- Patent Title: Communication device and method for determining a load impedance
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Application No.: US15610697Application Date: 2017-06-01
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Publication No.: US10170822B2Publication Date: 2019-01-01
- Inventor: Valentyn Solomko , Anthony Thomas , Winfried Bakalski , Ruediger Bauder
- Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
- Applicant Address: DE Neubiberg
- Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
- Current Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
- Current Assignee Address: DE Neubiberg
- Agency: Viering Jentschura & Partner MBB
- Priority: DE102016110363 20160606
- Main IPC: H01Q1/24
- IPC: H01Q1/24 ; G01R27/26 ; H04B1/04

Abstract:
According to one embodiment, a communication device is described comprising an antenna, a signal path for supplying a signal to the antenna, two directional couplers arranged within the signal path, wherein each directional coupler is coupled to an adjustable impedance defining the characteristic impedance of the directional coupler, a controller configured to set, for each of a plurality of impedances, the adjustable impedances of the directional couplers to the impedance, a return loss measurement circuit configured to determine, for each of the plurality of impedances, a return loss of the signal path when the adjustable impedances of the directional couplers are set to the impedance and a load impedance determination circuit configured to determine a load impedance of the signal path based on the determined return losses.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170352947A1 COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A LOAD IMPEDANCE Public/Granted day:2017-12-07
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