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Efficiency improved envelope amplifier using dual switching amplifiers

US8896375B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 7, 2013
Grant dateNov 25, 2014
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Expiry dateApr 1, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03F1/0227
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Provided is a hybrid envelope amplifier having improved efficiency, and more particularly, to an envelope amplifier using a dual switching amplifier and having improved efficiency in which power consumption is reduced by controlling a switching current of a switching region according to a magnitude of an envelope input signal, thereby improving efficiency compared to a conventional hybrid envelope amplifier. The envelope amplifier using a dual switching amplifier and having improved efficiency comprises a linear amplifier and a switching amplifier, wherein the switching amplifier includes two or more switching stages that are selectively operated according to a magnitude of an input signal.

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