The present disclosure relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular, to an antenna switching circuit, an antenna switching method, and an electronic device.
At present, an antenna of an electronic device, such as a mobile phone, is generally disposed at a top end or a bottom end of the mobile phone. The antenna is prone to be held in a palm of a hand, which may result in that performance of the antenna becomes worse.
Embodiments of the present disclosure provides an antenna switching circuit, an antenna switching method, and an electronic device.
A first aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure provides an antenna switching circuit applied in an electronic device, the antenna switching circuit comprises a detection device, a controller, a first antenna, a second antenna, a first switch, and a radio frequency transceiver; the radio frequency transceiver is selectively connected to the first antenna and the second antenna through the first switch; the detection device is connected to the first antenna and the second antenna, and configured to detect a change value of an input impedance of the first antenna and a change value of an input impedance of the second antenna; the controller is connected to the first switch and the detection device, and configured to compare the change value of the input impedance of the first antenna with the change value of the input impedance of the second antenna, and control the first switch to turn on a first radio frequency path between the first antenna and the radio frequency transceiver and turn off a second radio frequency path between the second antenna and the radio frequency transceiver according to the comparison result.
A second aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure provides an antenna switching method, the antenna switching method is applied to an antenna switching circuit, the antenna switching circuit comprises a first antenna, a second antenna, and a radio frequency transceiver; the method comprises: detecting a change value of an input impedance of the first antenna and a change value of an input impedance of the second antenna; comparing the change value of the input impedance of the first antenna with the change value of the input impedance of the second antenna; turning on a first radio frequency path between the first antenna and the radio frequency transceiver and turning off a second radio frequency path between the second antenna and the radio frequency transceiver according to the comparison result.
A third aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure provides an electronic device, which comprises a frame, a circuit board, and the antenna switching circuit described in the first aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure.
In order to describe technical solutions of embodiments of the present disclosure or of the prior art more clearly, drawings required being used in the description of the embodiments or of the prior art will be simply introduced below. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are merely some embodiments of the present disclosure. For one of ordinary skill in the art, it is also possible to obtain other drawings according to these drawings without paying any creative work.
In order to make those skilled in the art better understand solutions of the present disclosure, technical solutions in embodiments of the present disclosure will be described clearly and completely below in accompany with drawings in embodiments of the present disclosure. Obviously, the described embodiments are merely some embodiments of the present disclosure, but not all embodiments. Based on embodiments of the present disclosure, all other embodiments obtained by one of ordinary skill in the art without paying any creative work belong to the protection scope of the present disclosure.
The terms “first”, “second”, and the like in the description and claims of the present disclosure and the above-mentioned drawings are used to distinguish different objects, rather than describing a specific order. Furthermore, the terms “including” and “having”, and any variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion. For example, a process, system, product, or device containing a series of steps or units is not limited to the listed steps or units, but optionally also includes steps or units not listed, or optionally further includes other steps or units inherent to the process, product, or equipment.
Reference to “an embodiment” herein means that particular features, structures, or characteristics described in connection with embodiments may be included in at least one embodiment of the invention. Appearances of this phrase in various places in the specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment, nor are they independent or alternative embodiments that are mutually exclusive with other embodiments. It is explicitly and implicitly understood by those skilled in the art that the embodiments described herein may be combined with other embodiments.
Electronic devices involved in embodiments of the present disclosure may include various handheld devices with wireless communication functions, vehicle-mounted devices, wearable devices, computing devices, or other processing devices connected to wireless modems, and various forms of user equipments (UE), mobile stations (MS), terminal devices, and so on. For ease of description, the devices mentioned above are collectively referred to as electronic devices.
Embodiments of the present disclosure are introduced in detail below.
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In this embodiment of the present disclosure, the detection device 11 can collect a current and a voltage at a feeding point of the first antenna, and calculate an input impedance of the first antenna according to the current and the voltage at the feeding point of the first antenna; and can also collect a current and a voltage at a feeding point of the second antenna, and calculate an input impedance of the second antenna according to the current and the voltage at the feeding point of the second antenna.
The detection device 11 can periodically collect the input impedance of the first antenna 31 and use a difference value between input impedances collected twice as the change value of the input impedance of the first antenna 31; the detection device 11 can periodically collect the input impedance of the second antenna 32 and use a difference value between input impedances collected twice as the change value of the input impedance of the second antenna 32.
Optionally, the detection device 11 comprises a directional coupler, the directional coupler can measure reflecting powers, return losses, standing wave ratios, and so on of the first antenna 31 and the second antenna 32. If the directional coupler measures that a power transmitted from the first antenna 31 is less than a power reflected from the second antenna 32, the first switch 41 turns on the first radio frequency path and turns off the second radio frequency path; otherwise, if the directional coupler measures that a power transmitted from the first antenna 31 is larger than a power reflected from the second antenna 32, the first switch 41 turns off the first radio frequency path and turns on the second radio frequency path.
An input impedance of an antenna is related to a geometrical shape, a size, and a feeding point position of the antenna, and environmental factors. When the antenna is blocked by human organs (e.g., an arm), the input impedance of the antenna will be caused to fluctuate. The larger the fluctuation of the input impedance of the antenna, it is indicated that the more serious the impedance mismatch of the antenna is.
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The controller 21 is configured to compare a change value of an input impedance of the first antenna 31 and a change value of an input impedance of the second antenna 32. When the change value of the input impedance of the first antenna 31 is less than the change value of the input impedance of the first antenna 32, the first output end 212 of the controller 21 sends a first control signal to a control end 410 of the first switch 41, the first switch 41 connects the free end 413 to the first fixed end 411 in response to the first control signal, so as to achieve connection of a first radio frequency path and disconnection of a second radio frequency path. When the change value of the input impedance of the first antenna 31 is larger than the change value of the input impedance of the first antenna 32, the first output end 212 of the controller 21 sends a second control signal to the control end 410 of the first switch 41, the first switch 41 connects the free end 413 to the second fixed end 412 in response to the second control signal, so as to achieve disconnection of the first radio frequency path and connection of the second radio frequency path.
In this embodiment, the first radio frequency path is a path between the first antenna 31 and the radio frequency transceiver 51, and the second radio frequency path is a path between the second antenna 32 and the radio frequency transceiver 51. When the first radio frequency is connected, the first antenna 31 is used to communicate; when the second radio frequency is connected, the second antenna 32 is used to communicate.
The radio frequency transceiver 51 can include elements such as a radio transceiver, a power amplifier, etc., and is configured to receive and transmit radio frequency signals. When the first radio frequency path is connected, the radio frequency transceiver 51 is connected with the first antenna 31, and the radio frequency transceiver 51 can receive radio frequency signals through the first antenna 31. When the first radio frequency path is connected, the radio frequency transceiver 51 is connected with the first antenna 31, and the radio frequency transceiver 51 can receive radio frequency signals through the first antenna 31.
Optionally, the first switch 41 is further configured to turn on the second radio frequency path and turn off the first radio frequency path when the change value of the input impedance of the first antenna 31 is larger than the change value of the input impedance of the second antenna 32.
In this embodiment, the first antenna 31 and the second antenna 32 can be any one of a Time Division-Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access (TD-SCDMA) antenna, a Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) antenna, a Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) antenna, and a Long Term Evolution (LTE) antenna.
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The second switch 42 is configured to turn on the first radio frequency path and turn off a first matching path when the change value of the input impedance of the first antenna 31 is less than the change value of the input impedance of the second antenna 32, the first matching path includes a path between the first antenna 31 and a first matching circuit 61.
The second switch 42 is further configured to turn off the first radio frequency path and turn on a first matching path when the change value of the input impedance of the first antenna 31 is larger than the change value of the input impedance of the second antenna 32.
In this embodiment, the second switch 42 can be connected with the controller 21. In particular, the controller 21 further includes a second output end 213, the second output end 213 of the controller 21 is connected with a control end 420 of the second switch 42.
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The controller 21 is configured to compare the change value of an input impedance of the first antenna 31 and the change value of an input impedance of the second antenna 32. When the change value of the input impedance of the first antenna 31 is less than the change value of the input impedance of the first antenna 32, the second output end 213 of the controller 21 sends a second control signal to the control end 420 of the second switch 42, the second switch 42 connects the free end 423 to the first fixed end 421 in response to the second control signal, so as to achieve connection of the first radio frequency path and disconnection of the first matching path. When the change value of the input impedance of the first antenna 31 is larger than the change value of the input impedance of the first antenna 32, the second output end 213 of the controller 21 sends a second control signal to the control end 420 of the second switch 42, the second switch 41 connects the free end 423 to the second fixed end 422 in response to the second control signal, so as to achieve disconnection of the first radio frequency path and connection of the first matching path.
In this embodiment, the first matching path includes a path between the first antenna 31 and the first matching circuit 61. The first matching circuit 61 can include a first end 611 and a second end 612, the first end 611 is connected to the second fixed end 422 of the second switch 42, and the second end 612 is grounded.
When the first matching path is turned on, an antenna selection circuit uses the second antenna 32 to work, the first matching circuit 61 is used to provide the first antenna 31 with a return path, and the first matching circuit 61 can quickly ground signals received by the first antenna 31. This is possible to avoid the first antenna 31 from causing interference to signals received by the second antenna 32 when using the second antenna 32 to work.
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The third switch 43 is configured to turn on the second radio frequency path and turn off a second matching path when the change value of the input impedance of the first antenna 31 is larger than the change value of the input impedance of the second antenna 32, the second matching path includes a path between the second antenna 32 and a second matching circuit 62.
The third switch 43 is configured to turn off the second radio frequency path and turn on the second matching path when the change value of the input impedance of the first antenna 31 is less than the change value of the input impedance of the second antenna 32.
In this embodiment, the third switch 43 can be connected with the controller 21. In particular, the controller 21 further includes a third input end 214, the third input end 214 of the controller 21 is connected with a control end 430 of the third switch 43.
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In this embodiment, the second matching path includes a path between the second antenna 32 and the second matching circuit 62. The second matching circuit 62 can include a first end 621 and a second end 622, the first end 621 is connected to the second fixed end 432 of the third switch 43, and the second end 622 is grounded.
When the second matching path is turned on, an antenna selection circuit uses the first antenna 31 to work, the second matching circuit 62 is used to provide the second antenna 32 with a return path, and the second matching circuit 62 can quickly ground signals received by the second antenna 32. This is possible to avoid the second antenna 32 from causing interference to signals received by the first antenna 31 when using the first antenna 31 to work.
Optionally, the antenna switching circuit further comprises a first frequency adjustment module 71, the first frequency adjustment module is connected in the first radio frequency path in series, wherein the first frequency adjustment module includes a first capacitor C1.
Optionally, the antenna switching circuit further comprises a second frequency adjustment module, the second frequency adjustment module is connected in the second radio frequency path in series, wherein the second frequency adjustment module includes a second capacitor C2.
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The antenna switching circuit 100 comprises a detection device 11, a controller 21, a first antenna 31, a second antenna 32, a first switch 41, and a radio frequency transceiver 51. As shown in
In this embodiment, the first antenna 31 includes a first antenna radiator 3101, the first antenna radiator 3101 is disposed on the frame 300. In particular, it is possible to use a portion of the frame 300 as the first antenna radiator 3101. As shown in
In this embodiment, the second antenna 32 includes a second antenna radiator 3201, the second antenna radiator 3201 is disposed on the frame 300. In particular, it is possible to use a portion of the frame 300 as the second antenna radiator 3201. As shown in
The second antenna 32 can further include a second feeding point 3202, the second feeding point 3202 is configured to transmit signals sent from the radio frequency transceiver 51 to the second antenna radiator 3201, and configured to transmit signals received by the second antenna radiator 3201 to the radio frequency transceiver 51.
The first antenna radiator 3101 is isolated from the second antenna radiator 3201 by a metal isolation element 81, and the metal isolation element 81 is grounded. The metal isolation element 81 is configured to isolate the first antenna radiator 3101 from the second antenna radiator 3201, and avoid interference between signals received and sent by the first antenna radiator 3101 and signals received and sent by the second antenna radiator 3201.
Wherein, the first antenna radiator 3101 and the second antenna radiator 3201 are disposed at the same side of the frame 300.
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Disposing the first antenna radiator 3101 and the second antenna radiator 3201 at left and right sides of a lower frame of a mobile phone respectively can be suitable for a minimum clearance condition. For instance, taking a full-screen mobile phone as an example, since a screen of the full-screen mobile phone occupies very large space, clearance space of antennas is very small. In this embodiment of the present disclosure, the first antenna radiator 3101 and the second antenna radiator 3201 are respectively disposed at left and right sides of a lower frame of a mobile phone, space of side frames of the mobile phone are not required to be occupied, and antenna switching in a full-screen mobile phone can be met.
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In the several embodiments provided by this application, it should be understood that the disclosed devices may be implemented in other ways. For example, the device embodiments described above are only schematic. For example, the division of the units is only a logical function division; in actual implementation, there may be another division manner. For example, multiple units or components may be combined or integrated into another system, or some features can be ignored or not implemented. In addition, the displayed or discussed mutual coupling, direct coupling, or communication connection may be indirect coupling or communication connection through some interfaces, devices or units, and may be electrical or in other forms.
The units described as separate components may or may not be physically separated, and the components displayed as units may or may not be physical units, that is, may be located in one place, or may also be distributed on multiple network units. Some or all of the units may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the objects of the solutions of these embodiments.
The embodiments of the present disclosure have been described in detail above. Specific examples have been used herein to explain the principles and implementation of the present disclosure. The description of the above embodiments is only to help understand the core idea of the present disclosure; at the same time, for one of ordinary skill in the art, according to the idea of the present disclosure, there will be changes in the specific implementation and the application scope. In summary, the content of this description should not be understood as any limitation to the present disclosure.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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201711489603.2 | Dec 2017 | CN | national |
201721928068.1 | Dec 2017 | CN | national |
The present application is a continuation application of International (PCT) Patent Application No. PCT/CN2018/118510, filed on Nov. 30, 2018, which claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 201711489603.2, filed on Dec. 29, 2017, and Chinese Patent Application No. 201721928068.1, filed on Dec. 29, 2017, the entire contents of all of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entireties.
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Parent | PCT/CN2018/118510 | Nov 2018 | US |
Child | 16906367 | US |