DocumentCode
2148339
Title
Design Rules for Highly Efficient Power Amplifiers Driven by Low Voltage Supplies
Author
Gomes, Luís Ramos ; Pedro, José Carlos
Author_Institution
Network Quality - Radio Performance Group - TELECEL, eMail - gomesl@telecel.pt
Volume
2
fYear
1999
fDate
Oct. 1999
Firstpage
267
Lastpage
270
Abstract
This paper presents a comprehensive set of design rules for highly efficient power amplifiers driven by low voltage supplies. Optimum conditions for active device conduction angle and load impedance terminations at the fundamental and 2nd and 3rd harmonics are derived from theoretical and nonlinear simulation studies. Then, these rules are validated by the construction of a 3V inverse class F MMIC power amplifier.
Keywords
High power amplifiers; Impedance; Knee; Low voltage; MESFETs; MMICs; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Radio frequency; Radiofrequency amplifiers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Microwave Conference, 1999. 29th European
Conference_Location
Munich, Germany
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/EUMA.1999.338462
Filename
4139491
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