阅读说明：本技术 自适应直流-直流升压转换器装置 (Adaptive DC-DC boost converter device ) 是由 卢岑·多普 哈恩·马丁内斯·斯胡尔曼斯 马尔藤·威廉默斯·H·M·范多麦伦 伯纳德斯·亨里库斯 于 2021-07-01 设计创作，主要内容包括：自适应直流-直流升压转换器装置和包括此装置的电子电路,例如(音频)放大器。该装置包括电路板,该电路板具有安装于其上的多个电子组件,用于实现自适应直流-直流升压转换器电路3和升压去耦电容器C-(bst)。自适应直流-直流升压转换器电路3包括直流-直流升压转换器4和自适应直流-直流升压控制单元5。直流-直流升压转换器4具有转换器设定值输入4-(i),升压电源输入4-(s)和升压电压输入4-(o)。自适应直流-直流升压控制单元5具有控制输入5-(i)和控制输出5-(o)。提供一种声学噪声抑制滤波器6,其具有与自适应直流-直流升压控制单元5的控制输出5-(o)连接的滤波器输入6-(i)和与直流-直流升压转换器4的转换器设定值输入4-(i)连接的滤波器输出6-(o)。(Adaptive dc-dc boost converter device and electronic circuit, such as an (audio) amplifier, comprising such a device. The device comprises a circuit board having a plurality of electronic components mounted thereon for implementing an adaptive DC-DC boost converter circuit 3 and a boost decoupling capacitor C bst . Adaptive dc-dc boost converter circuit 3 includes a dc-dc boost converter 4 and an adaptive dc-dc boost control unit 5. The DC-DC boost converter 4 has a converter setpoint input 4 i Boost power input 4 s And a boost voltage input 4 o . The adaptive DC-DC boost control unit 5 has a control input 5 i And a control output 5 o . An acoustic noise suppression filter 6 is provided having a control output 5 connected to an adaptive DC-DC boost control unit 5 o Connected filter input 6 i And a converter set point input 4 to the dc-dc boost converter 4 i Connected filter output 6 o 。)

1. An adaptive dc-dc boost converter apparatus, comprising:

a circuit board having a plurality of electronic components mounted thereon;

the plurality of electronic components includes an adaptive DC-DC boost converter circuit (3) and a boost decoupling capacitor (C) connected to an output of the adaptive DC-DC boost converter circuit (3)_bst) The adaptive DC-DC boost converter circuit (3) comprises:

a DC-DC boost converter (4) having a converter setpoint input (4)_i) Boost power input (4)_s) And a boosted voltage output (4)_o)；

An adaptive DC-DC boost control unit (5) having a control input (5)_i) And a control output (5)_o)；

An acoustic noise suppression filter (6) connected to the adaptive DC-DC boost control unit(5) Control output (5)_o) Filter input (6)_i) And a set value input (4) connected to the DC-DC boost converter (4)_i) Filter output (6)_o)。

2. The adaptive dc-dc boost converter arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the adaptive dc-dc boost control unit (5) is arranged to determine a converter set point input (4) for input to the dc-dc boost converter (4)_i) The converter set point and the control input (5)_i) The signal level above is proportional.

3. The adaptive dc-dc boost converter device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the acoustic noise suppression filter (6) is a low pass filter.

4. The adaptive dc-dc boost converter device according to any of claims 1-3, wherein the acoustic noise suppression filter (6) has a pass bandwidth of less than 4 kHz.

5. The adaptive dc-dc boost converter device according to any of claims 1-3, wherein the acoustic noise suppression filter (6) has a pass bandwidth of less than 1 kHz.

6. The adaptive DC-DC boost converter device according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the pass bandwidth depends on the boost decoupling capacitor (C)_bst) The physical size of (c).

7. The adaptive DC-DC boost converter device according to claim 6, wherein said boost decoupling capacitor (C)_bst) Inversely depends on the pass bandwidth.

8. The adaptive dc-dc boost converter device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the acoustic noise suppression filter (6) is a band pass filter having an upper cut-off frequency of less than 4 kHz.

9. The adaptive dc-dc boost converter device according to any of claims 1-8, wherein the acoustic noise suppression filter (6) is a fourth order low pass filter.

10. The adaptive dc-dc boost converter device according to any of claims 1-9, wherein the acoustic noise suppression filter (6) comprises a cascade of four first order filters (6 a-d).

11. The adaptive dc-dc boost converter device according to any of claims 1-10, wherein the acoustic noise suppression filter (6) has an open loop transfer function with a phase margin of 90 degrees or more.

12. An electronic circuit comprising an adaptive dc-dc boost converter arrangement according to any of claims 1-11, wherein said electronic circuit is one of an amplifier, an analog-to-digital converter, a digital-to-analog converter, an encoder/decoder circuit, a radio frequency circuit, a power amplifier, and a voltage regulator.

13. An electronic circuit according to claim 12, wherein the plurality of electronic components further comprises a delay line (7) connected to an input of the electronic circuit.

14. The electronic circuit according to claim 13, wherein the delay line (7) has a delay time equal to a set time of the adaptive dc-dc boost converter circuit (3).

15. The electronic circuit according to any of claims 12-14, wherein the electronic circuit is an amplifier circuit (2) having an amplifier input (2)_i) Power input (2)_s) And an amplifier output (2)_o) Wherein the power supply input (2)_s) And the boosted voltage output (4)_o) Connected, the amplifier input (2)_i) And the control input (5)_i) And (4) connecting.

Technical Field

The present invention relates to an adaptive DC-DC boost converter apparatus including a circuit board having a plurality of electronic components mounted thereon, the plurality of electronic components including an adaptive DC-DC boost converter circuit and a boost decoupling capacitor connected to an output of the adaptive DC-DC boost converter circuit.

Background

In many electronic devices, dc-dc boost converters are used to boost the supply voltage, for example, in battery operated devices, in order to adjust a low battery voltage to a high supply voltage. This is effective from the viewpoint of energy efficiency, because the power supply voltage can be adjusted only when needed. However, decoupling capacitors often used in such dc-dc boost converters may cause unwanted acoustic noise to be generated by the electronic device.

International patent publication WO2015/105719 discloses a technique for eliminating noise using a device having a multilayer ceramic capacitor. In the circuit, one capacitor is coupled to a reference ground and the other capacitor is coupled to a supply voltage. The multilayer ceramic capacitor is made of a material such that the capacitor package does not change shape or vibrate due to voltage level fluctuations.

US patent publication US 9,615,460 discloses a circuit board arrangement for reducing acoustic noise. A specific PCB board layout is provided with two capacitor package areas arranged in a back-to-back manner on either side of the PCB.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention seeks to provide a solution to suppress audible noise originating from ceramic capacitors included on (printed) circuit boards when an alternating signal is applied.

According to the present invention, as defined above, there is provided an adaptive dc-dc boost converter apparatus further comprising a dc-dc boost converter, an adaptive dc-dc boost control unit and an acoustic noise suppression filter. The dc-dc boost converter has a converter setpoint input, a boost power supply input, and a boost voltage output. The adaptive dc-dc boost control unit has a control input and a control output. The acoustic noise suppression filter has a filter input connected to the control output of the adaptive dc-dc boost control unit and a filter output connected to the converter setpoint input of the dc-dc boost converter.

Embodiments of the present invention have the advantage that the adaptive dc-dc boost converter arrangement can be applied to electronic circuits using a simple board circuit with low cost, low complexity layout requirements and minimal size. It provides a simpler solution for suppressing audible noise originating from ceramic capacitors while maintaining boost capability to the supply voltage, e.g. high amplifier output power applications.

In another aspect, the invention relates to an electronic circuit comprising an adaptive dc-dc boost converter device according to any of the embodiments described herein.

Drawings

The invention will be discussed in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which

FIG. 1 shows a schematic diagram of an electronic circuit using an adaptive DC-DC boost converter arrangement according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 shows a signal diagram of exemplary input and output signals of an acoustic noise suppression filter used in an adaptive DC-DC boost converter apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 shows a graph of a power spectrum of the signal shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 shows a step response diagram for a filter with overshoot and a filter without overshoot; and

fig. 5 shows a circuit diagram of an exemplary embodiment of an acoustic noise suppression filter according to the present invention.

Detailed Description

Audio amplifiers in mobile applications use a built-in dc-dc boost converter to boost the supply voltage, thereby achieving high amplifier output power. The built-in dc-dc boost converter increases the battery voltage to a higher voltage in the amplifier to allow more power to be driven into its load. Since the built-in dc-dc boost converter only boosts the power supply voltage when needed, the power consumption of the battery can be reduced, thereby extending the battery life. Furthermore, for audio signals, the boost voltage follows the envelope of the audio signal and thus varies constantly in response to changing voltage requirements.

Typically, such audio amplifiers also employ dc-to-dc boost converter decoupling capacitors on the associated (printed) circuit board to drive the associated load (e.g., speaker). Most audio amplifiers use ceramic capacitors as dc-dc boost converter decoupling capacitors because they are smaller in size and lower in cost while maintaining good performance. However, a disadvantage of using ceramic capacitors on a circuit board is that audible noise, also referred to as acoustic noise, is generated from the ceramic capacitors, for example when an alternating signal is applied. This is commonly referred to as "capacitor howling". The ceramic capacitor does not itself produce such audible noise, but it may vibrate, expand and/or move in response to applied voltage changes, and thus, the ceramic capacitor may physically vibrate the circuit board. Although the capacitor movement is small, only about 1pm-1nm, the noise level is still audible. A particular circuit board resonant frequency produces most of the audible noise. These resonant frequencies are typically higher than 4kHz but may shift to lower frequencies, for example if the physical size of the capacitor is larger.

Techniques for suppressing the effects of "capacitor howling" are known in the art. One technique is to use a multilayer ceramic capacitor, such as disclosed in international patent publication WO2015/105719, formed of a material that allows the capacitor package to not change shape or vibrate in response to changing voltage requirements. However, the multilayer ceramic capacitor is generally more expensive than the general ceramic capacitor, thereby increasing the manufacturing cost. Another technique is to use a special PCB board layout with two capacitor package areas on either side of the PCB board arranged back-to-back, for example as disclosed in US patent publication US 9,615,460. While this successfully reduces audible noise, this particular PCB board layout typically has more complex layout requirements and also requires more space, the latter being of paramount importance, especially in mobile applications. An alternative technique is to fix the built-in dc-dc boost converter to a constant output voltage, avoiding any varying voltage requirements and suppressing audible noise, but this results in efficiency losses and increased battery consumption.

Accordingly, there is a need in the art to overcome these disadvantages and to provide a technique for suppressing "capacitor howling" at low cost and low complexity of the circuit while maintaining varying voltage requirements through reliable operation.

Embodiments of the present invention provide an adaptive dc-dc boost converter arrangement to boost a supply voltage while providing a simple solution to suppress audible noise originating from the decoupling capacitor, with low cost and simple (printed) board circuitry.

FIG. 1 shows a device according toSchematic diagram of an electronic circuit using an adaptive dc-dc boost converter apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. In this exemplary embodiment, the electronic circuit is built around the amplifier 2, which in further applications may be a different type of electronic circuit. The adaptive DC-DC boost converter apparatus includes a circuit board having a plurality of electronic components mounted thereon, the plurality of electronic components including an adaptive DC-DC boost converter circuit 3, and a boost decoupling capacitor C connected to an output of the adaptive DC-DC boost converter circuit 3_bst. The circuit board may be a conventional printed circuit board PCB, e.g. with an epoxy or ceramic base, or a Flexible Printed Circuit (FPC). The adaptive dc-dc boost converter circuit 3 is arranged to boost the supply voltage of the amplifier 2, thereby reducing the power consumption of the battery power supply. The battery power supply in this exemplary embodiment is represented as a battery capacitance C_BATThe battery capacitor C_BATWith via a boost inductor L_BSTBattery voltage V connected to DC-DC boost converter circuit 3_BAT. In this exemplary embodiment, the amplifier 2 drives a load 9 (e.g. a loudspeaker) and is arranged to receive an input signal via an input interface 8 and a delay line 7. Input interface 8 may receive interface input 8 from, for example, an external circuit or component_i。

Boost decoupling capacitor C_bstMay comprise, for example, a directly grounded ceramic capacitor. This will reduce the level of high frequency noise in the output signal of the adaptive dc-dc boost converter circuit 3.

Adaptive dc-dc boost converter circuit 3 includes a dc-dc boost converter 4 and an adaptive dc-dc boost control unit 5. The DC-DC boost converter 4 has a converter setpoint input 4_iBoost power input 4_sAnd a boosted voltage output 4_o. The adaptive DC-DC boost control unit 5 has a control input 5_iAnd a control output 5_o. An adaptive dc-dc boost control unit 5 receives a control input 5_iAnd outputs a control output 5_o. Similarly, the DC-DC boost converter 4 is connectedReceive converter settings input 4_iAnd a boosted power input 4 from the battery power supply_SAnd outputs a corresponding boosted voltage output 4_o。

In a particular embodiment, the adaptive dc-dc boost control unit 5 is arranged to determine a converter set point input 4 for input to the dc-dc boost converter 4_iThe converter setpoint, the converter setpoint and the control input 5_iThe signal level above is proportional. In other words, the adaptive dc-dc boost control unit 5 is arranged to calculate the converter set point input 4 of the dc-dc boost converter 4_iWherein the boosted voltage is output 4_o"follow" control input 5_iI.e. the converter set-point is a time-varying signal. In the following description, the signal level on a signal, such as a control input, may comprise a voltage level or a voltage amplitude. For example, if control input 5_iUpper is a high voltage level, the boosted voltage is output 4_oAnd control input 5_iThe proportional signal will also have a high voltage level.

As a non-limiting example describing the operation of adaptive DC-DC boost converter circuit 3, adaptive DC-DC boost control unit 5 receives control input 5_iAnd thus determines that the supply voltage is to be boosted. The adaptive DC-DC boost control unit 5 will thus determine the input to the converter set point input 4_iI.e. it determines that a high voltage level is required. The DC-DC boost converter 4 receives a converter setpoint input 4 having an associated high (DC-DC) converter setpoint_iWherein the relevant high (DC-DC) converter set point is determined by the adaptive DC-DC boost control unit 5 from the high voltage level. The dc-dc boost converter 4 also receives a boost power input 4_sAnd determines the boost power supply input 4_sThe voltage level at (d) is insufficient compared to the high (DC-DC) converter set-point determined by the adaptive DC-DC boost control unit 5. Then, combining a boosting decoupling capacitor C_bstThe DC-DC boost converter 4 can continue to boost the powerThe voltage level at the source input 4s is boosted to provide a boosted voltage output 4_oIs at a high voltage level. In this way, the adaptive dc-dc boost converter circuit 3 including the adaptive dc-dc boost control unit 5 and the dc-dc boost converter 4 boosts the power supply voltage, thereby reducing the power consumption of the battery power supply in actual use.

In the embodiment shown in fig. 1, the adaptive dc-dc boost converter circuit 3 further comprises an acoustic noise suppression filter 6 having a control output 5 connected to the adaptive dc-dc boost control unit 5_oFilter input 6 of_iAnd a converter setpoint input 4 connected to the dc-dc boost converter 4_iFilter output 6 of_o. The acoustic noise suppression filter 6 is arranged to filter out the resonance frequency causing "capacitor howling", i.e. the resonance frequency of the circuit board as described above, i.e. the technical effect of the acoustic noise suppression filter 6 is to prevent pm-nm order resonances of the circuit board for resonance frequencies typically above 4kHz, e.g. by a boost decoupling capacitor C mounted on the circuit board_bstCaused by the ac signal above. The acoustic noise suppression filter 6 is connected in series with the adaptive dc-dc boost control unit 5 and the dc-dc boost converter 4. In this respect, this has advantages over the prior art in combination with the feature of boosting the supply voltage during actual use, whereby "capacitor squeal" is reduced and the power consumption of the battery supply is reduced.

In the embodiment shown in fig. 1, the noise suppression filter 6 is located after the adaptive dc-dc boost control unit 5. This is due to the non-linear nature of the adaptive dc-dc boost control unit 5 which results in that the boost decoupling capacitor C can be triggered_bstThe additional high frequency of resonance. By providing the acoustic noise suppression filter 6 after the adaptive dc-dc boost control unit 5, this enables the acoustic noise suppression filter 6 to suppress additional high frequencies, i.e. frequencies higher than e.g. 4Khz, generated by the adaptive dc-dc boost control unit 5.

Similarly, in the embodiment shown in fig. 1, the noise suppression filter 6 is located straightBefore the dc-dc boost converter 4. This is to avoid extra costs, since the noise suppression filter 6 is placed in the dc-dc boost converter 4 and the boost decoupling capacitor C_bstExternal components such as higher values and levels of capacitors and inductors may be required, which results in higher costs.

More generally, embodiments of the invention described herein relate to an adaptive dc-dc boost converter apparatus that includes a circuit board on which a plurality of electronic components including an adaptive dc-dc boost converter circuit 3 and a boost decoupling capacitor C connected to an output of the adaptive dc-dc boost converter circuit 3 are mounted_bst. The adaptive dc-dc boost converter circuit 3 includes a dc-dc boost converter 4, an adaptive dc-dc boost control unit 5, and an acoustic noise suppression filter 6. The DC-DC boost converter 4 has a converter setpoint input 4_iBoost power input 4_sAnd a boosted voltage output 4_o. The adaptive DC-DC boost control unit 5 has a control input 5_iAnd a control output 5_o. The acoustic noise suppression filter 6 has a control output 5 connected to an adaptive DC-DC boost control unit 5_oConnected filter input 6_iAnd a converter set point input 4 to the dc-dc boost converter 4_iConnected filter output 6_o. All of the described embodiments provide an adaptive dc-dc boost converter arrangement to boost the supply voltage in, for example, high amplifier output power applications, with a simple and reliable solution to suppress audible noise originating from the decoupling capacitor, with a low cost and low complexity circuit, and with minimum size layout requirements.

In an exemplary embodiment, the acoustic noise suppression filter 6 is a low-pass filter. In this regard, the acoustic noise suppression filter 6 allows frequencies smaller than a certain cutoff frequency to pass unchanged, while all other frequencies, i.e., noise, are greatly changed and attenuated (pass bandwidth of 0 to x kHz). This reduces audible noise generated by the particular circuit board resonant frequency.

In a further specific embodiment, the acoustic noise suppression filter 6 has a pass bandwidth of less than 4 kHz. In an exemplary embodiment, the acoustic noise suppression filter 6 has a pass bandwidth of less than (or equal to) about 1 kHz. The pass bandwidth may have a lowest frequency of 0Hz (low pass filter) or may be centered around the center frequency, depending on the particular application. For example, an acoustic noise suppression filter 6 (i.e., a low pass filter) having a pass bandwidth of about from 0 … 1kHz will allow all frequencies equal to and less than 1kHz to pass unaltered, and any signals with frequencies above 1kHz will be altered and greatly attenuated to filter out any possible noise. In another example, an acoustic noise suppression filter 6 with a pass bandwidth of 1kHz, a lower cut-off frequency f1 of 2.5kHz and an upper cut-off frequency f2 of 3.5kHz would allow frequencies between 2.5kHz and 3.5kHz to pass unaltered, any frequencies below 2.5kHz and above 3.5kHz being altered and attenuated so that the center frequency is equal to the center frequencyI.e. 3 kHz. In a further embodiment, the acoustic noise suppression filter 6 is a band pass filter and the upper cut-off frequency of the band pass filter is less than 4 kHz.

Exemplary size of the pass bandwidth of the acoustic noise suppression filter 6 versus, for example, the circuit board, the boost decoupling capacitor C_bstPhysical size of (1), boost decoupling capacitance C_bstIs specific to the particular application. As mentioned above, in general, the specific circuit board resonant frequency that produces audible noise is typically higher than 4kHz, and thus, the acoustic noise suppression filter 6, which includes a low pass filter with a pass bandwidth of approximately from 0.. 1kHz, greatly reduces audible noise at 4kHz and higher frequencies without greatly attenuating real signals including frequencies below 1 kHz.

In general, in a further embodiment, the pass bandwidth is determined by a boost decoupling capacitor C_bstThe physical size of (c). More specifically, a boost decoupling capacitor (C)_bst) Inversely depends on the pass bandwidth. As described above, examplesE.g. if the decoupling capacitor C is boosted_bstMay shift the resonant frequency towards lower frequencies, and therefore a low pass filter with a smaller pass bandwidth may be required, e.g. a pass bandwidth of less than 1 kHz. When the acoustic noise suppression filter is a band pass filter, a band pass filter with a lower center frequency may be required.

For example, if a resonance frequency of 2kHz needs to be suppressed, the pass bandwidth may also be equal to 1kHz, the upper cutoff frequency may be 1.5kHz, the lower cutoff frequency may be 0.5kHz, which will allow frequencies between 0.5kHz and 1.5kHz to pass through and not be altered, and any frequencies below 0.5kHz and above 1.5kHz will be altered and attenuated. In summary, the frequency of audible noise is not between the upper and lower cutoff frequencies.

As another non-limiting example, for an amplifier 2 with an input frequency of 500Hz, and a boost coupling capacitor C comprising two (standard 0603)10 μ F ceramic capacitors (each 1.6x0.8mm in size) in parallel_bstAudible noise has resonant frequencies of 4kHz and 14kHz, a pass bandwidth of 1kHz is sufficient. In the non-limiting example given, if the coupling capacitor C is boosted_bstComprising a single (0805)20 muF ceramic capacitor (size 2x1.25mm), the resonance frequency can be shifted to lower frequencies.

In this respect it is noted that the dc-dc boost converter circuit 3 in the arrangement of fig. 1 is arranged to follow the envelope of the input signal, which means that the input signal and the amplified output signal (with respect to the boost power supply input 4) are without the acoustic noise suppression filter 6_s) Possibly with frequency components that range above the filter pass bandwidth.

In the exemplary embodiment shown in fig. 1, the acoustic noise suppression filter 6 is a fourth order low pass filter. Compared to low order low pass filters, e.g. first order low pass filters, fourth order low pass filters allow to obtain a better defined attenuation characteristic with frequencies above the pass bandwidth. In a non-limiting example, fig. 2 shows a graph of the input signal and the output signal of the acoustic noise suppression filter 6 used in the adaptive dc-dc boost converter circuit 3 shown in fig. 1, with time on the horizontal axis and voltage amplitude on the vertical axis, where the acoustic noise suppression filter 6 is a fourth order low pass filter with a pass bandwidth of 1 kHz. In view of fig. 2, the dashed line represents an exemplary input signal, i.e. an unfiltered signal of the acoustic noise suppression filter 6, and the solid line represents an exemplary output signal, i.e. a filtered signal of the acoustic noise suppression filter 6.

As shown in FIG. 2, the exemplary output signal has a waveform similar to the exemplary input signal, with no significant difference in wave characteristics, particularly in wave amplitude. This indicates that the acoustic noise suppression filter 6 does not filter the more relevant characteristics of the input signal. Fig. 3 illustrates the power spectra of the two signals shown in fig. 2. A suppression of > 16dB was obtained at 4kHz and the suppression was further increased at higher frequencies. Therefore, the audible noise is sufficiently suppressed by the acoustic noise suppression filter 6.

Note that the examples provided in fig. 2 for the input and output signals are non-limiting, and the actual input and output signals depend on many factors, such as circuit board design, and thus may include different signal characteristics and associated waveforms.

In the exemplary embodiment shown in fig. 5, the acoustic noise suppression filter 6 comprises four first-order filters 6_a-6_dIs cascaded. Note that the acoustic noise suppression filter 6 in further embodiments comprises one, two or three first order filters. Four first order filters 6_a-6_dIs connected in series. Four first order filters 6_a-6_dIs a circuit comprising a first amplifier 11 having a first multiplication factor a1-d1_a-11_dA second amplifier 15 having a second multiplication factor a2-d2_a-15_dAdder 12_a-12_dQuantizer 13_a-13_dAnd a delay element 14_a-14_d。

In the exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 5, the first multiplication factors a1, b1, c1, and d1 are equal to 1/64, 1/64, 1/32, and 1/16, respectively, and the second multiplication factors a2, b2, c2, and d2 are equal to 1-64. 1-1/64, 1-1/32, and 1-1/16. Respectively located in four first-order filters 6_a-6_dFour quantizers 13 in_a-13_dComprising e.g. a 20-bit quantizer and located in four first-order filters 6, respectively_a-6_dFour delay elements 14 in_a-14_dWith a delay time of, for example, one bit (bit) time. The various components may be implemented in digital circuitry. It should be noted that the exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 5 discloses multiplication factors (a1-d 1; a2-d2), quantizer values (13)_a-13_d) And delay element time (e.g., 1 second) are described as non-limiting examples. In this regard, the exact values of the multiplication factor, quantizer value, and delay element time may vary and depend on the particular application.

In addition to the different multiplication factors discussed immediately above, four first order filters 6_a-6_dThe operation of each of which is similar to each other.

In a further exemplary embodiment, the acoustic noise suppression filter 6 has an open loop transfer function with a phase margin of 90 degrees or more. In this embodiment, the noise suppression filter 6 stops any overshoot of the signal at the step response, i.e. the supply of the boosted voltage, whereby the acoustic noise suppression filter 6 may allow the voltage level on the signal to gradually reach the desired voltage level. This is illustrated in the graph of fig. 4, which shows the step response of an exemplary filter causing an overshoot and the step response without an overshoot, which is characteristic of the acoustic noise suppression filter 6 of an embodiment of the present invention, e.g. the filter 6 in the form of a cascade of four first order filters as shown in fig. 5. Without an open loop transfer function with a phase margin of 90 degrees, the step response, i.e. the signal overshoot of the boost supply, would result in a sudden, higher than expected voltage level, which could damage e.g. the amplifier 2. Although the overshoot can be compensated for by e.g. using a larger amplifier 2, this will require more board space. Thus, the acoustic noise suppression filter 6 with an open loop transfer function with a 90 degree phase margin offers many advantages compared to solutions known in the art.

An exemplary embodiment of the invention in a further aspect relates to an electronic circuit comprising an adaptive dc-dc boost converter arrangement according to any of the above embodiments, wherein the electronic circuit is an amplifier; an analog-to-digital converter; a digital-to-analog converter; an encoder/decoder circuit; a radio frequency circuit; a power amplifier; one of the voltage regulators.

In the exemplary embodiment shown in fig. 1, the electronic circuit is a circuit having an amplifier input 2_iPower input 2_sAnd amplifier output 2_oIn which the power supply input 2 is connected to_sAnd a boosted voltage output 4_oConnected, amplifier input 2_iAnd control input 5_iAnd (4) connecting. Boosted voltage output 4_oHas a signal with an adjusted voltage level, as adjusted by the adaptive dc-dc boost converter circuit 3. When the boosted voltage is output 4_oIs connected to the power input 2_sThe amplifier circuit 2 receives a power supply input 2_sBoosted voltage output 4_oThe signal on is the adjusted voltage level.

The amplifier circuit also receives an amplifier input 2i, wherein the amplifier circuit 2 processes the amplifier input 2_iAnd a power input 2_sAnd the resulting signal is taken as amplifier output 2_oAnd (6) outputting. Load 9 receives amplifier output 2_o. The load 9 may comprise, for example, a speaker or an antenna.

In the exemplary embodiment shown in fig. 1, the plurality of electronic components further comprises a delay line 7 connected to an input of the electronic circuit. Delay line 7 allows sufficient time for adaptive dc-dc boost converter circuit 3 to process the input signal, adjust the voltage level thereon, and output boost voltage output 4_o. In this regard, the operation of the delay line 7 is separate from the operation of the dc-dc boost converter circuit 3, and therefore the delay line 7 does not play a role in the processing of the input signal in the dc-dc boost converter circuit 3. Without delay line 7, at power input 2_sCan be fed in time into the amplifier circuit 2 for further connection with the amplifier input 2_iBefore processing, amplifier input 2_iCan be fed into the amplifier circuit 2 and act as an amplifier outputGo out 2_oAnd (6) outputting. In a specific embodiment, the delay line 7 has a delay time equal to the set time of the adaptive dc-dc boost converter circuit 3. The settling time of the dc-dc boost converter circuit 3 is a design parameter for providing a correct design implementation parameter of the delay line 7. This allows the electronic circuit to perform as efficiently as possible without any unnecessary delay in the processing. In an exemplary embodiment, the dc-dc boost converter circuit 3 may be arranged to ramp up at a rate of 15kV per second. At this typical ramp rate, starting from a cell voltage of 2.5V, 500 μ s is required to reach 10V: (10-2.5)/15E³＝500E^-6. The length of the delay line 7 that should compensate for this rise time is for example about 500 mus. The ramp-up rate is limited to 15kV per second or even lower, with the aim of reducing the battery current required during ramp-up.

The invention has been described above with reference to a number of exemplary embodiments shown in the drawings. Modifications and alternative implementations of some parts or elements are possible and are included in the scope of protection defined in the appended claims.