# US 12,603,626 B2 · Multi-phase-based doherty power amplifier method and apparatus

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- Number: US 12,603,626 B2
- Document ID: US12603626B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/983,549
- Filed: 2022-11-09
- Published: 2023-03-09
- Granted: 2026-04-14
- Earliest claimed: 2020-05-09
- Assignees: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Qianfu Cheng; Hua Cai; Guangjian Wang
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12603626B2

## CPC

- H03G 3/3042: {in modulators, frequency-changers, transmitters or power amplifiers}
- H03F 1/0288: {using a main and one or several auxiliary peaking amplifiers whereby the load is connected to the main amplifier using an impedance inverter, e.g. Doherty amplifiers}
- H03F 3/2173: {of the bridge type}
- H03F 3/245: {with semiconductor devices only}
- H04B 1/04: Circuits
- H03F 2200/336: A I/Q, i.e. phase quadrature, modulator or demodulator being used in an amplifying circuit
- H03F 2200/451: the amplifier being a radio frequency amplifier
- H03M 1/66: Digital/analogue converters ({H03M1/001 – } H03M1/10 take precedence)
- H03G: CONTROL OF AMPLIFICATION
- H03F: AMPLIFIERS
- H04B: TRANSMISSION
- H03M: CODING; DECODING; CODE CONVERSION IN GENERAL (using fluidic means F15C4/00; optical analogue/digital converters G02F7/00; coding, decoding or code conversion, specially adapted for particular applications, see the relevant subclasses, e.g. G01D, G01R, G06F, G06T, G09G, G10L, G11B, G11C, H04B, H04L, H04M, H04N; ciphering or deciphering for cryptography or other purposes involving the need for secrecy G09C)

## Abstract

This application discloses example multi-phase-based Doherty power amplifier control methods and apparatus. An example method includes obtaining a baseband signal and generating two vector signals based on the baseband signal, where the two vector signals each include a phase signal and amplitude signal, and the two vector signals are non-orthogonal signals. Amplitude control signals of a target power amplifier are obtained based on quantization encoding of amplitude signals of the two vector signals, where the target power amplifier includes a main and power amplifier, and the main and auxiliary power amplifier each include a plurality of working cells. Phase control signals of the target power amplifier are obtained based on phase signals of the two vector signals. Based on the phase control signals and the amplitude control signals, a plurality of working cells in the main power amplifier and the auxiliary power amplifier to output power signals are controlled.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A multi-phase-based Doherty power amplifier control method, wherein the method comprises:
obtaining a baseband signal;
generating two vector signals based on the baseband signal, wherein the two vector signals each comprise a phase signal and an amplitude signal, and the two vector signals are non-orthogonal signals;
obtaining amplitude control signals of a target power amplifier based on quantization encoding of amplitude signals of the two vector signals, wherein the target power amplifier comprises a main power amplifier and an auxiliary power amplifier, and the main power amplifier and the auxiliary power amplifier each comprise a plurality of working cells;
obtaining phase control signals of the target power amplifier based on phase signals of the two vector signals; and
controlling, based on the phase control signals and the amplitude control signals, a plurality of working cells in the main power amplifier and the auxiliary power amplifier to output power signals.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein the amplitude signals corresponding to the two vector signals are (ρ1, ρ2), and the amplitude control signals obtained based on quantization encoding of the amplitude signals comprise amplitude control signals (ACW1, ACW2) of the main power amplifier and amplitude control signals (ACW3, ACW4) of the auxiliary power amplifier.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein the phase signals corresponding to the two vector signals are (φm, φm+1), the phase control signals obtained based on the phase signals are cos(ω0t+φm) and cos(ω0t+φm+1), and (φm, φm+1) are selected from M non-orthogonal discrete phase bases (φ1, . . . , φm, φm+1, . . . , φM) based on the phase signals, wherein M is an integer greater than 1, 1≤m<M, and m is an integer.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The method according to claim 3, wherein the controlling, based on the phase control signals and the amplitude control signals, a plurality of working cells in the main power amplifier and the auxiliary power amplifier to output power signals comprises:
controlling, based on the phase control signals cos(ω0t+φm) and cos(ω0t+φm+1) and the amplitude control signals (ACW1, ACW2) of the main power amplifier, a plurality of first working cells in the main power amplifier to output power signals, wherein the first working cell comprises a plurality of main power amplifier units; and
controlling, based on the phase control signals cos(ω0t+φm) and cos(ω0t+φm+1) and the amplitude control signals (ACW3, ACW4) of the auxiliary power amplifier, a plurality of second working cells in the auxiliary power amplifier to output power signals, wherein the second working cell comprises a plurality of auxiliary power amplifier units.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The method according to claim 4, wherein the plurality of first working cells comprise a first cell and a second cell, and the controlling, based on the phase control signals cos(ω0t+φm) and cos(ω0t+φm+1) and the amplitude control signals (ACW1, ACW2) of the main power amplifier, a plurality of first working cells in the main power amplifier comprises:
separately controlling switching start locations of a plurality of main power amplifier units in the first cell and the second cell based on the phase base signals cos(ω0t+φm) and cos(ω0t+φm+1); and
separately controlling output power signals of a plurality of auxiliary power amplifier units in the first cell and the second cell based on the amplitude control signals ACW1 and ACW2 of the main power amplifier.

### Claim 6 (depends on 4)

The method according to claim 4, wherein the plurality of second working cells comprise a third cell and a fourth cell, and the controlling, based on the phase control signals cos(ω0t+φm) and cos(ω0t+φm+1) and the amplitude control signals (ACW3, ACW4) of the auxiliary power amplifier, a plurality of second working cells in the auxiliary power amplifier comprises:
separately controlling switching start locations of a plurality of auxiliary power amplifier units in the third cell and the fourth cell based on the phase base signals cos(ω0t+φm) and cos(ω0t+φm+1); and
separately controlling output power signals of a plurality of auxiliary power amplifier units in the third cell and the fourth cell based on the amplitude control signals ACW3 and ACW4 of the auxiliary power amplifier.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The method according to claim 6, wherein when the amplitude signal is less than a first preset threshold, the separately controlling output power signals of a plurality of main power amplifier units in the first cell and the second cell based on the amplitude control signals ACW1 and ACW2 of the main power amplifier comprises:
controlling the plurality of main power amplifier units in the first cell and the second cell to work at first power, wherein the first power is less than second power, and the second power is highest power in a low-voltage mode; and
the separately controlling output power signals of a plurality of auxiliary power amplifier units in the third cell and the fourth cell based on the amplitude control signals ACW3 and ACW4 of the auxiliary power amplifier comprises:
controlling disabling of the plurality of auxiliary power amplifier units in the third cell and the fourth cell.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The method according to claim 7, wherein when the amplitude signal is less than a second preset threshold and is not less than the first preset threshold, the separately controlling output power signals of a plurality of main power amplifier units in the first cell and the second cell based on the amplitude control signals ACW1 and ACW2 of the main power amplifier comprises:
controlling the plurality of main power amplifier units in the first cell and the second cell to work at the second power; and
the separately controlling output power signals of a plurality of auxiliary power amplifier units in the third cell and the fourth cell based on the amplitude control signals ACW3 and ACW4 of the auxiliary power amplifier comprises:
controlling the plurality of auxiliary power amplifier units in the third cell and the fourth cell to work at the first power.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The method according to claim 8, wherein when the amplitude signal is less than a third preset threshold and is not less than the second preset threshold, the separately controlling output power signals of a plurality of main power amplifier units in the first cell and the second cell based on the amplitude control signals ACW1 and ACW2 of the main power amplifier comprises:
controlling the plurality of main power amplifier units in the first cell and the second cell to work at third power, wherein the third power is greater than the second power and is less than fourth power, and the fourth power is highest power in a high-voltage mode; and
the separately controlling output power signals of a plurality of auxiliary power amplifier units in the third cell and the fourth cell based on the amplitude control signals ACW3 and ACW4 of the auxiliary power amplifier comprises:
controlling the plurality of auxiliary power amplifier units in the third cell and the fourth cell to work at the second power.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The method according to claim 9, wherein when the amplitude signal is not less than a fourth preset threshold, the separately controlling output power signals of a plurality of main power amplifier units in the first cell and the second cell based on the amplitude control signals ACW1 and ACW2 of the main power amplifier comprises:
controlling the plurality of main power amplifier units in the first cell and the second cell to work at the fourth power; and
the separately controlling output power signals of a plurality of auxiliary power amplifier units in the third cell and the fourth cell based on the amplitude control signals ACW3 and ACW4 of the auxiliary power amplifier comprises:
controlling the plurality of auxiliary power amplifier units in the third cell and the fourth cell to work at the third power.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein at least one group in the amplitude control signals (ACW1, ACW2) and (ACW3, ACW4) are different control signals.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The method according to claim 11, wherein after the generating two vector signals based on the baseband signal, the method further comprises:
performing non-linear compensation on the two vector signals to obtain updated phase signals and updated amplitude signals, wherein the updated phase signals are used to obtain the phase control signals of the target power amplifier, and the updated amplitude signals are used to perform quantization encoding to obtain the amplitude control signals of the target power amplifier.

### Claim 13

An electronic device, wherein the electronic device comprises at least one processor, and the at least one processor is coupled to at least one non-transitory memory; and
the at least one processor is configured to execute a computer program or instructions stored in the at least one non-transitory memory, to enable the electronic device to perform a method comprising:
obtain a baseband signal;
generate two vector signals based on the baseband signal, wherein the two vector signals each comprise a phase signal and an amplitude signal, and the two vector signals are non-orthogonal signals;
obtain amplitude control signals of a target power amplifier based on quantization encoding of amplitude signals of the two vector signals;
obtain phase control signals of the target power amplifier based on phase signals of the two vector signals, wherein the target power amplifier comprises a main power amplifier and an auxiliary power amplifier, and the main power amplifier and the auxiliary power amplifier each comprise a plurality of working cells; and
control, based on the phase control signals and the amplitude control signals, a plurality of working cells in the main power amplifier and the auxiliary power amplifier to output power signals.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

The electronic device according to claim 13, wherein the amplitude signals corresponding to the two vector signals are (ρ1, ρ2), and the amplitude control signals obtained based on quantization encoding of the amplitude signals comprise amplitude control signals (ACW1, ACW2) of the main power amplifier and amplitude control signals (ACW3, ACW4) of the auxiliary power amplifier.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The electronic device according to claim 14, wherein the phase signals corresponding to the two vector signals are (φm, φm+1), the phase control signals obtained based on the phase signals are cos(ω0t+φm) and cos(ω0t+φm+1), and (φm, φm) are selected from M non-orthogonal discrete phase bases (φ1, . . . , φm, φm+1, . . . , φM) based on the phase signals, wherein M is an integer greater than 1, 1≤m<M, and m is an integer.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The electronic device according to claim 15, wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
control, based on the phase control signals cos(ω0t+φm) and cos(ω0t+φm+1) and the amplitude control signals (ACW1, ACW2) of the main power amplifier, a plurality of first working cells in the main power amplifier to output power signals, wherein the first working cell comprises a plurality of main power amplifier units; and
control, based on the phase control signals cos(ω0t+φm) and cos(ω0t+φm+1) and the amplitude control signals (ACW3, ACW4) of the auxiliary power amplifier, a plurality of second working cells in the auxiliary power amplifier to output power signals, wherein the second working cell comprises a plurality of auxiliary power amplifier units.

### Claim 17 (depends on 16)

The electronic device according to claim 16, wherein the plurality of first working cells comprise a first cell and a second cell, and the at least one processor is configured to: separately control switching start locations of a plurality of main power amplifier units in the first cell and the second cell based on the phase base signals cos(ω0t+φm) and cos(ω0t+φm+1); and
separately control output power signals of a plurality of auxiliary power amplifier units in the first cell and the second cell based on the amplitude control signals ACW1 and ACW2 of the main power amplifier.

### Claim 18 (depends on 16)

The electronic device according to claim 16, wherein the plurality of second working cells comprise a third cell and a fourth cell, and the at least one processor is configured to:
separately control switching start locations of a plurality of auxiliary power amplifier units in the third cell and the fourth cell based on the phase base signals cos(ω0t+φm) and cos(ω0t+φm+1), and
separately control output power signals of a plurality of auxiliary power amplifier units in the third cell and the fourth cell based on the amplitude control signals ACW3 and ACW4 of the auxiliary power amplifier.

### Claim 19 (depends on 18)

The electronic device according to claim 18, wherein when the amplitude signal is less than a first preset threshold, the at least one processor is configured to:
control the plurality of main power amplifier units in the first cell and the second cell to work at first power, wherein the first power is less than second power, and the second power is highest power in a low-voltage mode; and
control disabling of the plurality of auxiliary power amplifier units in the third cell and the fourth cell.

### Claim 20 (depends on 19)

The electronic device according to any one of claim 19, wherein when the amplitude signal is less than a second preset threshold and is not less than the first preset threshold, the at least one processor is configured to:
control the plurality of main power amplifier units in the first cell and the second cell to work at the second power; and
control the plurality of auxiliary power amplifier units in the third cell and the fourth cell to work at the first power.