A novel high precision Doppler frequency estimation method based on the third-order phase-locked loop

In deep space exploration,many engineering and scientific requirements require the accuracy of the measured Doppler frequency to be as high as possible.In our paper,we analyze the possible frequency measurement points of the third-order phase-locked loop(PLL)and find a new Doppler measurement strategy.Based on this finding,a Doppler frequency measurement algorithm with significantly higher measurement accuracy is obtained.In the actual data processing,compared with the existing engineering software,the accuracy of frequency of 1 second integration is about 5.5 times higher when using the new algorithm.The improved algorithm is simple and easy to implement.This improvement can be easily combined with other improvement methods of PLL,so that the performance of PLL can be further improved.

A Σ-Δ Fractional-N PLL Frequency Synthesizer with AFC for SRD Applications

A fractional-N frequency synthesizer for 433/868MHz SRD applications is implemented in a 0.3μm CMOS process. A wide-band VCO and an AFC are used to cover the desired bands. A 3bit third order sigma-delta modulator is adopted to reduce the out-band phase noise. The measurements show a VCO tuning range from 1.31 to 1.88GHz with AFC working correctly,an out-band phase noise of -139dBc/Hz at 3MHz offset frequency, and a fractional spur of less than - 60dBc. The chip area is 1.5mm × 1.2mm and the total current dissipation including LO buffers is 19mA from a single 3.0V supply voltage.

A 1-GHz Charge Pump PLL Frequency Synthesizer for IEEE 1394b PHY

The design procedure of an 1-GHz phase-locked loop （PLL）-based frequency synthesizer used in IEEE 1394b physical （PHY） system is presented in this paper. The PLL＇s loop dynamics are analyzed in depth and theoretical relationships between all loop parameters are clearly described. All the parameters are derived and verified by Verilog-A model, which ensures the accuracy and efficiency of the circuit design and simulation. A 4-stage ring oscillator is employed to generate 1-GHz oscillation frequency and is divided into low frequency clocks by a feedback divider. The architecture is a third-order, type-2 charge pump PLL. The simulated settling time is less than 4μs. The RMS value of period jitter of the PLL＇s output is 2.1 ps. The PLL core occupies an area of 0.12 mm2, one fourth of which is occupied by the MiM loop capacitors. The total current consumption of the chip is 16.5 mA. The chip has been sent for fabrication in 0.13 μm complementary metal oxide semiconductor （CMOS） technology.

COMPARISON OF SIGMA-DELTA MODULATOR FOR FRACTIONAL-N PLL FREQUENCY SYNTHESIZER

This paper investigates the design of digital Sigma-Delta Modulator (SDM) for fractional-N frequency synthesizer. Characteristics of SDMs are compared through theory analysis and simulation. The curve of maximum-loop-bandwidth vs. maximum-phase-noise is suggested to be a new criterion to the performance of SDM,which greatly helps designers to select an appropriate SDM structure to meet their real application requirements and to reduce the cost as low as possible. A low-spur 3-order Mul-tistage Noise Shaping (MASH)-1-1-1 SDM using three 2-bit first-order cascaded modulators is proposed,which balances the requirements of tone-free and maximum operation frequency.

Low phase noise millimeter wave monolithic integrated phase locked-loop

A Monolithic integrated phase locked-loop （PLL） with a low phase noise is proposed in this paper. Several techniques are utilized to improve the performance of the PLL which works at the milli- meter-wave band. The on-chip high-Q eoplanar waveguides （CPWs） are utilized in the resonant tank and the differential current amplifier with a resonator is used to realize the VCO. In the output buffer circuit, several stages of cascaded source-followers connect and differential amplifiers are adopted to improve the driving capability of the PLL＇ s output signals. An improved analog multiplier topology is also used in the PD circuit to improve the gain of the PD. The proposed PLL is realized with a 0.2p, m GaAs pseudomorphie high electron mobility transistor （PHEMT） process. At 10 kHz offset from the center frequency, the measured output phase noise of the PLL output is only -88.83dBc/Hz. The circuit exhibits a low root mean sauare （RMS） litter of 1.68Ds.

A Low Phase Noise Ring-VCO Based PLL Using Injection Locking for ZigBee Applications

A low power low phase noise frequency synthesizer with subharmonic injection locking is proposed for ZigBee applications. The PLL is based on a ring VCO to decrease area and production cost. In order to improve phase noise performance, a high frequency injection signal of which frequency varies with channel number is used. The circuit is designed in TSMC 0.18 μm CMOS technology and simulated in ADS (Advanced Design System). The phase noise at 3.5 and 10 MHz offsets is -116 and -118 dBc/Hz, respectively, and total circuit consumes 2.2 mA current.

Chip design of a 5.8-GHz fractional-N frequency synthesizer with a tunable G_m-C loop filter

This paper proposes a novel Gm-C loop filter instead of a conventional passive loop filter used in a phase-locked loop. The innovative advantage of the proposed architecture is tunable loop filter bandwidth and hence the process variations of passive elements of resistance R and capacitance C can be overcome and the chip area is greatly reduced. Furthermore, the MASH 1-1-1 sigma-delta （ZA） modulator is adopted for performing the fractional division number and hence improves the phase noise as well. Measured results show that the locked phase noise is -114.1 dBc/Hz with lower Gm-C bandwidth and -111.7 dBm/C with higher Gm-C bandwidth at 1 MHz offset from carrier of 5.68 GHz. Including pads and built-in Gm-C filter, the chip area of the proposed frequency synthesizer is 1.06 mm2. The output power is -8.69 dBm at 5.68 CHz and consumes 56 mW with an off-chip buffer from 1.8-V supply voltage.

Hybrid phase-locked loop with fast locking time and low spur in a 0.18-μm CMOS process

We propose a novel hybrid phase-locked loop （PLL） architecture for overcoming the trade-off between fast locking time and low spur. To reduce the settling time and meanwhile suppress the reference spurs, we employ a wide-band single-path PLL and a narrow-band dual-path PLL in a transient state and a steady state, respectively, by changing the loop bandwidth according to the gain of voltage controlled oscillator （VCO） and the resister of the loop filter. The hybrid PLL is implemented in a 0.18-μm complementary metal oxide semiconductor （CMOS） process with a total die area of 1.4×0.46 mm2. The measured results exhibit a reference spur level of lower than -73 dB with a reference frequency of 10 MHz and a settling time of 20 μs with 40 MHz frequency jump at 2 GHz. The total power consumption of the hybrid PLL is less than 27 mW with a supply voltage of 1.8 V.

A Static Phase Offset Reduction Technique for Multiplying Delay-Locked Loop

Static phase offset (SPO) in conventional multiplying delay-locked loops (MDLLs) dramatically degrades the deterministic jitter performance. To overcome the issue, this paper presents a new SPO reduction technique for MDLLs. The technique is based on the observation that the SPO of MDLL is mainly caused by the non-idealities on charge pump (e.g. sink and source current mismatch), and control line (e.g. gate leakage of loop filter and voltage controlled delay line (VCDL) control circuit). With a high gain stage inserting between phase detector/phase frequency detector (PD/PFD) and charge pump, the equivalent SPO has been decreased by a factor equal to the gain of the gain stage. The effectiveness of the proposed technique is validated by a Simulink model of MDLL. The equivalent SPO is measured by the power level of reference spur.

A 2.4GHz Quadrature Output Frequency Synthesizer

A design and implementation for a 2.4GHz quadrature output frequency synthesizer intended for bluetooth in 0. 35μm CMOS technology are presented. A differentially controlled quadrature voltage-controlled oscillator （QVCO） is employed to generate quadrature （I/Q） signals. A second-order loop filter, with a unit gain transconductance amplifier having the performance of a third-order loop filter,is exploited for low cost. The measured spot phase noise is -106.15dBc/Hz@ 1MHz. Close-in phase noise is less than -70dBc/Hz. The synthesizer consumes 13.5mA under a 3.3V voltage supply. The core size is 1.3mm×0. 8mm.

计及风电PSS与PLL耦合对功角振荡影响的DFIG控制参数协调优化

双馈感应发电机(doubly fed induction generator,DFIG)装设电力系统稳定器(power system stabilizer,PSS),有助于抑制同步发电机间功角振荡,但抑制效果受DFIG锁相环(phase-locked loop,PLL)跟踪误差影响。考虑PSS与PLL耦合特性对功角振荡的影响,提出改善振荡抑制效果的DFIG控制参数协调优化算法。首先基于DFIG有功控制的分解等效结构绘制DFIG-PSS与锁相误差的耦合路径,提出耦合特性解析表达。然后建立耦合解析表达对控制参数的轨迹灵敏度向量,以向量2-范数之比定义耦合强度,量化耦合特性对功角振荡的影响程度。最后基于耦合强度指标,提出带有PLL参数动态不等式约束的多步优化模型,以协调DFIG控制参数取值,提高并网系统对功角振荡的抑制效果。仿真结果证实了耦合特性对功角振荡的影响,验证了所提协调优化算法的有效性。

PLL DEMODULATION TECHNIQUE FOR M-RAY POSITION PHASE SHIFT KEYING

The paper presents a kind of transmission system which employs M-ary Position Phase Shift Keying(MPPSK) to send data and Phase Locked Loop(PLL) based techniques for data retrieve.With a single PLL, MPPSK demodulation is achieved, as well as carrier recovery and symbol synchronization.Firstly, MPPSK modulation method is briefly introduced.2PPSK's PSD expression is given with its optimization result.Orthogonal Phase Detector(PD) and static threshold are used for the purpose of wider phase range and simplicity in demodulation.The data rate is alterable, which is 4.65 kbps for 2PPSK and 9.3 kbps for 4PPSK in the paper.Then some indicative comparisons in Signal to Noise Ratio Symbol Error Rate(SNR-SER) are made among 2PPSK, 3PPSK and 4PPSK, of which 4PPSK has proved to be optimal in ten slots each symbol conditions.And finally, it is demonstrated by system simulations that lower than 10-4 Symbol Error Rate(SER) performance can be obtained at 13 dB symbol SNR.

三相电压不平衡下DDSRF-PLL与DSOGI-PLL的锁相误差检测与补偿方法

由于高渗透的分布式电源、多样化的负荷类型以及电网故障等因素,并网点三相电压不仅存在幅值不平衡,而且会出现相位不平衡现象。这种情况下,广泛应用的解耦双同步坐标系锁相环(DDSRF-PLL)和双二阶广义积分器锁相环(DSOGI-PLL)无法获得精确的同步信息。为此,该文在论证这两种锁相环具有理论等价性的基础上,阐释三相电压不平衡与锁相误差的内在关系,进而提出一种锁相误差的补偿方法,实现幅值和相位不平衡下的准确锁相。所提方法仅需对电压采样值进行简单计算即可获得不平衡相位和锁相误差,实现开环相位补偿,无需修改原有锁相结构,具有良好的拓展性。最后,通过仿真和实验验证了所提方法的有效性。

2.7-4.0 GHz PLL with dual-mode auto frequency calibration for navigation system on chip

A 2.7-4.0 GHz dual-mode auto frequency calibration(AFC) fast locking PLL was designed for navigation system on chip(SoC). The SoC was composed of one radio frequency(RF) receiver, one baseband and several system control parts. In the proposed AFC block, both analog and digital modes were designed to complete the AFC process. In analog mode, the analog part sampled and detected the charge pump output tuning voltage, which would give the indicator to digital part to adjust the voltage control oscillator(VCO) capacitor bank. In digital mode, the digital part counted the phase lock loop(PLL) divided clock to judge whether VCO frequency was fast or slow. The analog and digital modes completed the auto frequency calibration function independently by internal switch. By designing a special switching algorithm, the switch of the digital and analog mode could be realized anytime during the lock and unlock detecting process for faster and more stable locking. This chip is fabricated in 0.13 μm RF complementary metal oxide semiconductor(CMOS) process, and the VCO supports the frequency range from 2.7 to 4.0 GHz. Tested 3.96 GHz frequency phase noise is -90 d Bc/Hz@100 k Hz frequency offset and -120 d Bc/Hz@1 MHz frequency offset. By using the analog mode in lock detection and digital mode in unlock detection, tested AFC time is less than 9 μs and the total PLL lock time is less than 19 μs. The SoC acquisition and tracking sensitivity are about-142 d Bm and-155 d Bm, respectively. The area of the proposed PLL is 0.35 mm^2 and the total SoC area is about 9.6 mm^2.

Low spurious noise frequency synthesis based on a DDS-driven wideband PLL architecture

An S-band frequency synthesizer for a stepped-frequency radar is presented. This frequen- cy synthesizer is based on a direct digital synthesizer （ DDS ） -driven wideband phase-locked loop （PLL） architecture which can achieve low spurious noise and rapid frequency hopping simultaneous- ly. The mechanism of introducing high level spurs by the images of DDS digital to analog convertor （DAC） output is analyzed. A novel DDS frequency planning method is proposed to ensure low col- ored noise within the entire bandwidth. The designed output frequency range is 3. 765 -4. 085 GHz, and the step size is 5 MHz with frequency agility of less than 1 μs. Measured results demonstrate that the average spurious free dynamic range （SFDR） is about 64 dBc in a 320 MHz bandwidth.

A 1.2-to-1.4 GHz low-jitter frequency synthesizer for GPS application

A fully integrated frequency synthesizer with low jitter and low power consumption in 0.18 μm CMOS (complementary metal-oxide semiconductor) technology is proposed in this paper.The frequency synthesizer uses a novel single-end gain-boosting charge pump, a differential coupled voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) and a dynamic logic phase/frequency detecor (PFD) to acquire low output jitter.The output frequency range of the frequency synthesizer is up to 1 200 MHz to 1 400 MHz for GPS (global position system) application.The post simulation results show that the phase noise of VCO is only 127.1 dBc/Hz at a 1 MHz offset and the Vp-p jitter of the frequency synthesizer output clock is 13.65 ps.The power consumption of the frequency synthesizer not including the divider is 4.8 mW for 1.8 V supply and it occupies a 0.8 mm×0.7 mm chip area.

TDTL Based Frequency Synthesizers with Auto Sensing Technique

This paper presents a frequency synthesizer architecture based on the time delay digital tanlock loop (TDTL). The loop is of the first order type. The synthesizer architecture includes an adaptation mechanism to keep the complete system in lock. The mechanism uses a frequency sensing structure to control critical TDTL parameters responsible for locking. Both integer and fractional multiples of the loop reference frequency are synthesized by the new architecture. The ability of the TDTL based frequency synthesizer to respond to sudden variations in the system input frequency is studied. The results obtained indicate the proposed synthesizer has a robust performance and is capable of responding to those changes provided that they are within the bounds of its locking region.

基于DDS-PLL技术的MEMS陀螺仪闭环驱动系统设计

为了提高科氏振动陀螺仪驱动模态的控制精度与稳定性,设计了基于DDS-PLL技术的MEMS陀螺仪闭环驱动系统。利用基于直接数字频率合成器(DDS)算法的数字锁相环实现对陀螺谐振频率和相位的跟踪,采用数字自动增益模块(AGC)实现驱动幅值的稳定控制。实验结果表明,通过DDS算法实现的闭环驱动系统具有更高的控制精度,驱动幅值变化的均方差缩小到0.0011 mV,幅度稳定性为183 ppm,谐振频率变化的均方差缩减至0.07 Hz,频率稳定性为3.48 ppm,陀螺仪驱动模态的幅值和频率控制精度得到了提高。

一种基于FQFD／FLL／PLL的混合载波跟踪算法

载波跟踪技术是GPS软件接收机的关键技术之一,载波跟踪算法在很大程度上决定了GPS软件接收机的性能。基于一种典型载波跟踪环的结构,分析了当前载波跟踪环常用的四相鉴频器、锁频环、锁相环的工作原理及其性能,设计了一种基于三者的混合载波跟踪算法。仿真结果表明,所设计的载波跟踪算法在多普勒频率为一固定值、阶跃函数、斜坡函数和加速度函数时都能准确跟踪载波,证明所设计的载波跟踪算法行之有效。

考虑PLL和接入电网强度影响的双馈风机小干扰稳定性分析与控制

国内外风电事故表明:风电经远距离线路外送时,系统容易在发生扰动的过程中出现频率为几到几十Hz的功率振荡现象,且其振荡原因难以用传统同步发电机小扰动振荡的机理完全解释。考虑到风电机组主要通过锁相环与电网之间实现功率耦合,从而锁相环动态特性将会影响系统小干扰稳定水平。该文首先建立了含有锁相环动态特性的双馈风电机组–无穷大系统的动态模型;采用特征值分析研究了风机不同运行状态下其接入电网强度变化对风电系统中各个振荡模式的影响规律;然后通过复转矩分析理论解释了风电系统的失稳机理,研究结果表明:锁相环振荡是导致风电系统并入弱电网系统发生小扰动失稳的主要原因。最后,提出一种基于相位补偿的风电机组阻尼控制器来抑制该振荡现象,仿真验证了其有效性。