Differential Communication Circuit Isolation Against High-Frequency Noise

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional communication apparatuses face challenges in designing analog and communication circuits due to high-frequency noise interference, making it difficult to prevent erroneous processing and noise propagation between these circuits.

Innovation Solution

The proposed communication apparatus incorporates a connection circuit with elements like inductors and resistors, along with common-mode choke coils, to suppress high-frequency noise propagation between the analog and communication circuits, using a connection element different from capacitors to minimize noise transfer.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If conventional direct connection between analog circuit and communication circuit is used, then circuit design is simple, but high-frequency noise propagates between circuits causing erroneous processing

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvenoise suppressionVSAvoidcircuit design complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

A connection circuit containing only resistive elements (no capacitors or inductors) is introduced as an intermediary between the analog circuit and communication circuit. This resistive connection circuit suppresses high-frequency noise propagation while avoiding the complexity of traditional filtering components, thereby improving reliability without significantly increasing design complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Reliability

If noise suppression measures are added to prevent high-frequency noise propagation, then reliability improves, but circuit design becomes more difficult

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvenoise immunityVSAvoidcircuit implementation ease
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The connection circuit is designed with specific resistive parameters that naturally suppress high-frequency noise without requiring complex filtering components. By carefully selecting resistance values and configuring the resistive network, the circuit achieves noise immunity while maintaining ease of manufacture and implementation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Object-affected harmful factors

If traditional filtering components (capacitors, inductors) are used to block noise, then noise propagation is reduced, but device complexity and design difficulty increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvehigh-frequency noiseVSAvoidcircuit element complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The invention extracts and eliminates capacitors and inductors from the connection circuit, using only resistive elements. This approach removes the need for complex filtering components while still achieving high-frequency noise suppression, thereby reducing device complexity and design difficulty.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The connection circuit uses simple, inexpensive resistive elements instead of complex and costly filtering components like capacitors and inductors. These resistive elements effectively suppress high-frequency noise without requiring precision components, making the design simpler and more cost-effective.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #27Cheap short-living objects (Disposable)

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

This design effectively reduces high-frequency noise transfer between the analog and communication circuits, preventing erroneous processing and enhancing circuit design considerations by effectively managing noise propagation.

Implementation Method 1

a connection element which is a circuit element different from a capacitor and is connected between the first conductor and the second conductor

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectElectrical Resistance: Electrical Resistance

Implementation Method 2

common-mode choke coils, to suppress high-frequency noise propagation

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectElectromagnetic Induction: Electromagnetic Induction

Data Source

PatentUS11152973B2Communication apparatus
Publication Date: 2021.10.19 AUTONETWORKS TECH LTD
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AI summary

In a communication apparatus, an analog circuit executes an analog process to a differential signal in a condition that a potential of a first conductor is a reference. A communication circuit receives, via a connection circuit, a differential signal obtained by the execution of the analog process of the analog process is executed and generates, based on the received differential signal, a signal with a reference corresponding to a potential of a second conductor. An inductor (a connection element) is connected between the first conductor and the second conductor. The connection circuit includes a circuit element other than a capacitor.