Envelope tracking method and device
AssigneeZte Corporation
InventorsShengqi LI, Linguo WANG
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Abstract
An envelope tracking method and device are provided. The envelope tracking method includes: acquiring, by a boost circuit, a target envelope tracking input current signal, and transmitting, by the boost circuit, the target envelope tracking input current signal to an amplifier circuit, where the amplifier circuit includes an operational amplifier and a feedback network, and the operational amplifier operates in a mode of floating ground; and performing, by the amplifier circuit, closed-loop conversion and amplification on the target envelope tracking input current signal and outputting, by the amplifier circuit, an envelope tracking output voltage.
Claims20
An envelope tracking device, comprising an amplifier circuit and a boost circuit, wherein the amplifier circuit comprises an operational amplifier and a feedback network;
- the operational amplifier comprises a non-inverting input terminal, a power supply negative terminal, a power supply positive terminal, an inverting input terminal and an output terminal of the operational amplifier, a reference voltage VREF is applied on the non-inverting input terminal, the power supply negative terminal is connected to a first voltage supply VEE, the power supply positive terminal is connected to a second voltage supply VCC, the reference voltage VREF has a voltage value greater than a voltage value of the first voltage supply VEE, the reference voltage VREF has a voltage value smaller than a voltage value of the second voltage supply VCC, and the voltage value of the first voltage supply VEE is greater than zero;
- a first terminal of the boost circuit receives a target envelope tracking input current signal, and a second terminal of the boost circuit is connected to the inverting input terminal, and configured to transmit the target envelope tracking input current signal to the inverting input terminal via the boost circuit, wherein the target envelope tracking input current signal is then transmitted to the operational amplifier;
- a first terminal of the feedback network is connected to the inverting input terminal, and a second terminal of the feedback network is connected to an output terminal of the operational amplifier, and configured to transmit an output voltage signal of the output terminal of the operational amplifier to the inverting input terminal;
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- the amplifier circuit is configured to perform closed-loop conversion and amplification on the target envelope tracking input current signal, and the output terminal of the operational amplifier outputs an envelope tracking output voltage.
An envelope tracking method, comprising:
- acquiring, by a boost circuit, a target envelope tracking input current signal, and transmitting, by the boost circuit, the target envelope tracking input current signal to an amplifier circuit, wherein the amplifier circuit comprises an operational amplifier and a feedback network, and the operational amplifier operates in a mode of floating ground;
- performing, by the amplifier circuit, closed-loop conversion and amplification on the target envelope tracking input current signal, and outputting, by the amplifier circuit, an envelope tracking output voltage.
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