EP1110311A1 - Circuit antibruit comprenant une commande d'impedance permettant un reglage antibruit progressif - Google Patents

Circuit antibruit comprenant une commande d'impedance permettant un reglage antibruit progressif

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EP1110311A1
EP1110311A1 EP00954421A EP00954421A EP1110311A1 EP 1110311 A1 EP1110311 A1 EP 1110311A1 EP 00954421 A EP00954421 A EP 00954421A EP 00954421 A EP00954421 A EP 00954421A EP 1110311 A1 EP1110311 A1 EP 1110311A1
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muting
circuit
time constant
circuit according
muting circuit
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Wolfdietrich Kasperkovitz
Arie Kuehn
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Koninklijke Philips NV
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03G—CONTROL OF AMPLIFICATION
    • H03G3/00—Gain control in amplifiers or frequency changers
    • H03G3/20—Automatic control
    • H03G3/30—Automatic control in amplifiers having semiconductor devices
    • H03G3/34—Muting amplifier when no signal is present
    • H03G3/345—Muting during a short period of time when noise pulses are detected, i.e. blanking

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  • a muting circuit having controllable impedance means for soft muting.
  • the present invention relates to a muting circuit comprising a controllable passage means having an input, an output and a muting control terminal for enabling passage of a signal from the audio input to the output in dependence on a muting control signal on the muting control te ⁇ ninal.
  • the present invention also relates to an anti-distortion circuit, and/or a receiver, such as a radio receiver provided with such a muting circuit.
  • a receiver such as a radio receiver provided with such a muting circuit.
  • These circuits are generally applied in radio reception devices, such as in cars e.g. for AM, SW, LW reception.
  • Such a muting circuit is known from WO 97/20387 and is provided with an audio input, an audio output and a muting control terminal.
  • the known muting circuit comprises controllable passage means arranged as a pair of switchable antiparallel transistors, included in a differential amplifier, which transistors are switchable by means of a muting control signal on the muting control terminal.
  • the muting circuit enables or disables passage by switching the pair of transistors.
  • the muting circuit controllably interrupts passage of the audio signal from the audio input to the audio output during a time interval, indicated by the muting control signal.
  • edges of the audio output signal interrupted by muting are rounded by the cosines-like behaviour of the conductance due to the switching of the pair of transistors. It is a disadvantage of the known muting circuit that the switching itself gives rise to considerable spurious high harmonics and a rapidly changing amplitude of the interrupted audio signal, in particular where the interrupted audio output signal edge is around zero.
  • controllable passage means include controllable impedance means for enabling passage by controlling the impedance between the input and the output in dependence on the muting control signal.
  • the impedance control during a muting or blanking interval in the output signal provides for a soft mute without inflicting self introduced distortion or harmonics, in particular at the edges of mute periods of interruption in the signal.
  • the after muting controlling to zero or to a constant value of the interrupted signal at the start of the muting interval may take a substantial part or even the full part of said interval, so that any abrupt changes during the whole of the interval are effectively avoided by the impedance control. This leads to a reduced self distortion during full mute periods of detected interference.
  • the muting circuit according to the invention is simple and provides a high performance/price ratio, improving the signal-to- distortion ratio with several Decibel for a large variety of signals.
  • One embodiment of the muting circuit according to the invention is characterized in that the muting circuit comprises a time constant network coupled to the audio output of the controllable impedance means.
  • the time constant network provides for possibilities to influence the behaviour of the course of the interrupted signal within the whole muting of blanking interval.
  • the time constant network is an RC, an LC or a like simulated network.
  • the time constant thereof may be adjustable at wish, but it is preferred in a further embodiment that the time constant of the time constant network amounts about half the duration of an interruption of the signal indicated by the muting control signal. This provides for an optimum, wherein the signal-to- distortion (SINAD) has improved approximately 1.8-2.2 dB compared to a conventional muting circuit.
  • the time constant network has a time constant, which ranges between 0 and 500 ⁇ S, preferably 100-200 ⁇ S.
  • the muting circuit according to the invention is provided with an anti-splatter filter, which is coupled to the output of the controllable impedance means.
  • an anti-splatter filter which is preferred to be embodied as a low pass filter filters out any possible remaining high frequency components or noise.
  • Fig. 1 shows an example of a possible embodiment of a muting circuit according to the invention.
  • Fig. 2 shows possible effects of the application of the muting circuit of Fig. 1.
  • Fig. 1 shows a muting circuit 1 , which is included in a anti-distortion circuit 2, which may be part of a receiver, such as a radio receiver.
  • a receiver derives from a received signal a radio or data signal on a terminal IN of the circuit 2.
  • the signal on terminal IN shows interference.
  • this interference or distortion is due to electrical disturbances emanating from e.g. on-board electronics, wind shield wipers, ignition spikes etc.
  • the muting circuit 1 is used to mute or blank the audio input signal during periods of distortion or interference.
  • the anti-distortion circuit 2 as shown comprises an interference detection circuit 3 connected to the terminal IN, a pulse circuit 4 connected to the interference detection circuit 3 for generating a muting control signal in this case a pulse on a control terminal 5 of the muting circuit 1 during periods of detected interference. Interference in the audio signal on terminal IN may be detected with any suitable means.
  • the muting circuit 1 is further provided with a delay circuit 6 connected between the terminal IN and an audio input 7 of the circuit 1 and in the embodiment as shown also with an anti-splatter filter 8 connected between an audio output 9 of the circuit 1 and a terminal OUT.
  • the delay circuit 6 provides for a time delay between its input and output, which delay equals the time necessary for the interference detection circuit 3 and the pulse circuit 4 to intervene at a proper moment in time in the audio input signal after detection of an interference.
  • An example of possible effects realized with the muting circuit is given in fig.
  • the muting circuit 1 is arranged such that the passage of the distorted audio signal on audio input 7 to audio output 9 is controlled by controlling the impedance and in particular the change of the impedance as a function of time. By doing so the course of the audio signal during the interference period I can be influenced. Possible courses are referred to by a, b, and c. Generally the audio signal amplitude at the end of the period I has to be allowed to gently return to some end amplitude, which may be zero or have some other value.
  • the muting circuit 1 comprises a time constant network 10 coupled to the audio output 9 of the controllable impedance muting circuit 1.
  • fig. 2 shows a simple RC-circuit 10 having a capacitor C and a resistor R in parallel thereto.
  • Appropriate choices of the capacity and resistance values will provide a possibly wanted first order course during interval I of the audio signal on output 9.
  • Off course other types or higher order networks will provide alternative courses.
  • These networks can also contain an LC network, or could be simulated or value adjusted by e.g. computer, gyrator or the like.
  • the time constant network 10 may have a time constant, which ranges between 0 and 500 ⁇ S, preferably 100-200 ⁇ S.
  • the impedance control of the muting circuit 1 may be achieved by a controllable impedance (or conductance) amplifier having differential inputs 7, and in addition 11, the latter being connected to the output 9.
  • a controllable impedance (or conductance) amplifier having differential inputs 7, and in addition 11, the latter being connected to the output 9.
  • Such an amplifier may be a current controlled amplifier, whereby the control current through muting control terminal 5 can then be supplied by the pulse circuit 4.
  • the time constant of the time constant network 10 amounts about half the duration of an interruption period I of the audio signal, optimum signal-to-distortion values can be realized in practice.
  • the anti-splatter filter 8 may be applied. This filter can be embodied as a simple low pass filter.

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  • Noise Elimination (AREA)
  • Amplifiers (AREA)

Abstract

L'invention concerne un circuit antibruit convenant pour un circuit anti-distorsion ou pour un récepteur tel qu'un récepteur radio. Ce circuit antibruit comprend une commande d'impédance qui autorise le passage du signal en commandant l'impédance entre l'entrée et la sortie en réponse à un signal de commande antibruit produit par sortie de commande antibruit du circuit. La solution proposée permet une suppression du bruit progressive et améliorée, exempte de la distorsion inhérente à la suppression du bruit par interruption du signal.
EP00954421A 1999-06-28 2000-06-26 Circuit antibruit comprenant une commande d'impedance permettant un reglage antibruit progressif Withdrawn EP1110311A1 (fr)

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