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High-Efficiency Wideband Class-F Power Amplifier with Electronically Tunable Resonant Network

Compton, Alex D.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1422547511

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2015, Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (MSEE), Wright State University, Electrical Engineering.
This thesis presents a high-efficiency Class-F power amplifier (PA) operating from 30-88 MHz through the use of an electronically tunable resonant network. While conventional Class-F designs are limited to operation over less than an octave, the proposed design utilizes reconfigurable reactive elements in order to cover the entire VHF-FM frequency range. A real circuit implementation using GaN HEMT is designed and simulated, with the notable design considerations examined in detail. A minimum power added efficiency (PAE) of 71.7% is achieved across the band, at output powers = 49.2 dBm. This combination of high output power and high-efficiency operation across a wide frequency range creates opportunities for the design’s use in various commercial and defense applications where power consumption is a major design factor, most notably Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) systems.
Marian Kazimierczuk, Ph.D. (Advisor)
Michael Saville, Ph.D., P.E. (Committee Member)
Yan Zhuang, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
83 p.
Electrical Engineering
Class F, tunable, reconfigurable, high efficiency

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  • Compton, A. D. (2015). High-Efficiency Wideband Class-F Power Amplifier with Electronically Tunable Resonant Network [Master's thesis, Wright State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1422547511

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Compton, Alex. High-Efficiency Wideband Class-F Power Amplifier with Electronically Tunable Resonant Network. 2015. Wright State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1422547511.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Compton, Alex. "High-Efficiency Wideband Class-F Power Amplifier with Electronically Tunable Resonant Network." Master's thesis, Wright State University, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1422547511

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