基于扩展连续B/J类的带宽增强功率放大器设计

    Design of Bandwidth-enhanced Power Amplifer Based on Extended Continuous Class-B/J

    • 摘要: 介绍了一种基于扩展连续B/J类模式的宽带高效率功率放大器的设计。提出了一种带宽增强双路径阻抗匹配技术,将连续的B/J类模式进行扩展,以实现电阻性二次谐波阻抗为设计目标,并与带宽可扩展的双枝节调谐网络相结合,通过同时操纵4个频率点,在宽频段内实现最佳的二次谐波阻抗匹配,从而实现了功率放大器的带宽扩展和效率提高。为了验证所提出的设计理论,设计并制备了一个多倍频程的功率放大器,采用10 W氮化镓高电子迁移率晶体管器件,对设计思想进行了验证。所实现的功率放大器在0.45 GHz ~2.55 GHz带宽范围内的相对带宽为140%。带内实现了39.3 dBm~42.4 dBm的输出功率、61.2%~76.7%的漏极效率和9.3 dB~12.4 dB的增益。

       

      Abstract: A design of a broadband high-efficiency power amplifier based on extended continuous class-B/J mode is described in this paper. A bandwidth-enhanced dual-path impedance matching technology is proposed that extends the continuous Class-B/J mode to achieve resistive second harmonic impedance as the design goal, and combines it with a bandwidth-extended dual-branch tuning network. By simultaneously manipulating four frequency points, the best second harmonic impedance matching is achieved in a wide frequency band, thereby achieving bandwidth expansion and efficiency improvement of the power amplifier. In order to validate the proposed design theory, a multi-octave prototype is designed and fabricated, and the design idea is verified by using a 10 W gallium nitride high electron mobility transistor device. The implemented power amplifier has a relative bandwidth of 140% in the 0.45 GHz ~ 2.55 GHz bandwidth range. In addition, an output power of 39.3 dBm ~ 42.4 dBm, a drain efficiency of 61.2% ~ 76.7%, and a gain of 9.3 dB ~ 12.4 dB can be achieved within a wide bandwidth.

       

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