Investigation of power amplifier performance under load mismatch conditions
Paper in proceeding, 2021

The time-varying loading conditions that power amplifiers (PAs) experience in active antenna systems degrade their overall performance. Consequently, the design of linear and highly-efficient PAs under mismatch is more important than ever. In this paper, different common and promising PA architectures, i.e. class-B, balanced, Doherty (DPA) and load-modulated-power-amplifier (LMBA), are analyzed under mismatch. Their sensitivity in terms of linearity, efficiency and output power is compared under a LTE signal excitation. Average drain efficiency (DE), average output power, normalized-mean-square-error (NMSE) as well as maximum output power variations are presented for each architecture as function of the voltage-standing-waveratio (VSWR). Thereby, the most suitable PA architecture to be integrated in active antenna systems may be identified.

efficiency

mismatch

power amplifier

class-B

Doherty

linearity

load modulated balanced amplifier

active antenna system

Author

Roger Argaez Ramirez

Chalmers, Microtechnology and Nanoscience (MC2), Microwave Electronics

Jose-Ramon Perez-Cisneros

Chalmers, Microtechnology and Nanoscience (MC2), Microwave Electronics

Christian Fager

Chalmers, Microtechnology and Nanoscience (MC2), Microwave Electronics

2021 IEEE Topical Conference on RF/Microwave Power Amplifiers for Radio and Wireless Applications, PAWR 2021

41-43 9375507

IEEE Topical Conference on RF/Microwave Power Amplifiers for Radio and Wireless Applications, PAWR 2021
Virtual, San Diego, USA,

Subject Categories

Control Engineering

Signal Processing

Other Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering

DOI

10.1109/PAWR51852.2021.9375507

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