Title :
Class-N high-frequency power amplifier
Author :
Rudiakova, Anna N. ; Kazimierczuk, Marian K. ; Rassokhin, J.V. ; Krizhanovski, Vladimir G.
Author_Institution :
Radio Phys. Dept., Donetsk State Univ., Ukraine
Abstract :
A new class of high-efficiency amplification is introduced. It based on the reduction of time-average dissipation in transistor power instead of state-of-the-art reduction of instantaneous dissipated power. This becomes possible due the influence of capacitance currents that produce a negative collector current swing during a part of AC-period. In this case, along with an always-positive collector-emitter voltage, the instant dissipated power also is negative. A high-efficiency BJT power amplifier was simulated in order to demonstrate the new class features.
Keywords :
UHF power amplifiers; bipolar transistor circuits; circuit tuning; equivalent circuits; network analysis; 1 GHz; 87.5 percent; BJT power amplifier; amplifier equivalent circuit; amplifier output network tuning; capacitance currents; class-N HF power amplifier; high-efficiency amplification; high-frequency power amplifier; negative collector current waveform; Capacitance; High power amplifiers; Network synthesis; Operational amplifiers; Physics; Power amplifiers; Power dissipation; Power system harmonics; Resonance; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 2002. ISCAS 2002. IEEE International Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7448-7
DOI :
10.1109/ISCAS.2002.1010754