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A Highly Linear and Efficiency Class-F Power Amplifier using PBG and application EER Structure

EER 구조의 응용과 PBG를 이용한 고효율, 고선형성 Class-F 전력 증폭기

  • 이종민 (숭실대학교 정보통신공학부) ;
  • 서철헌 (숭실대학교 정보통신공학부)
  • Published : 2007.02.25
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Abstract

In this paper, the Power Added Efficiency (PAE) and linearity of class-F PA has been improved by using the PBG structure and the application of EER structure, simultaneously. The adaptive bias control circuit has been employed to improve the PAE through the application of EER structure. The PBG structure has been adapted for improving the Linearity by suppressing the harmonics on the output of amplifier. The PAE and the 3rd Inter-Modulation Distortion (IMD) has improved 34.56%, 10.66 dB, compared with those of the conventional Doherty amplifier, respectively.

본 논문에서는 class-F 전력 증폭기의 높은 선형성과 고효율을 얻기 위해 PBG구조와 EER (Envelope Elimination and Restoration) 구조를 적용하였다. class-F급 전력 증폭기의 효율을 개선시키기 위해 EER 구조의 포락선 검파기를 응용하여 전력 증폭기의 구동 전력을 조절하였다. 또한 PBG 구조를 class-F 전력증폭기의 출력단에 적용함으로써 정합회로의 비정합에 의한 고조파 성분들을 제거하여 높은 선형성을 얻었다. 본 논문에서 제안한 PBG 구조의 응용과 EER 구조를 응용한 전력 증폭기 구조는 적응형 바이어스를 이용한 Doherty 전력 증폭기에 비해 PAE가 34.56% 개선되었고 일반적인 Doherty 증폭기에 비해 $3^{rd}$ IMD가 -10.66 dBc 이상 개선되었다.

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