Analysis of thermal effects in active antenna array transmitters using a combined EM/circuit/thermal simulation technique
Paper in proceeding, 2015

This paper presents a new technique for efficient system level analysis of joint nonlinear thermal and RF effects in active antenna array transmitters. The technique is based on the integration of an electro-thermal simulation with comprehensive electro-magnetic (EM) and nonlinear temperature-dependent behavioral models for the active circuits. Simulation results for a 64 (8×8) element GaN-based antenna array MIMO transmitter serving two independent users are used to illustrate the predictive capabilities offered by the proposed analysis. © 2015 IEEE.

MIMO

smart transmitters

antenna arrays

temperature

Nonlinear distortion

Author

Christian Fager

Chalmers, Microtechnology and Nanoscience (MC2), Microwave Electronics

Katharina Hausmair

Chalmers, Signals and Systems, Communication, Antennas and Optical Networks

Thomas Eriksson

Chalmers, Signals and Systems, Communication, Antennas and Optical Networks

Koen Buisman

Chalmers, Microtechnology and Nanoscience (MC2), Microwave Electronics

2015 Integrated Nonlinear Microwave and Millimetre-wave Circuits Workshop (INMMiC)

7330386
9781467364966 (ISBN)

Areas of Advance

Information and Communication Technology

Subject Categories

Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering

DOI

10.1109/INMMIC.2015.7330386

ISBN

9781467364966

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