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EP1620325A4 N-WAY RF POWER AMPLIFIER CIRCUIT WITH INCREASED BACK-OFF CAPABILITY AND POWER ADDED EFFICIENCY USING UNEQUAL INPUT POWER DIVISION
有权
通过增加容量,提高BACKOFF额外的电源使用效率相等的输入功率划分NWAY高频功率放大电路
- 专利标题: N-WAY RF POWER AMPLIFIER CIRCUIT WITH INCREASED BACK-OFF CAPABILITY AND POWER ADDED EFFICIENCY USING UNEQUAL INPUT POWER DIVISION
- 专利标题(中): 通过增加容量,提高BACKOFF额外的电源使用效率相等的输入功率划分NWAY高频功率放大电路
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申请号: EP04749959申请日: 2004-04-09
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公开(公告)号: EP1620325A4公开(公告)日: 2006-08-09
- 发明人: PENGELLY RAYMOND SYDNEY , WOOD SIMON MAURICE
- 申请人: CREE MICROWAVE LLC
- 专利权人: CREE MICROWAVE LLC
- 当前专利权人: CREE MICROWAVE LLC
- 优先权: US43046103 2003-05-05
- 主分类号: H03F1/02
- IPC分类号: H03F1/02 ; H03F3/68 ; B65D51/16 ; B65D51/24 ; H01L20060101 ; H03F1/07 ; H03F1/32 ; H03F3/19 ; H03F3/24 ; H03F3/60
摘要:
An RF power amplifier circuit for amplifying an RF signal over a broad range of power with improved efficiency includes a carrier amplifier for amplifying an RF signal over a first range of power and with a power saturation level below the maximum of the broad range of power is disclosed. One or more peak amplifiers are connected in parallel with the carrier amplifier with each of the peak amplifiers being biased to sequentially provide an amplified output signal after the carrier amplifier approaches saturation. The input signal is applied through a signal splitter to the carrier amplifier and the plurality of peak amplifiers, and an output for receiving amplified output signals from the carrier amplifier and the plurality of peak amplifiers includes a resistive load R/2. The split input signal is applied through a 90° transformer to the carrier amplifier, and the outputs of the peak amplifiers are applied through 90° transformers to a output load. When operating below saturation, the carrier amplifier delivers power to a load of 2R when the carrier amplifier delivers current to the load, which is one-half the current at maximum power and the amplifier is saturated. The signal splitter can split the input signal power equally among the carrier and one or more peak amplifiers, or the input signal can be split unequally with the carrier amplifier receiving less input power than each of the peak amplifiers and vice versa.
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