• DocumentCode
    867736
  • Title

    Comments on "Class-E, Class-C, and Class-F Power Amplifier Based Upon a Finite Number of Harmonics"

  • Author

    Juhas, Anamarija ; Novak, Ladislav A.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput., Univ. of Novi Sad, Novi Sad
  • Volume
    57
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    6/1/2009 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1623
  • Lastpage
    1625
  • Abstract
    In this comment, we would like to call attention to a qualitative fact that the maximum attainable efficiencies of finite harmonic class C, contrary to the claim suggested in the above paper, differ from maximum attainable efficiencies of finite harmonic class-F power amplifiers (PAs). The difference is not significant and could be easily overlooked in numerical treatment of the problem. This probably explains how the claim came into being. The best way to prove that difference between efficiencies of finite harmonic class-C and class-F exists is to solve the problem in closed analytical form. In this comment, we provide closed form for maximum attainable efficiency of finite harmonic class-C using a famous Fejer´s result which goes back to 1915.
  • Keywords
    harmonic analysis; power amplifiers; class-C power amplifier; class-E power amplifier; class-F power amplifier; finite harmonic;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9480
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TMTT.2009.2019999
  • Filename
    4926128