High- efficiency class e power amplifier using si-ge hbt technology

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Auteur principal: José Alfredo Tirado Méndez
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contents High- efficiency class e power amplifier using si-ge hbt technology José Alfredo Tirado Méndez Hildeberto Jardón Aguilar Ingeniería Low High Efficiency level voltage Class E Power Amplifier One of the most important goals of RF circuit designers is improving efficiency and autonomy in handsets forpersonal communications. Currently, low-level voltage supplies are used to avoid big weight and volume. Besides,autonomy and efficiency are closely linked to the energy consumed by the circuits. Power Amplifier ( PA) is one ofthe circuits, which spends more energy from the battery. Improving the PA efficiency, handset performance is alsoimproved. Previous publications have mentioned the difference of power amplifiers where the circuit output worksas I) a current source or II) as a switch. The class E power amplifiers are devices whose output works as a switchachieving great performance and high power efficiency, reaching, in an ideal case, 100 % of efficiency. In thispaper, a low-level voltage class E power amplifier is analyzed, designed, simulated, built and characterized, using asilicio-Germains HBT transistor as an active element. The circuit was optimized using a harmonic balanced simulator(Microwave Office ® [1]). 70% power efficiency was measured after an optimizing procedure, although betterperformance can be expected with an improved switching transistor and more precisely lumped elements. Theprototype was designed to operate at 900 MHz and fed with 2.4 V, but it is well known that low-level polarizationvoltages affect efficiency, linearity, power gain, bandwidth, noise figure, as well as cost in RF circuits. However theclass E PA reported in this paper reaches high efficiency, high power gain as well as a good bandwidth, with lowlevelpolarization voltage. 2004 artículo científico 1665-6423 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=47420201 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=474 Journal of Applied Research and Technology application/pdf Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Journal of Applied Research and Technology (México) Num.2 Vol.2
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spellingShingle High- efficiency class e power amplifier using si-ge hbt technology
José Alfredo Tirado Méndez
Ingeniería
Low
High
Efficiency
level voltage
Class E Power Amplifier
High- efficiency class e power amplifier using si-ge hbt technology José Alfredo Tirado Méndez Hildeberto Jardón Aguilar Ingeniería Low High Efficiency level voltage Class E Power Amplifier One of the most important goals of RF circuit designers is improving efficiency and autonomy in handsets forpersonal communications. Currently, low-level voltage supplies are used to avoid big weight and volume. Besides,autonomy and efficiency are closely linked to the energy consumed by the circuits. Power Amplifier ( PA) is one ofthe circuits, which spends more energy from the battery. Improving the PA efficiency, handset performance is alsoimproved. Previous publications have mentioned the difference of power amplifiers where the circuit output worksas I) a current source or II) as a switch. The class E power amplifiers are devices whose output works as a switchachieving great performance and high power efficiency, reaching, in an ideal case, 100 % of efficiency. In thispaper, a low-level voltage class E power amplifier is analyzed, designed, simulated, built and characterized, using asilicio-Germains HBT transistor as an active element. The circuit was optimized using a harmonic balanced simulator(Microwave Office ® [1]). 70% power efficiency was measured after an optimizing procedure, although betterperformance can be expected with an improved switching transistor and more precisely lumped elements. Theprototype was designed to operate at 900 MHz and fed with 2.4 V, but it is well known that low-level polarizationvoltages affect efficiency, linearity, power gain, bandwidth, noise figure, as well as cost in RF circuits. However theclass E PA reported in this paper reaches high efficiency, high power gain as well as a good bandwidth, with lowlevelpolarization voltage. 2004 artículo científico 1665-6423 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=47420201 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=474 Journal of Applied Research and Technology application/pdf Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Journal of Applied Research and Technology (México) Num.2 Vol.2
title High- efficiency class e power amplifier using si-ge hbt technology
topic Ingeniería
Low
High
Efficiency
level voltage
Class E Power Amplifier
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