Resistance compression networks for radio-frequency power conversion

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 41-53

  Han, Yehui ^a   Leitermann, Olivia ^a   Jackson, David A ^b   Rivas, Juan M ^a   Perreault, David J ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Class E inverter; High frequency; Integrated converter; Matching network; Radio frequency (RF) dc dc resonant converter; Rectenna; Resonant rectifier; RF power amplifier (RF PA); Self oscillating inverter; Very high frequency (VHF)

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC INVERTERS; ELECTRIC RECTIFIERS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; RADIO FREQUENCY AMPLIFIERS;

INTEGRATED CONVERTER; RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) POWER AMPLIFIERS; RADIO-FREQUENCY POWER CONVERSION; RESONANT CONVERTER; RESONANT INVERTERS; RESONANT RECTIFIER;

POWER AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 33846905999     PISSN: 08858993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2006.886601     Document Type: Article

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