Buck derived converters based on gallium nitride devices for Envelope Tracking applications

Envelope tracking (ET) is a technique designed to enhance the efficiency of radio frequency power amplifiers (RF PA). It is based on providing the voltage to the RF PA with variations that mimic the shape of the envelope of the communication signal that the RF PA is processing. As the bandwidth of t...

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Autores: Fernández Miaja, Pablo|||0000-0002-4419-1940, Rodríguez Alonso, Alberto|||0000-0002-6541-4509, Sebastián Zúñiga, Francisco Javier|||0000-0002-9717-866X
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Oviedo (UNIOVI)
Repositorio:RUO. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Oviedo
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:digibuo.uniovi.es:10651/30485
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10651/30485
https://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TPEL.2014.2326046
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:DC-DC power conversion
Gallium compounds
Microwave power amplifiers
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Sumario:Envelope tracking (ET) is a technique designed to enhance the efficiency of radio frequency power amplifiers (RF PA). It is based on providing the voltage to the RF PA with variations that mimic the shape of the envelope of the communication signal that the RF PA is processing. As the bandwidth of these signals can be around several megahertz, the switching frequency of the switching mode power supply designed for ET applications has to be very high. The good switching characteristics of Gallium Nitride devices makes them suitable for this application. This paper presents two multiphase converters to be used as envelope modulators in envelope tracking applications