Automatic methodology for wideband power amplifier design

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Autor(a) principal: Belchior, Catarina
Data de Publicação: 2021
Outros Autores: Nunes, Luís C., Cabral, Pedro M., Pedro, José C.
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10773/40309
Resumo: This letter presents an automatic power amplifier (PA) design methodology that uses a multidimensional search algorithm to find the best compromise between fundamental and harmonic impedance terminations for a specified bandwidth. In conventional design methodologies, PA designers need to preselect the optimum impedances, which normally follow nonFoster trajectories, and are thus impossible to achieve with passive matching networks (MNs) for a wide frequency range. Instead, the proposed automatic design method directly synthesizes the MNs to achieve the desired output power, efficiency, and gain performance, without forcing any impedance profiles. For that, load-pull data are interpolated using artificial neural networks and an algorithm based on the simplified real frequency technique is used to obtain the MNs. Finally, the method is validated with a single-ended PA implementation.
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spelling Automatic methodology for wideband power amplifier designAutomatic power amplifier (PA) designOptimum PA matchingPAsSimplified real frequency technique (SRFT)WidebandThis letter presents an automatic power amplifier (PA) design methodology that uses a multidimensional search algorithm to find the best compromise between fundamental and harmonic impedance terminations for a specified bandwidth. In conventional design methodologies, PA designers need to preselect the optimum impedances, which normally follow nonFoster trajectories, and are thus impossible to achieve with passive matching networks (MNs) for a wide frequency range. Instead, the proposed automatic design method directly synthesizes the MNs to achieve the desired output power, efficiency, and gain performance, without forcing any impedance profiles. For that, load-pull data are interpolated using artificial neural networks and an algorithm based on the simplified real frequency technique is used to obtain the MNs. Finally, the method is validated with a single-ended PA implementation.Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers2024-01-26T19:16:28Z2021-08-01T00:00:00Z2021-08info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10773/40309eng1531-130910.1109/LMWC.2021.3083101Belchior, CatarinaNunes, Luís C.Cabral, Pedro M.Pedro, José C.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2024-02-22T12:18:30Zoai:ria.ua.pt:10773/40309Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-20T03:10:13.407157Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Automatic methodology for wideband power amplifier design
title Automatic methodology for wideband power amplifier design
spellingShingle Automatic methodology for wideband power amplifier design
Belchior, Catarina
Automatic power amplifier (PA) design
Optimum PA matching
PAs
Simplified real frequency technique (SRFT)
Wideband
title_short Automatic methodology for wideband power amplifier design
title_full Automatic methodology for wideband power amplifier design
title_fullStr Automatic methodology for wideband power amplifier design
title_full_unstemmed Automatic methodology for wideband power amplifier design
title_sort Automatic methodology for wideband power amplifier design
author Belchior, Catarina
author_facet Belchior, Catarina
Nunes, Luís C.
Cabral, Pedro M.
Pedro, José C.
author_role author
author2 Nunes, Luís C.
Cabral, Pedro M.
Pedro, José C.
author2_role author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Belchior, Catarina
Nunes, Luís C.
Cabral, Pedro M.
Pedro, José C.
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Automatic power amplifier (PA) design
Optimum PA matching
PAs
Simplified real frequency technique (SRFT)
Wideband
topic Automatic power amplifier (PA) design
Optimum PA matching
PAs
Simplified real frequency technique (SRFT)
Wideband
description This letter presents an automatic power amplifier (PA) design methodology that uses a multidimensional search algorithm to find the best compromise between fundamental and harmonic impedance terminations for a specified bandwidth. In conventional design methodologies, PA designers need to preselect the optimum impedances, which normally follow nonFoster trajectories, and are thus impossible to achieve with passive matching networks (MNs) for a wide frequency range. Instead, the proposed automatic design method directly synthesizes the MNs to achieve the desired output power, efficiency, and gain performance, without forcing any impedance profiles. For that, load-pull data are interpolated using artificial neural networks and an algorithm based on the simplified real frequency technique is used to obtain the MNs. Finally, the method is validated with a single-ended PA implementation.
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