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Honza
Post subject: Nonlinear wideband (power) amplifier Posted:
Tue May 16, 2006 5:21 am
Captain
Joined: Tue Dec 13,
2005 2:42 am
Posts: 5
Location: Czech Rep.
Hi all.
I just want to ask you.
I would like to build a wideband 'power'
amplifier working let's say in C Class. (I'm speaking about 150-450MHz
band approximately, 0.5-1W out.)
Does the nonlinear wideband
amplifier even exists? ...Because I haven't found anything about it.
Do you have some design recommendation?
Thank you for help,
Honza.
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fred47
Post subject: Broadband Class
C amplifierPosted: Tue May 16, 2006 6:33 pm
General
Joined: Wed Feb 22, 2006 3:51 pm
Posts: 104
Hi!
Class
C amplifiers are unfortunately inherently not wideband. Here's why
Class C amplifiers are defined by having a conduction angle of less
than 180 degrees. This results in a pulse of current being applied to
the output network, which resonates at the operating frequency. This
resonance reduces the harmonics which are necessarily generated with
less than 180 degrees conduction angle. The Q may vary, but the resonance
is critical to the proper operation of the circuit.
Because the
current pulse is not symmetrical, both even and odd harmonics are generated.
So in your specifications, a 150 MHz input signal would result in 300
and 450 MHz spurious signals, which would not be filtered out - not
so good.
Good luck!
Fred
Posted 11/12/2012
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