
RF Power Amplifiers for Wireless Communications
Steve C. Cripps(Author)
Artech House Publishers
Published on 31. March 1999
Book
Hardback
356 pages
978-0-89006-989-9 (ISBN)
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Description
This guide to the theory and practice of RF power amplifier (PA) design for modern communications systems aims to help readers tackle PA design with confidence and save time in determining the cause of malfunctioning hardware. The book explores a unified approach to the classification of higher amplifier modes based on overdrive considerations. The text contains a complete survey of RF PA efficiency enhancement and linearization techniques and aims to help the reader design suitable matching networks which provide correct fundamental harmonic terminations for conventional high efficiency PA modes. It also provides an understanding of the class D, E and F modes and their feasibility at microwave frequencies and uses envelope simulation techniques to analyze the effects of distortion in overdriven PAS. Finally, the text discusses the maintenance of high efficiency operation at low points in an amplitude modulated signal envelope including detailed coverage of the Doherty, Chireix and Kahn techniques, it explores the possibilities and limitations of linearization methods and analyzes PA stability and oscillation problems.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Norwood
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Laminated cover
Illustrations
1, black & white illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
653 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-89006-989-9 (9780890069899)
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Steve C. Cripps
RF Power Amplifiers for Wireless Communications
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06/2006
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Person
Steve C. Cripps is an independent RF and microwave consultant and a member of the IEEE. He received his Ph.D. in microwave electronics from Cambridge University, England.
Content
Introduction. Linear Power Amplifier Design. Conventional High-Efficiency Amplifier Modes. Matching Network Design for Reduced Conduction Angle High-Efficiency Amplifiers. Overdrive and Limiting Effects in RF Power Amplifiers. Switching Mode Amplifiers for RF Applications. Nonlinear Effects in RF Power Amplifiers. Efficiency Enhancement Techniques. Power Amplifier Linearization Techniques. Power Amplifier Architecture.