Title :
Voltage clamped class-E amplifier with Zener diode
Author :
Suetsugu, Tadashi ; Kazimierczuk, Marian K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Wright State Univ., Dayton, OH, USA
Abstract :
A class-E amplifier with a clamped switch peak voltage by a Zener diode is proposed and experimented. The effect of the Zener diode on the switch voltage waveform, output power, and efficiency are examined. The experimental verification is presented using a prototype circuit.
Keywords :
Zener diodes; power amplifiers; Zener diode; clamped peak switch voltage; class-E amplifier; switching power amplifier; Capacitors; Circuits; Diodes; Frequency response; Harmonic distortion; Harmonics suppression; Power harmonic filters; Signal processing; Total harmonic distortion; Voltage;
Journal_Title :
Circuits and Systems I: Fundamental Theory and Applications, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TCSI.2003.817757
