Phase Variation Compensation Circuit Using Dual Detection

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional phase variation compensation devices and methods fail to accurately remove phase noise and often result in complex circuits, especially when attempting to compensate phase slips under noisy conditions.

Innovation Solution

A phase variation compensation device that includes first and second phase difference detection circuits to detect and compensate phase variations using a known pattern and M-th power processing, simplifying the circuit while enhancing accuracy.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If conventional phase variation compensation methods are used, then phase noise compensation is performed, but phase variation is not sufficiently removed and remains

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvephase noise compensation accuracyVSAvoidphase variation removal effectiveness
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments phase difference detection into two distinct circuits: one detecting phase difference from known patterns (first phase difference detection circuit) and another detecting phase variation after M-th power processing (second phase difference detection circuit). This segmentation allows each circuit to specialize in different aspects of phase compensation, achieving both high accuracy and effective phase variation removal without requiring complex phase slip compensation circuits.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Reliability

If a phase slip compensation circuit is provided to compensate phase slips under noisy conditions, then phase slip compensation is achieved, but the circuit becomes complicated

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvephase slip compensation capabilityVSAvoidcircuit complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges the functions of known pattern-based phase difference detection and M-th power-based phase variation detection into a unified phase compensation device. By combining these two detection circuits and their respective compensation outputs, the system achieves robust phase slip compensation capability without requiring separate complex phase slip compensation circuits, thus reducing overall circuit complexity while maintaining reliability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Ease of operation

If only tentative judgment based on threshold is used, then phase error compensation is performed, but accuracy of phase noise compensation is low

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvephase error compensation simplicityVSAvoidphase noise compensation accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements feedback mechanisms where phase differences detected from known patterns and phase variations detected after M-th power processing are continuously fed back to adjust and refine phase compensation. This feedback approach enables the system to maintain high phase noise compensation accuracy while keeping the operation relatively simple, avoiding the need for complex iterative algorithms.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS11121778B1Phase variation compensation device, phase variation compensation method and communication device
Publication Date: 2021.09.14 NTT INNOVATIVE DEVICES CORP
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AI summary

A known pattern comparison type phase difference detection unit (12) detects a phase difference between a known pattern extracted from a received signal and a true value of the known pattern as a first phase difference. M indicates the number of modulation phases in a phase modulation method of the received signal. An M-th power type phase difference detection unit (13) removes a modulation component by raising the received signal to M-th power, and detects phase variation from a modulation phase point used for mapping on a transmission side, as a second phase difference. A phase compensation unit (11) compensates phase variation of the received signal based on an addition result of the first phase difference and the second phase difference.