New architectures for radio-frequency dc-dc power conversion

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 380-393

  Rivas, Juan M ^a   Wahby, Riad S ^b   Shafran, John S ^a   Perreault, David J ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b SILICON LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Cellular architecture; Class E inverter; Integrated converter; Radio frequency (RF) dc dc power converter; RF power amplifier (PA); Self oscillating inverter (SOI); Very high frequency (VHF)

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC INVERTERS; ELECTRIC LOADS; POWER AMPLIFIERS; VOLTAGE CONTROL;

CELLULAR ARCHITECTURE; CLASS E INVERTER; INTEGRATED CONVERTER; RADIO FREQUENCY DC-DC POWER CONVERTER; SELF-OSCILLATING INVERTER; VERY HIGH FREQUENCY (VHF);

POWER CONVERTERS;

EID: 33644893868     PISSN: 08858993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2005.869740     Document Type: Article

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