一个高能效的机身合收发器,采用电源按需放大器
Tao He1, Yabin Zheng1, Xu Liang1
1Department of Micro/Nano Electronics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Cyborg and bionic systems (Washington, D.C.)
|August 10, 2023
概括
本研究引入了可穿戴传感器的自适应功率收发器,通过调整功耗以应对可变通道损失,显著提高能源效率. 这一创新增强了身体传感器网络的可靠数据传输.
科学领域:
- 电气工程 电气工程
- 生物医学工程 生物医学工程
- 无线通信无线通信
背景情况:
- 可穿戴的身体传感器节点需要高的数据传输能力与有限的能源资源.
- 在实际场景中,可变通道损失显著阻碍了这些设备的能源效率.
- 现有的解决方案往往难以在波动的环境条件下保持性能.
研究的目的:
- 开发一个动力驱动的机身通道收发器 (TRX),具有自适应功耗能力.
- 通过动态调整功率以应对频道损失,提高可穿戴传感器节点的能效.
- 提高身体区域网络无线通信的可靠性和性能.
主要方法:
- 提出了一个带外可编程增益放大器 (PGA) 以节省电力和准线性增益-功率关系.
- 开发了一种自动增益/功率控制技术,用于按需消耗功率.
- 设计了一个差分平衡发射器,以消除基带波和增加发射器输出功率.
- 将TX和RX集成到单个芯片中,使用55nm互补金属氧化物半导体 (CMOS) 工艺.
主要成果:
- 在1.5米的距离上,实现了5.25 Mbps的数据速率,能量效率为16 pJ/bit.
- 在1.5米范围内展示了稳定的通信.
- 成功地根据通道条件动态降低了功耗.
- 原型使用了由电池供电的可穿戴元件.
结论:
- 开发的动力驱动的机身通道收发器有效地解决了可穿戴传感器网络中的能源效率挑战.
- 适应性功率控制机制确保了稳定的通信,同时最大限度地减少了能源消耗.
- 这项技术在推进可穿戴健康监测和其他身体传感器应用程序的能力方面具有重大潜力.
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