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ECE 145C/218C Homework #4: 15V 1V 15V 1V 15V 1V 15V 1V

This document contains 3 homework problems related to power amplifier design. Problem 1 involves analyzing the power dissipated in a load resistor from a half-wave rectified sinusoidal voltage. Problem 2 involves designing a class B power amplifier for a cellular handset operating at 1.9 GHz. Problem 3 describes the operation of a Doherty amplifier using idealized class B main and auxiliary amplifiers. Key aspects addressed include load impedance selection, impedance seen by amplifiers, current and voltage relationships, RF power, DC power, and efficiency.

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ECE 145C/218C Homework #4: 15V 1V 15V 1V 15V 1V 15V 1V

This document contains 3 homework problems related to power amplifier design. Problem 1 involves analyzing the power dissipated in a load resistor from a half-wave rectified sinusoidal voltage. Problem 2 involves designing a class B power amplifier for a cellular handset operating at 1.9 GHz. Problem 3 describes the operation of a Doherty amplifier using idealized class B main and auxiliary amplifiers. Key aspects addressed include load impedance selection, impedance seen by amplifiers, current and voltage relationships, RF power, DC power, and efficiency.

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ECE 145C/218C Homework #4

1) 14 pts. Consider a voltage waveform v(t) that has the form of a half-wave rectified
sinusoid as shown below. The voltage v(t) is applied across a load resistor of value
RL.

a) Determine the dc power dissipated in the load, the power at the fundamental
frequency, and the power at each of the harmonics. (7)

b) Determine p(t)= v(t)*i(t) in the load, as a function of time. Find the time-
average value of this quantity. Show the relationship between this answer and
what you found for part 1. (7)

2) 26 pts. Let us return to problem 3 in homework 3, but design the amplifier for class B
operation. Imagine you are designing a power amplifier for a cellular handset
operating at 1.9 GHz, and that the transistor used for the final stage has Id-Vds
characteristics such as given in the figure below (this a slightly idealized "plain
vanilla" FET). Assume that the power supply voltage that you have to work with is
3.6V (this is the typical voltage for a Li ion battery).

Id
Imax
=1 A

Vds
1V 15V
a. What is the load resistance that you would choose for the device to achieve
maximum power for class-B? You may assume, for the moment, that there are no
parasitic capacitances or inductances. State your answer for the fundamental as
well as harmonics. (4)

b. Determine the maximum output power assuming class B operation (without


overdriving the input or causing any clipping of the output). Note that you are not
allowed to change the power supply or the width of the device (so the maximum
current is fixed as stated in the figure). (6)

c. What is the maximum efficiency that you could expect from the amplifier when
operated at 7 dB PAPR, if there were no losses in the impedance matching
network in Class B? Compare to class A. (7)

d. What is the average DC current for the class-B operation at 7-dB PAPR? (4)

e. What will be the efficiency if you do not change the RL value from the answer
given in part b? (5)

3) 32 pts. In this problem, describe the operation of a Doherty amplifier assuming


idealized class-B main and auxiliary amplifiers that operate as current sources with
peak efficiency at 10 dB backoff from maximum power. The load impedance can be
taken to be 20 ohms.
a. Using the voltage on the main amplifier, determine the condition on the
transmission line characteristic impedance under which the main amplifier
voltage remains constant. (4)

b. Determine the impedance seen by the main current source at the fundamental
frequency as a function of the current from the auxiliary amplifier. Sketch a plot
of the impedance as a function of I2 assuming I1 is constant. What is the
impedance seen by the main amplifier at peak power and at 10 dB backoff? (4)

c. Describe and plot the fundamental current from the main and auxiliary amplifiers
as a function of the input voltage assuming that the peak efficiency is 10 dB in
backoff. (4)

d. Find the voltage at the load. (4)

e. Find the RF power as a function of the input voltage. (6)

f. Find the DC power as a function of the DC power consumption. (6)

g. Plot the efficiency as a function of the input voltage in the medium power range.
(8)

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