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RF Amplifier Analysis and Design

RF Amplifier Analysis and Design. Critical Specifications: Input impedance: Z in Load Impedance: Z L Frequency of operation (upper and lower 3 dB frequencies) Maximum “undistorted” Power into Z L Voltage Gain , Power Gain Efficiency (P out (max)/P DC )

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RF Amplifier Analysis and Design

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  1. RF Amplifier Analysis and Design • Critical Specifications: • Input impedance: Zin • Load Impedance: ZL • Frequency of operation (upper and lower 3 dB frequencies) • Maximum “undistorted” Power into ZL • Voltage Gain , Power Gain • Efficiency (Pout(max)/PDC) • Power Supply Requirements (VDC, IDC) Remember: Design is the reverse of analysis. If you can’t analyze a thing, you cannot design a thing. An analysis problem has one correct solution. A design problem can have many solutions.

  2. Transistor Equivalent Circuits Equivalent AC Model For Amplifier Analysis/Design (Common Emitter) AC Model For Amplifier Analysis/Design (Common Base) DC Model For Bias Analysis/Design

  3. Transformer Conventions

  4. Typical RF Amplifier DC Equivalent AC Equivalent

  5. Book Example: Fig 1-11 DC/Bias Analysis Assume b is large, so IB can be neglected. Then: Compute IE Compute re Check Assumption 1. Current through the base bias resistors is 1 mA. The base current can be neglected if it is less than 5% of the resistor current, or .05 mA. …Since b > 25, our assumption is valid 12 v 10 kW VB 2 kW 1 kW

  6. Parasitic Coil Resistance AC Analysis Transformed Load Resistance Total AC Collector Resistance Transistor Voltage Gain Include the transformer: This is a general result that we will use over and over again! (eq 1-24)

  7. Frequency Analysis Input Impedance (b = 50) Power Gain

  8. vC VCC IC Saturation Margin VE Cutoff Margin

  9. AC Load Line iC Saturation: vCE ~ 0 For Symmetrical Clipping: If Then cutoff limits amplitude. If Then saturation limits amplitude. Q Point (quiescent) IC Cutoff: iC~ 0 vCE VCE Max P-P Undistorted Collector Voltage Swing

  10. Example 1-4 AC Load Line(Fig 1-11) iC 5.1 mA Maximum Undistorted Power Output IC = 1.3mA 14.2 v vCE VCE = 10.7 v This will occur when the input voltage is 26 mv 0-pk or 18 mv RMS Max P-P Undistorted Collector Voltage Swing: V0-pk = 3.5 v

  11. Discussion Since the author neglected to do the load line analysis, he failed to detect the fact that with 40 mV rms input (56.5 mV 0-pk), the collector voltage would want to swing 7.7 V 0-pk. Since the maximum 0-pk voltage swing determined by the load line is 3.5 V the amplifier will go into cutoff and the tops of the sine waves will be clipped. Design is all about verification/validation and iteration. For this DC bias scheme, the optimum total AC collector resistance at resonance should be : …which is greater than the transformed load resistance of 7.2 kW. If the 5 kW resistor were eliminated, we would have This is still less than Rc’(opt), but . . ..

  12. . . . We can make Rc’ = Rc’(opt) if we can make This requires a transformer turns ratio of: Now and . . . and the gains are:

  13. New AC Load Line iC 2.56 mA Maximum Undistorted Power Output IC = 1.3mA 21.7 v vCE VCE = 10.7 v Limited by saturation Max P-P Undistorted Collector Voltage Swing: V0-pk = 10.7 v This will occur when the input voltage is 25.2 mv 0-pk or 17.3 mv RMS

  14. Performance Summary The table below summarizes the performance changes introduced by removing the 5k resistor and changing the turns ratio from 12 to 15:

  15. Voltage, Current, and Power Assume Maximum Power Output Condition: Ic = IC Vce = VCE For the AC Collector Load: For the Transistor:

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