Electronically tuned power amplifier
First Claim
1. An electronically tuned circuit, comprising a power amplifier having an amplifier output wherein said amplifier output is coupled to provide amplified signal to an electronically tunable output network, said power amplifier capable of being operated in a large-signal mode, said output network including an electronically tunable reactive component, a control line, and a control input, wherein said control input is connected to a time varying non-DC tuning input signal, wherein electronic tuning of said electronically tunable reactive component includes non-motor operated electronic tuning when said power amplifier is operated in said large-signal mode, wherein said control line extends to said electronically tunable reactive component for providing a control signal derived from said time varying tuning input signal, wherein said control signal varies over more than two values for electronically varying reactance of said electronically tunable reactive component over more than two values, wherein said time varying non-DC tuning input signal is not derived from said amplified output.
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Abstract
A circuit and method for electronically tuning an RF power amplifier. The output filter includes at least one electronically variable reactance. The electronically tuned power amplifier may be tuned rapidly to a selected frequency, to a selected impedance, or to produce a selected output amplitude. An optional controller translates frequency, impedance, or modulation inputs into tuning signals. High-efficiency, wideband amplitude modulation is produced by varying the amplifier load impedance along preferred loci.
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64 Claims
- 1. An electronically tuned circuit, comprising a power amplifier having an amplifier output wherein said amplifier output is coupled to provide amplified signal to an electronically tunable output network, said power amplifier capable of being operated in a large-signal mode, said output network including an electronically tunable reactive component, a control line, and a control input, wherein said control input is connected to a time varying non-DC tuning input signal, wherein electronic tuning of said electronically tunable reactive component includes non-motor operated electronic tuning when said power amplifier is operated in said large-signal mode, wherein said control line extends to said electronically tunable reactive component for providing a control signal derived from said time varying tuning input signal, wherein said control signal varies over more than two values for electronically varying reactance of said electronically tunable reactive component over more than two values, wherein said time varying non-DC tuning input signal is not derived from said amplified output.
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40. An electronically tuned circuit comprising:
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(a) means for power amplifying having an output, wherein said means for power amplifying comprises a large-signal mode; and (b) means for electronic tuning of said means for power amplifying when said means for power amplifying is operating in said large signal mode, wherein said means for electronic tuning is coupled to said means for power amplifying for receiving an amplified signal, wherein said means for electronic tuning comprises an electronically tunable reactive component, a control line, and a control input, said control input available for connection from external to said means for electronic tuning, further wherein said control input is connected to a time varying non-DC tuning input signal, wherein said electronically tunable reactive component includes non-motor operated electronic tuning, wherein said control line extends to said electronically tunable reactive component for providing a control signal derived from said time varying non-DC tuning input signal, wherein said control signal varies over more than two values for electronically varying reactance of said electronically tunable reactive component over more than two values, wherein said time varying non-DC tuning input signal is not derived from said means for amplifying output. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 63)
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- 56. An electronically tuned circuit, comprising one or more power amplifiers having an output, wherein said power amplifiers are capable of operating in a large-signal mode, further wherein said one or more power amplifiers has an output network for receiving an amplified signal, said output network including a tuning input, a network output, an electronically tunable reactive component, a control line, wherein said tuning input is connected to a time varying non-DC tuning input signal, wherein electronic tuning of said electronically tunable reactive component includes non-motor operated electronic tuning when said one or more power amplifiers are operating in said large-signal mode, wherein said control line extends to said electronically tunable reactive component for providing a control signal derived from said time varying non-DC tuning input signal, wherein said control signal varies over more than two values for electronically varying reactance of said electronically tunable reactive component over more than two values, wherein said time varying non-DC tuning input signal is not derived from said amplifier output.
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