{"title":"Transformer based power combining for outphasing power amplifiers","authors":"S. Moallemi, Kevin Grout, J. Kitchen","doi":"10.1109/WMCAS.2018.8400624","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"This paper provides an evaluation and mathematical analysis of transformer-based power combiners for outphasing transmitters. Both voltage and current combining are discussed. The non-idealities associated with transformer parasitic coupling inductances are analyzed. This work proposes using a parallel-series combining transformer (PSCT) structure for 2-way outphasing. Finally, this work explores the implementation of a 4-way outphasing transmitter using a transformer combiner.","PeriodicalId":254840,"journal":{"name":"2018 Texas Symposium on Wireless and Microwave Circuits and Systems (WMCS)","volume":"40 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2018-04-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"3","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"2018 Texas Symposium on Wireless and Microwave Circuits and Systems (WMCS)","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WMCAS.2018.8400624","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
This paper provides an evaluation and mathematical analysis of transformer-based power combiners for outphasing transmitters. Both voltage and current combining are discussed. The non-idealities associated with transformer parasitic coupling inductances are analyzed. This work proposes using a parallel-series combining transformer (PSCT) structure for 2-way outphasing. Finally, this work explores the implementation of a 4-way outphasing transmitter using a transformer combiner.