Optimum design of an envelope tracking buck converter for RFPA using GaN HEMTs

IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition: Energy Conversion Innovation for a Clean Energy Future, ECCE 2011, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 1210-1216

  Cucak D ^a   Vasic M ^a   Garcia O ^a   Oliver, J A ^a   Alou, P ^a   Cobos, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUCK CONVERTERS; ENVELOPE TRACKING; FILTER DESIGNS; GAN HEMTS; HIGHER EFFICIENCY; MOSFETS; OPTIMUM DESIGNS; POWER-LOSSES; RF TRANSMITTER; SINUSOIDAL OUTPUT; SWITCHING CHARACTERISTICS; SWITCHING DEVICES; SWITCHING LOSS;

DC-DC CONVERTERS; DESIGN; ENERGY CONVERSION; FILTER BANKS; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS;

GALLIUM NITRIDE;

EID: 81855209820     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ECCE.2011.6063914     Document Type: Conference Paper

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