Efficiency optimization in linear-assisted switching power converters for envelope tracking in rf power amplifiers

Proceedings - IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 1302-1305

  Yousefzadeh, V ^a   Alarcon E ^b   Maksimovic, D ^a  

^a UCB 450   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE DISTRIBUTIONS; APPLICATION EXAMPLES; BAND SEPARATION; CDMA SIGNALS; EFFICIENCY MODELS; EFFICIENCY OPTIMIZATION; ENVELOPE TRACKING; HIGH EFFICIENCY; LINEAR AMPLIFIERS; OVERALL EFFICIENCY; POLAR MODULATION; POWER SUPPLY; RF POWER AMPLIFIERS; RF TRANSMITTER; SWITCHING CONVERTER; SWITCHING POWER CONVERTERS;

ELECTRIC SWITCHGEAR; MODULATION; POWER AMPLIFIERS; POWER CONVERTERS; SWITCHING CIRCUITS;

SWITCHING;

EID: 34548721862     PISSN: 02714310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ISCAS.2005.1464834     Document Type: Conference Paper

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