• DocumentCode
    2342433
  • Title

    Circuit to aid tuning of Class-E amplifier

  • Author

    Cantrell, W.H.

  • Author_Institution
    Res. & Dev. Center, Motorola Inc., Fort Worth, TX, USA
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2000
  • fDate
    11-16 June 2000
  • Firstpage
    787
  • Abstract
    The problem of tuning a high-Q Class-E amplifier is addressed. It can not be tuned for maximum output power without degrading efficiency. A novel modification is made to the design so that it can be tuned for maximum output power while maintaining maximum efficiency. Simulation data is shown. Measured data is provided at low frequencies.
  • Keywords
    Q-factor; circuit optimisation; circuit tuning; microwave power amplifiers; network topology; Class-E amplifier; high-Q amplifier; maximum efficiency; maximum output power; microwave power amplifiers; tuning; Circuit optimization; Circuit simulation; Equations; Frequency measurement; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Radio frequency; Radiofrequency amplifiers; Switches; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave Symposium Digest. 2000 IEEE MTT-S International
  • Conference_Location
    Boston, MA, USA
  • ISSN
    0149-645X
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-5687-X
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MWSYM.2000.863299
  • Filename
    863299