Variable class characteristic amplifier
US8344801B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 20, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jan 1, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 8, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03F2200/537
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A power amplifier (PA) adjustably operable between two classes of operation. The range of operation lies in a range of operation between a conventional, linear, conjugately matched Class AB characteristic amplifier and a higher efficiency switching Class E characteristic amplifier. A circuit topology having a push-pull configuration that allows a Class E characteristic of operation.
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