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Optimization of Harmonic Tuning Circuit vary as Drain Voltage of Class F Power Amplifier

Class F 전력 증폭기의 드레인 전압 변화에 따른 고조파 조정 회로의 최적화

  • Lee, Chong-Min (Information and Telecommunication Engineering, Soongsil University) ;
  • Seo, Chul-Hun (Information and Telecommunication Engineering, Soongsil University)
  • 이종민 (숭실대학교 정보통신공학부) ;
  • 서철헌 (숭실대학교 정보통신공학부)
  • Published : 2009.01.25
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Abstract

This paper presents the design and optimization of output matching network according to envelope for class F power amplifier(PA) which is to apply to envelope elimination and restoration(EER) transmitter. In this paper, to increase the PAE of class F power amplifier which applies to EER transmitter, the varactor diode has been used on output matching network. As envelope changes, it optimizes constitution of harmonic trap that is short circuit in 2nd-harmonic and is open circuit in 3rd-harmonic. When drain voltage changes from 25 V to 30 V, some percentage is improved in the PAE.put the abstract of paper here.

본 논문은 EER(Envelope Elimination and Restoration)에 적용된 class F 전력 증폭기의 드레인 전압의 변화에 따른 출력 정합회로의 최적화에 대하여 연구하였다. EER 구조에 적용된 class F PA의 PAE(Power Added Efficiency)를 개선하기 위해 고조파 조정 회로에 Varactor 다이오드를 사용하였다. 포락선의 변화에 따라 2차 고조파는 단락 시키고 3차 고조파는 개방 시키도록 설계되었으며 본 논문에서 제안된 고조파 조정 회로를 통해 드레인 전압이 25 V에서 30 V까지 변화할 때 수 %의 PAE 개선 효과를 얻을 수 있었다.

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