compensation coefficient updater  67  updates the content h(n) of distortion compensation coefficient lookup table  61 .  
         [0049]     A phase adjustment circuit  68  detects a phase difference φ between the reference signal x′(t) and the feedback signal y′(t), and inputs the phase difference φ into complex multiplier  65 . An intermittent controller  69  alternately generates a phase correction period Δt and a distortion compensation coefficient update period ΔT, and controls to perform a phase correction process and a distortion compensation coefficient update process alternately.  
         [0050]      FIG. 9  shows a configuration diagram of a phase difference detector in phase adjustment circuit  68  shown in  FIG. 7 . Although not explicitly shown in  FIG. 7 , the transmission signal x(t) and the feedback signal y(t) are complex signals, and can be represented as follows: 
   x ( t )=Is+ jQs      y ( t )=IF+ jQF    
         [0051]     A quadrant detector  68  a detects the quadrant in which a transmission signal x(t) is existent. A magnitude comparator  68   b  compares the magnitude of the real part with the imaginary part of the transmission signal x(t). Further, a vector existence angle range decider  68   c  decides in which section being divided on a 45-degree basis the transmission signal x(t) exists, based on the quadrant in which the transmission signal x(t) is existent and the comparison result of the magnitude, as shown in  FIG. 10 .  
         [0052]     Similarly, a quadrant detector  68   d  detects the quadrant in which the feedback signal y(t) is existent. A magnitude comparator  68   e  compares the magnitude of the real part with the imaginary part. Further, a vector existence angle range decider  68   f  decides in which section being divided on a 45-degree basis the feedback signal y(t) exists, based on the quadrant in which the transmission signal x(t) is existent and the comparison result of the magnitude.  
         [0053]     As such, a phase difference calculator  68   g  calculates the phase difference on a 45-degree basis, based on the sections of the transmission signal x(t) and the feedback signal y(t).  
         [0054]     For example, assuming the transmission signal x(t) exists in a section IA, and the feedback signal y(t) exists in a section IIA, the phase difference is 90 degrees. An averaging section  68   h  calculates the mean value of the phase difference calculated in phase difference calculator  68   g  in the phase correction period, and sets this mean phase difference into complex multiplier  65 .  
         [0055]     As explained above, according to the invention described in the prior application (patent document 2), as shown in  FIGS. 7 and 9 , phase adjustment circuit  68  for exclusive use is needed.  
         [0056]     However, according to the above-mentioned invention described in the prior application in the patent document 2, in order to obtain the phase difference, a multiplicity of circuits are to be constituted for the purposes of quadrant detection, magnitude comparison, and decision of the angle in which a vector exists. These circuits are not for general use and the cost becomes high.  
       SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION  
       [0057]     Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a distortion compensation apparatus having a simplified configuration for phase adjustment.  
         [0058]     It is another object of the present invention to provide a distortion compensation apparatus, restraining an increased calculation time caused by a large amount of calculation required for obtaining a phase variation amount for compensation from the correlation.  
         [0059]     As a first aspect of the present invention to achieve the aforementioned object, a distortion compensation apparatus includes: an update calculation section calculating a distortion compensation coefficient by use of an adaptive algorithm, so as to reduce a differential signal between a reference signal, which is a transmission signal, and a feedback signal; a distortion compensation coefficient storage of which stored content is updated by the calculated distortion compensation coefficient; a distortion compensation section performing distortion compensation to the transmission signal, based on the distortion compensation coefficient being read out from the distortion compensation coefficient storage; the reference signal and the feedback signal are complex signals, and a correlation calculation section calculating a real part of correlation and an imaginary part of correlation of each the reference signal and the feedback signal; and a phase rotation section compensating a relative phase deviation between the reference signal and the feedback signal, based on the real part of correlation and the imaginary part of correlation calculated by the correlation calculation section. The update calculation section calculates a distortion compensation coefficient using the post-compensation signal.  
         [0060]     As a second aspect of the present invention to achieve the aforementioned object, in the first aspect, preferably, the distortion compensation apparatus further includes a storage storing correspondence relation between a value in a predetermined range among the values obtained by the calculation of [the real part of correlation/the imaginary part of correlation] and phase information φ. The phase rotation section performs the compensation based on phase information φ obtained from the correspondence relation.  
         [0061]     As a third aspect of the present invention to achieve the aforementioned object, in the second aspect, preferably, the storage stores a plurality of sets of phase information to be selected when the value obtained from the calculation of [the real part of correlation/the imaginary part of correlation] is out of the predetermined range. When the value obtained from the calculation of [the real part of correlation/the imaginary part of correlation] is out of the predetermined range, the phase rotation section performs the compensation based on the phase information selected from among the plurality of sets of phase information.  
         [0062]     As a fourth aspect of the present invention to achieve the aforementioned object, in the third aspect, preferably, the selection is performed based on the respective signs of the real part of correlation and the imaginary part of correlation.  
         [0063]     As a fifth aspect of the present invention to achieve the aforementioned object, a distortion compensation apparatus updates stored data of distortion compensation coefficients to be applied, based on a differential signal between a reference signal and a feedback signal. The distortion compensation apparatus includes: a detection section for detecting a phase deviation between the reference signal and the feedback signal; and an update control section for restraining update processing of the distortion compensation coefficient based on the reference signal and the feedback signal, when the phase deviation exceeds a predetermined value.  
         [0064]     Further scopes and features of the present invention will become more apparent by the following description of the embodiments with the accompanied drawings. 
     
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS  
       [0065]      FIG. 1  shows a block diagram of an example of transmission equipment of the conventional radio apparatus.  
         [0066]      FIG. 2  shows a diagram illustrating an input/output characteristic (having a distortion function f(p)) of a transmission power amplifier.  
         [0067]      FIG. 3  shows a diagram illustrating a nonlinear distortion produced due to the nonlinear characteristic.  
         [0068]      FIG. 4  shows a block diagram of transmission equipment having a digital nonlinear distortion compensation function using a DSP (digital signal processor).  
         [0069]      FIG. 5  shows an explanation diagram in case of performing distortion compensation processing using an adaptive LMS in a distortion compensator  9  shown in  FIG. 4 .  
         [0070]      FIG. 6  shows a diagram illustrating phase variation of a feedback signal against a reference signal.  
         [0071]      FIG. 7  shows a diagram illustrating a configuration of an exemplary embodiment according to the invention of the prior application.  
         [0072]      FIG. 8  shows a diagram illustrating an intermittent update processing in phase adjustment circuit  68  shown in  FIG. 7 .  
         [0073]      FIG. 9  shows a configuration diagram of a phase difference detector in phase adjustment circuit  68  shown in  FIG. 7 .  
         [0074]      FIG. 10  shows an operation diagram of a quadrant detector in phase adjustment circuit  68  shown in  FIG. 7 .  
         [0075]      FIG. 11  shows a block diagram of an exemplary configuration according to an embodiment of the present invention.  
         [0076]      FIG. 12  shows a diagram illustrating an exemplary configuration of a correlation calculation section  73  in the embodiment shown in  FIG. 11 .  
         [0077]      FIG. 13  shows a diagram illustrating an exemplary configuration of a phase rotation section  74  in the embodiment shown in  FIG. 11 .  
         [0078]      FIGS. 14A, 14B  show diagrams illustrating discrete value data of cos φ and sin φ.  
         [0079]      FIG. 15  shows a diagram illustrating a process for calculating a distortion compensation coefficient to be updated, in the configuration of the embodiment shown in  FIG. 11 .  
         [0080]      FIG. 16  shows a diagram illustrating a finite range ‘−αto +α’ of a phase shift angle. 
     
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION  
       [0081]     The preferred embodiment of the present invention is described here in after referring to the charts and drawings. However, it is noted that these embodiments are described for the sake of easier understanding of the present invention, and that the scope of the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described below.  
         [0082]     According to the present invention, a configuration for performing phase adjustment in a distortion compensation apparatus is simplified. At the same time, a configuration for shortening a CPU calculation time is presented.  
         [0083]      FIG. 11  is a block diagram of an exemplary configuration according to an embodiment of the present invention. Here, the portions, to which the same configuration as in the embodiment of the prior invention is applicable, are also applied in the present invention. The same reference numbers are added to the above portions.  
         [0084]     However, a calculation section for the update, which is shown by a box  70  enclosed by a broken line in  FIG. 7 , is represented in an independent block, as an update calculation section  70 .  
         [0085]     Additionally, in the embodiment of the present invention shown in  FIG. 11 , CPU  72 , correlation calculation section  73 , phase rotation section  74 , nonvolatile memory  75  are provided, which are connected via a common bus  71 .  
         [0086]     Basically, correlation calculation section  73  and phase rotation section  74  can be configured by a combination of multipliers and adders, as shown in  FIGS. 12 and 13 .  
         [0087]     Here, for the sake of simplification, a transmission signal x(t) and a feedback signal y(t) of the transmission output from a transmission amplifier  53  are respectively expressed as Tx and Rx. As having been mentioned before, x(t):Tx and y(t):Rx are complex signals, and the components of the respective real parts and imaginary parts are expressed as Tx Re , Tx IM , and Rx Re , Rx IM , respectively.  
         [0088]      FIG. 12  is a configuration example of correlation calculation section  73 , which includes multipliers  731 - 734 , adders  735 ,  736 , and integrators  737 ,  738 . Also, correlation calculation section  73  includes ports I 1 , Q 1 , I 2 , and Q 2 . To ports I 1 , Q 1 , the components Tx Re , Tx IM  i.e. the real part and the imaginary part of the transmission signal Tx are input. Meanwhile, to ports I 2 , Q 2 , the components Rx Re , Rx IM  i.e. the real part and the imaginary part of the feedback signal Rx, on which phase rotation has been performed in phase rotation section  74 , are input.  
         [0089]     Here, as to the aforementioned reference signal and the feedback signal, which are complex signals, when the real part and the imaginary part of the above reference signal are expressed as Tx Re , Tx IM , and the real part and the imaginary part of the above feedback signal are expressed as Rx Re , Rx IM , respectively:  
         [0090]     The correlation calculation section  73  includes a first multiplier  731  for multiplying Tx Re  by Rx Re ; a second multiplier  732  for multiplying Tx IM  by Rx IM ; a third multiplier  733  for multiplying Tx Re  by Rx IM ; a fourth multiplier  734  for multiplying Tx IM  by Rx Re ; a first adder  735  for adding the outputs of the first multiplier  731  and the second multiplier  732 ; and a second adder  736  for adding the outputs of the third multiplier  733  and the fourth multiplier  734 .  
         [0091]     Further, correlation calculation section  73  includes an integrator  737  for integrating the outputs of the first adder for a certain period, so as to output as real part of correlation; and an integrator  738  for integrating the outputs of the second adder for a certain period, so as to output as imaginary part of correlation.  
         [0092]     The relation of the transmission signal Tx with the feedback signal Rx is as shown in formula (1) below, and accordingly the correlation value of the transmission signal Tx with the feedback signal Rx is obtained by correlation calculation section  73  in the following way: 
 
 Tx=Tx   Re   +jTx   Ij   ,Rx=Rx   Re   +jRx   IM  
 
 Rx =Tx×exp( j φ)   (1) 
 
 E[Tx×Rx*]=E[Tx× ( Tx ×exp( j φ))*]
 
= E[Tx×Tx *×exp(− j φ)]
 
= E[Tx×Tx* ]×exp(− j φ) 
 
= A ×exp(− j φ) 
 
= A  cos Φ− jA  sin Φ
 
         [0093]     Here, integrators  737 ,  738  shown in  FIG. 12  is provided for obtaining a mean value in a certain period. From the respective integrators  737 ,  738 , the real parts of correlation (A cos φ) and the imaginary parts of correlation (A sin φ) of both the transmission signal Tx and the feedback signal Rx are obtained.  
         [0094]     Next, as a feature of the present invention, from the output values of the real part of correlation (A cos φ) and the imaginary part of correlation (A sin φ) having been obtained from correlation calculation section  73 , CPU  72  calculates a formula (2) shown below, and obtains phase-shift angle φ.  
             φ   =       tan   -     ⁡     (       imaginary   ⁢           ⁢   part   ⁢           ⁢   of   ⁢           ⁢   the   ⁢           ⁢   correlation       real   ⁢           ⁢   part   ⁢           ⁢   of   ⁢           ⁢   the   ⁢           ⁢   correlation       )               (   2   )             
 
         [0095]     Usually, [imaginary part of correlation/real part of correlation] can have any value ranging between −∞ to +∞. Therefore, it is not possible to store [the imaginary part of correlation/the real part of correlation] correspondingly to φ, and accordingly storage data cannot be used. However, in the embodiment described later, it is devised so that storage data is used.  
         [0096]     Now, based on the phase-shift angle obtained above, CPU  72  performs phase adjustment by controlling the readout phase of discrete value data of a sine wave and a cosine wave to be supplied to phase rotation section  74 , as will be described later.  
         [0097]     Namely, in  FIG. 13 , an exemplary configuration of phase rotation section  74  is shown. Phase rotation section  74  includes multipliers  741 - 744 , and adders  745 ,  746 .  
         [0098]     Phase rotation section  74  further includes ports for inputting the discrete value data of the cosine wave and the sine wave, of which readout phase have been controlled; input ports I 1 , Q 1  for inputting the components of the real part and the imaginary part, Rx Re  and Rx IM , of the feedback signal Rx fed from A/D converter  54 ; and output ports I′, Q′ for outputting the components of the real part and the imaginary part which have been phase-rotated.  
         [0099]     Further, when the real part and the imaginary part of the above-mentioned feedback signal, a complex signal, are expressed as Rx Re  and Rx IM , phase rotation section  74  includes a first multiplier  741  for multiplying Rx Re  by a discrete cosine-wave signal supplied from the above-mentioned CPU  72 ; a second multiplier  743  for multiplying Rx IM  by the above discrete cosine-wave signal; a third multiplier  744  for multiplying Rx IM  by a discrete sine-wave signal; a fourth multiplier  742  for multiplying Rx Re  by the above discrete sine-wave signal; a first adder  745  for adding the output of first multiplier  741  to the output of third multiplier  744 , and outputting the real part of the above phase-rotated feedback signal; and a second adder  746  for adding the output of second multiplier  743  to the output of fourth multiplier  742 , and outputting the imaginary part of the above phase-rotated feedback signal.  
         [0100]     In nonvolatile memory  75 , discrete value data of the cosine wave and the sine wave (or either one of the cosine wave or the sine wave may be acceptable) are stored for at least one period. CPU  72  successively reads out these discrete value data, with a readout start phase of φ, and inputs the readout data to the ports for inputting the discrete value data of the cosine wave and the sine wave. The above discrete value data of the cosine wave and the sine wave are as illustrated in  FIG. 14 . As shown in the figure, the readout start phases of the both waves are equally set to φ.  
         [0101]     Here, the values of φ in  FIGS. 14A, 14B  are the phase-shift angles obtained in CPU  72  by calculating the aforementioned formula (2), based on the output values of the real part of correlation (A cos φ) and the imaginary part thereof (A sin φ) fed from correlation calculation section  73 . The start positions of the discrete value data of cos φ and sin φ, which are forwarded from CPU  72  to phase rotation section  74 , are determined correspondingly to the aforementioned phase-shift angle φ.  
         [0102]     With this, phase rotation section  74  supplies a feedback signal Rx of which phase-shift angle is corrected, to update calculation section  70 .  
         [0103]     Next, in update calculation section  70 , as having been illustrated in  FIG. 7 , a distortion compensation coefficient h n+1 (p) for update can be obtained, based on the reference signal Tx and the feedback signal Rx of which phases are synchronized in distortion compensation coefficient updater  67 .  
         [0104]     In  FIG. 15 , in order to correct a phase-shift variation Δφ, there is shown a process of updating, in the embodiment configuration shown in the above  FIG. 11 , the distortion compensation coefficients stored in distortion compensation coefficient lookup table  61  during an intermittent update period P 1 , and performing calculation of the distortion compensation coefficient for the update in update calculation section  70  during an interval period P 2  between the update period P 1 . This processing procedure is the same as in the process disclosed in the prior application (patent document 2) having been illustrated in  FIG. 7 .  
         [0105]     Finally, a method for obtaining φ using the storage data is explained below.  
         [0106]     The correspondence relation between φ and [the imaginary part of correlation/the real part of correlation] is stored in a table form. If CPU  72  can obtain φ by referring to the table, using as key (reference parameter) the value of [the imaginary part of correlation/the real part of correlation] obtained by formula (2), the calculation time for obtaining φ can be omitted, which enables high speed processing. However, since the reference parameter can have a value in the range of −∞ to +∞, it may not be possible to provide the table without modification.  
         [0107]     Therefore, according to the present invention, the range of φ is restricted within a finite range, −α to +α, as shown in  FIG. 16 . The corresponding values of [the imaginary part of correlation/the real part of correlation] are prepared discretely in the table form, and are referred to. Namely, as an embodiment, a phase value (φ) at the step of 0.1° and the corresponding [imaginary part of correlation/real part of correlation] are stored in the table, so as to enable phase adjustment with that accuracy. Since the values of [the imaginary part of correlation/the real part of correlation] are discrete, needless to say, a discrete value nearest to the value of [the imaginary part of correlation/the real part of correlation] is obtained, and used as key.  
         [0108]     Here, in case of φ satisfying | the imaginary part (Q) of correlation/the real part (I) of correlation |&gt;β (where x is positive), and |φ|&gt;α, there is no value of φ stored in the table.  
         [0109]     Therefore, when | the imaginary part (Q) of correlation/the real part (I) of correlation |&lt;β, CPU  72  obtains φ by referring to the table using [the imaginary part (Q) of correlation/the real part (I) of correlation] as key, while when I the imaginary part (Q) of correlation/the real part (I) of correlation |&gt;β, CPU  72  decides the signs of the imaginary part (Q) of correlation and the real part (I) of correlation (i.e. the outputs of integrators  737 ,  738  in the symbol  73  shown in  FIG. 12 ). As shown in  FIG. 16 , when both signs are positive, which signifies the first quadrant, 45° is selected as φ. When the signs are positive and negative, which signifies the second quadrant, 115° is selected as φ. Also, when both signs are negative, which signifies the third quadrant, −115° is selected as φ, and further when the signs are negative and positive, which signifies the fourth quadrant, −45° is selected as φ.  
         [0110]     Then, to perform rotation by the selected φ, the corresponding data are output to phase rotation section  74 , and a phase rotation process is performed on the feedback signal. Thus, the phase deviation from the reference signal is reduced.  
         [0111]     Also, at this time, in the intermittent update period P 1  shown in  FIG. 15 , as to whether update of the distortion compensation coefficients in distortion compensation coefficient lookup table  61  is to be performed, the same parameter of [the imaginary part (Q) of correlation/the real part (I) of correlation] is applicable.  
         [0112]     Namely, when the value (Q/I) exceeds α, it is decided that the value is in the range of being difficult to perform distortion compensation normally, even when distortion compensation coefficient lookup table  61  is updated. Accordingly, no update operation of distortion compensation coefficient lookup table  61  is performed during this period (P 1 ), and the process is moved to phase adjustment. On the other hand, when the value (Q/I) is not greater than α, distortion compensation coefficient lookup table  61  is updated because the phase adjustment can be performed with high accuracy.  
         [0113]     Namely, CPU  72  functions as detection section for detecting the phase deviation between the reference signal and the feedback signal. Further, when the phase deviation exceeds a predetermined value, CPU  72  functions as update control section, by which the update processing of the distortion compensation coefficients based on the reference signal and the feedback signal is restrained (namely, updating the LUT is restrained by controlling update calculation section  70 .)  
         [0114]     At this time, preferably, CPU  72  controls to repeat the update period (P 1 ) and the phase compensation period (P 2 ) in turn, as shown in  FIG. 15 . Thus, the update processing in the update period P 1  is either restrained or permitted. Here, in case the non-update period P 2  continues, it may be possible to modify so that the update is performed once in a predetermined number of times.  
         [0115]     Additionally, in the above embodiment, the phase rotation is performed in regard to the feedback signal. However, it may also be possible to perform the phase rotation in regard to the reference signal.  
         [0116]     According to the present invention, it is possible to update a distortion compensation coefficient stably through the decision of phase stability (based on the values of α) by use of a parameter (Q/I). Also, a calculation time in CPU can be reduced drastically (to approximately 1/100). Corresponding to the above, a phase adjustment time is shortened, which makes the most of the effect of intermittently updating distortion compensation coefficient lookup table  61 . Further, in regard to hardware to be added, the circuit scale can be reduced because a correlation calculation section and a phase rotation section are configured of general-purpose multipliers, adders and integrators.  
         [0117]     The foregoing description of the embodiments is not intended to limit the invention to the particular details of the examples illustrated. Any suitable modification and equivalents may be resorted to the scope of the invention. All features and advantages of the invention which fall within the scope of the invention are covered by the appended claims.

Technology Classification (CPC): 7