• DocumentCode
    2429939
  • Title

    Performance Analysis of Pulse Width Modulated RE Class- E Power Amplifier

  • Author

    Tom, Kevin ; Faulkner, Mike ; Lejon, Thomas

  • Author_Institution
    CTME, Victoria Univ., Melbourne, Vic.
  • Volume
    4
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    7-10 May 2006
  • Firstpage
    1807
  • Lastpage
    1811
  • Abstract
    The efficiency performance of a Class E amplifier and its anti-parallel diode derivative are compared for two different operational modes, pulse width modulation (PWM) and load modulation. The effect of modulated signals is investigated. The anti-parallel diode proved effective in doubling the efficiency of the load modulation method, but this still did not surpass the efficiency of the traditional PWM mode of operation where an efficiency of 45% was indicated for a 8 dB peak to average Rayleigh enveloped signal
  • Keywords
    power amplifiers; pulse width modulation; radiofrequency amplifiers; RF Class-E power amplifier; Rayleigh enveloped signal; load modulation; modulated signals; pulse width modulated amplifier; pulse width modulation; Diodes; Linearity; Performance analysis; Power amplifiers; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse width modulation; Radiofrequency amplifiers; Space vector pulse width modulation; Switches; Zero voltage switching;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Vehicular Technology Conference, 2006. VTC 2006-Spring. IEEE 63rd
  • Conference_Location
    Melbourne, Vic.
  • ISSN
    1550-2252
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-9391-0
  • Electronic_ISBN
    1550-2252
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/VETECS.2006.1683158
  • Filename
    1683158