Systems and methods of RF power transmission, modulation, and amplification, including embodiments for amplifier class transitioning

• Main Authors: SORRELLS DAVID F, RAWLINS GREGORY S, RAWLINS MICHAEL W
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 09.09.2008
• Subjects: AMPLIFIERS; BASIC ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY; CONTROL OF AMPLIFICATION; ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; MEASURING; MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES; PHYSICS; TESTING; TRANSMISSION

Methods and systems for vector combining power amplification are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a plurality of signals are individually amplified, then summed to form a desired time-varying complex envelope signal. Phase and/or frequency characteristics of one or more of the signals are contro...