• DocumentCode
    3541908
  • Title

    Optimum design of very low distortion class E power amplifiers

  • Author

    Wong, Siu Chung ; Tse, Chi K.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electron. & Inf. Eng., Hong Kong Polytech. Univ., Kowloon, China
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    23-26 May 2005
  • Firstpage
    716
  • Abstract
    In this paper, the optimum design of a class E power amplifier with resonant tank being symmetrically driven by two class E circuits is studied. The optimally designed symmetrical class E circuit has extremely low harmonic distortion, and the load matching network (if required) is non-critical and can be designed with ease. Practical steady-state design equations are derived and graphically presented. Experimental circuits are constructed for distortion evaluation.
  • Keywords
    HF amplifiers; circuit testing; distortion; harmonic distortion; impedance matching; network synthesis; power amplifiers; distortion evaluation circuits; harmonic distortion; load matching network; optimum design; resonant tank; steady-state design equations; symmetrical class E circuit; symmetrically driven power amplifier; very low distortion class E power amplifiers; Equations; Harmonic distortion; High power amplifiers; Inductors; Power amplifiers; Power harmonic filters; RLC circuits; Resonance; Steady-state; Zero voltage switching;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Circuits and Systems, 2005. ISCAS 2005. IEEE International Symposium on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8834-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ISCAS.2005.1464688
  • Filename
    1464688