Method for fine tuning the resonant frequency of a filter in a combiner
AssigneeTelefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
InventorJohn A. Victorin
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for fine tuning the resonant frequency of a filter in a combiner, which is provided for combining signals from several radio channels, to the carrier frequency of an input signal to the filter. The power of the output signal from the filter is measured in a narrow frequency band around the carrier frequency of said input signal. Furthermore, the power of the signal reflected by the filter is measured in a narrow frequency band around the carrier frequency of the input signal. Thereafter a measure of the ratio between the two power measurements is formed. The resonant frequency of the filter is adjusted so as to maximize this measure.
Claims10
A method for fine tuning a respective resonant frequency of at least one of a plurality of filters in a combiner, for combining signals from several radio channels, to match with a respective carrier frequency of a respective input signal applied to at least one of said filters, said method including the steps of:
- (a) measuring a power of an output signal of at least one filter in a first narrow frequency band around the carrier frequency of the respective input signal, said first narrow frequency band being narrower than a frequency separation between said carrier frequencies in order to prevent interference from said signals from several radio channels,
- (b) measuring a power of the signal reflected by at least one filter in a second narrow frequency band around the carrier frequency of the respective input signal, said second narrow frequency band being narrower than the frequency separation between said carrier frequencies,
- (c) calculating a ratio for each filter between the power measured in step (a) and the power measured in step (b), respectively, and
- (d) maximizing the ratio formed in step (c) by adjusting the resonant frequency of at least one of said filters.
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