Lu, Qing (2012) Applications of the genetic algorithm optimisation approach in the design of high efficiency microwave class E power amplifiers. Doctoral thesis, Northumbria University.
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Abstract
In this thesis Genetic Algorithm Optimisation Methods (GA) is studied and for the first time used to design high efficiency microwave class E power amplifiers (PAs) and associated load patch antennas.
The difficulties of designing high efficiency PAs is that power transistors are highly non linear and classical design techniques only work for resistive loads. There are currently no high efficient and accurate procedures for design high efficiency PAs. To achieve simplified and accurate design procedure, GA and new design quadratic equations are introduced and applied.
The performance analysis is based on linear switch models and non linear circuitry push-pull methods. The results of the analytical calculations and experimental verification showed that the power added efficiency (PAE) of the PAs mainly depend on the losses of the active device itself and are nearly independent on the losses of its harmonic networks. Hence, it has been proven that the cheap material PCB FR4 can be used to design high efficiency class E PAs and it also shown that low Q factor networks have only a minor effect on efficiency, allowing a wide bandwidth to be obtained.
In additional, a new procedure for designing class E PAs is introduced and applied. The active device (ATF 34143) is used. Good agreement was obtained between predicted analyses and the simulation results (from Microwave Office (AWR) and Agilent ADS software). For the practical realization, class E PAs were fabricated and tested using PCB FR4. The practical results validate computer simulations and the PAE of the class E PAs are more than 71% and Gain is over 3.8 dB when input power (Pin) is equal to 14 dBm at 2 GHz.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | RF8 microwave antennae, PCB FR4 substrates, transmission lines, push pull matching methods |
| Subjects: | F300 Physics H600 Electronic and Electrical Engineering |
| Department: | Faculties > Engineering and Environment > Mathematics, Physics and Electrical Engineering University Services > Graduate School > Doctor of Philosophy |
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| Depositing User: | Ellen Cole |
| Date Deposited: | 08 Aug 2013 13:38 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Dec 2023 15:14 |
| URI: | https://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/13340 |
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