Exact analysis of class E frequency multiplier with finite DC-feed inductance at any output Q

AEU-Archiv fur Elektronik und Ubertragungstechnik

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 215-221

  Albuleţ, Mihai ^a   Radu, Sergiu ^a,b  

^a GHEORGHE ASACHI TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF IASI   (Romania)

^b Dept Electromagnetic Compatibility ^*

Author keywords

Class E; Frequency multiplier

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC NETWORK SYNTHESIS; EQUIVALENT CIRCUITS; PERFORMANCE;

CLASS E FREQUENCY MULTIPLIER; FINITE DC FEED INDUCTANCE;

FREQUENCY MULTIPLYING CIRCUITS;

EID: 0030144990     PISSN: 00011096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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