# US 9,753,468 B2 · Electronic circuit, power supply circuit, method of measuring circuit characteristics > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,753,468 B2 - Document ID: US9753468B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/982,928 - Filed: 2015-12-29 - Published: 2016-07-28 - Granted: 2017-09-05 - Earliest claimed: 2015-01-26 - Assignees: Socionext Inc. - Applicants: Socionext Inc. - Inventors: Takeshi Kimura - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9753468B2 ## CPC - G05F 1/10: Regulating voltage or current (G05F1/02 takes precedence) - G06G 7/163: using a variable impedance controlled by one of the input signals, variable amplification or transfer function {(G06G7/161, G06G7/162 take precedence)} - G01R 25/00: Arrangements for measuring phase angle between a voltage and a current or between voltages or currents - G05F: SYSTEMS FOR REGULATING ELECTRIC OR MAGNETIC VARIABLES - G06G: ANALOGUE COMPUTERS (analogue optical computing devices G06E3/00) - G01R: MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES (indicating correct tuning of resonant circuits H03J3/12) ## Abstract An electronic circuit includes a circuit to receive an analog input signal responsive to an analog oscillating signal and to generate an analog output signal, AD converters to perform AD-conversion with respect to the analog oscillating signal, the analog input signal, and the analog output signal to generate a digital oscillating signal, a digital input signal, and a digital output signal, at least one first adjustor to adjust a phase of the digital oscillating signal through the Hilbert transform, a second adjustor to adjust a phase of the digital input signal through the Hilbert transform, a third adjustor to adjust a phase of the digital output signal through the Hilbert transform, a first mixer circuit to multiply the output of the first adjustor and the output of the second adjustor, and a second mixer circuit to multiply the output of the first adjustor and the output of the third adjustor. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electronic circuit, comprising: a first circuit configured to receive an analog input signal responsive to an analog oscillating signal having a desired frequency and generate an analog output signal; AD converters configured to perform AD conversion with respect to the analog oscillating signal, the analog input signal, and the analog output signal to generate a digital oscillating signal, a digital input signal, and a digital output signal; at least one first phase adjustor configured to adjust a phase of the digital oscillating signal through the Hilbert transform to produce an output; a second phase adjustor configured to adjust a phase of the digital input signal through the Hilbert transform to produce an output; a third phase adjustor configured to adjust a phase of the digital output signal through the Hilbert transform to produce an output; a first mixer circuit configured to multiply the output of the first phase adjustor and the output of the second phase adjustor; and a second mixer circuit configured to multiply the output of the first phase adjustor and the output of the third phase adjustor. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The electronic circuit as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of the first through third phase adjustors includes an FIR filter of an odd length configured to perform the Hilbert transform. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The electronic circuit as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of the first through third phase adjustors includes a plurality of FIR filters of an odd length each configured to perform the Hilbert transform, the plurality of FIR filters being configured such that respective, separate phase delays are settable thereto. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The electronic circuit as claimed in claim 1, further comprising: a first arithmetic circuit configured to obtain, from a signal obtained by performing low-pass filtering with respect to an output of the first mixer circuit, a first value responsive to an amplitude of the analog input signal and a second value responsive to a phase of the analog input signal; a second arithmetic circuit configured to obtain, from a signal obtained by performing low-pass filtering with respect to an output of the second mixer circuit, a third value responsive to an amplitude of the analog output signal and a fourth value responsive to a phase of the analog output signal; a third arithmetic circuit configured to obtain, from the first value and the third value, a ratio between the amplitude of the analog input signal and the amplitude of the analog output signal; and a fourth arithmetic circuit configured to obtain, from the second value and the fourth value, a difference between the phase of the analog input signal and the phase of the analog output signal. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The electronic circuit as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first circuit includes: an amplifier; and a feedback circuit, wherein the analog input signal is an input of the feedback circuit, and the analog output signal is an output of the amplifier. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The electronic circuit as claimed in claim 5, wherein the feedback circuit has characteristics that are variably adjustable. ### Claim 7 A power supply circuit, comprising: a reference voltage generator circuit configured to output a constant voltage; an amplifier configured to generate a power supply voltage in response to the constant voltage; a feedback circuit configured to supply a negative feedback signal to an input of the amplifier; AD converters configured to perform AD conversion with respect to a first analog signal, a second analog signal, and a third analog signal to output a first digital signal, a second digital signal, and a third digital signal, respectively; and an arithmetic unit configured to adjust characteristics of the feedback circuit in response to the outputs of the AD converters, wherein the arithmetic unit includes: a first phase adjustor configured to adjust a phase of the first digital signal through the Hilbert transform to produce an output; a second phase adjustor configured to adjust a phase of the second digital signal through the Hilbert transform to produce an output; a third phase adjustor configured to adjust a phase of the third digital signal through the Hilbert transform to produce an output; a first mixer circuit configured to multiply the output of the first phase adjustor and the output of the second phase adjustor; and a second mixer circuit configured to multiply the output of the first phase adjustor and the output of the third phase adjustor, wherein adjustment is variably made to characteristics of the feedback circuit in response to an output of the first mixer circuit and an output of the second mixer circuit. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The power supply circuit as claimed in claim 7, wherein each of the first through third phase adjustors includes an FIR filter of an odd length configured to perform the Hilbert transform. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The power supply circuit as claimed in claim 7, wherein each of the first through third phase adjustors includes a plurality of FIR filters of an odd length each configured to perform the Hilbert transform, the plurality of FIR filters being configured such that respective, separate phase delays are settable thereto. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The power supply circuit as claimed in claim 7, further comprising: a first arithmetic circuit configured to obtain, from a signal obtained by performing low-pass filtering with respect to an output of the first mixer circuit, a first value responsive to an amplitude of the second analog signal and a second value responsive to a phase of the second analog signal; a second arithmetic circuit configured to obtain, from a signal obtained by performing low-pass filtering with respect to an output of the second mixer circuit, a third value responsive to an amplitude of the third analog signal and a fourth value responsive to a phase of the third analog signal; a third arithmetic circuit configured to obtain, from the first value and the third value, a ratio between the amplitude of the second analog signal and the amplitude of the third analog signal; and a fourth arithmetic circuit configured to obtain, from the second value and the fourth value, a difference between the phase of the second analog signal and the phase of the third analog signal. ### Claim 11 An integrated circuit, comprising: a reference voltage generator circuit configured to output a constant voltage; an amplifier configured to generate a power supply voltage in response to the constant voltage; a feedback circuit configured to supply a negative feedback signal to an input of the amplifier; AD converters configured to perform AD conversion with respect to a first analog signal, a second analog signal, and a third analog signal to output a first digital signal, a second digital signal, and a third digital signal, respectively; and an arithmetic unit configured to adjust characteristics of the feedback circuit in response to the outputs of the AD converters, wherein the arithmetic unit includes: a first phase adjustor configured to adjust a phase of the first digital signal through the Hilbert transform to produce an output; a second phase adjustor configured to adjust a phase of the second digital signal through the Hilbert transform to produce an output; a third phase adjustor configured to adjust a phase of the third digital signal through the Hilbert transform to produce an output; a first mixer circuit configured to multiply the output of the first phase adjustor and the output of the second phase adjustor; a second mixer circuit configured to multiply the output of the first phase adjustor and the output of the third phase adjustor; and a core circuit configured to operate with a drive voltage that is the power supply voltage, wherein adjustment is variably made to characteristics of the feedback circuit in response to an output of the first mixer circuit and an output of the second mixer circuit. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The integrated circuit as claimed in claim 11, wherein each of the first through third phase adjustors includes an FIR filter of an odd length configured to perform the Hilbert transform. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The integrated circuit as claimed in claim 11, wherein each of the first through third phase adjustors includes a plurality of FIR filters of an odd length each configured to perform the Hilbert transform, the plurality of FIR filters being configured such that respective, separate phase delays are settable thereto. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The integrated circuit as claimed in claim 11, further comprising: a first arithmetic circuit configured to obtain, from a signal obtained by performing low-pass filtering with respect to an output of the first mixer circuit, a first value responsive to an amplitude of the second analog signal and a second value responsive to a phase of the second analog signal; a second arithmetic circuit configured to obtain, from a signal obtained by performing low-pass filtering with respect to an output of the second mixer circuit, a third value responsive to an amplitude of the third analog signal and a fourth value responsive to a phase of the third analog signal; a third arithmetic circuit configured to obtain, from the first value and the third value, a ratio between the amplitude of the second analog signal and the amplitude of the third analog signal; and a fourth arithmetic circuit configured to obtain, from the second value and the fourth value, a difference between the phase of the second analog signal and the phase of the third analog signal. ### Claim 15 A method of measuring characteristics of a circuit, comprising: applying an analog input signal responsive to an analog oscillating signal having a desired frequency to a circuit to cause the circuit to output an analog output signal; performing AD conversion with respect to the analog oscillating signal, the analog input signal, and the analog output signal to generate a digital oscillating signal, a digital input signal, and a digital output signal; adjusting a phase of the digital oscillating signal through the Hilbert transform; adjusting a phase of the digital input signal through the Hilbert transform; adjusting a phase of the digital output signal through the Hilbert transform; multiplying the phase-adjusted digital oscillating signal and the phase-adjusted digital input signal to generate a first multiplication result; multiplying the phase-adjusted digital oscillating signal and the phase-adjusted digital output signal to generate a second multiplication result; obtaining a ratio between an amplitude of the analog input signal and an amplitude of the analog output signal in response to the first multiplication result and the second multiplication result; and obtaining a difference between a phase of the analog input signal and a phase of the analog output signal in response to the first multiplication result and the second multiplication result. ### Claim 16 A non-transitory recording medium having a program stored therein for calculating amplitude and phase characteristics, the program causing an arithmetic apparatus to perform: adjusting a phase of a first digital signal through the Hilbert transform; adjusting a phase of a second digital signal through the Hilbert transform; adjusting a phase of a third digital signal through the Hilbert transform; multiplying the phase-adjusted first digital signal and the phase-adjusted second digital signal to generate a first multiplication result; multiplying the phase-adjusted first digital signal and the phase-adjusted third digital signal to generate a second multiplication result; obtaining a ratio between an amplitude of the second digital signal and an amplitude of the third digital signal in response to the first multiplication result and the second multiplication result; and obtaining a difference between a phase of the second digital signal and a phase of the third digital signal in response to the first multiplication result and the second multiplication result, wherein the first digital signal is a digital oscillating signal obtained by AD-converting an analog oscillating signal having a desired frequency, and the second digital signal is a digital input signal obtained by AD-converting an analog input signal responsive to the analog oscillating signal, the analog input signal being input into a circuit, the third digital signal being a digital output signal obtained by AD-converting an analog output signal output by the circuit in response to the analog input signal.