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Direct conversion FM receiver

US5052050A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 14, 1989
Grant dateSep 24, 1991
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Expiry dateMar 14, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03D7/165
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A direct conversion receiver for demodulating an FM signal converted frequency down converts the signal to quadrature related baseband signals (I,Q). These signals are applied by way of respective d.c. blocking capacitors (16, 18) and differentiating circuits (26, 28) to a differential arctan demodulator (20). The action of the differentiating circuits (26, 28) is to remove any d.c. component in the I and Q signals and to perform a frequency shaping which enables the demodulator (20) to recover correctly the modulating information. Measures are disclosed to overcome the effects of 180 degree phase jumps which will occur when the direction of rotation of the phasor reverses and of frequency dependent amplitude scaling introduced into the differentiated signals (I', Q').

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