Efficient power amplification system
First Claim
1. A system for efficient power amplification of an electromagnetic signal, comprising:
- a switchplexer having at least two switchplexer inputs and a switchplexer output, where the switchplexer is configured to provide communication between a selected switchplexer input and the switchplexer output;
at least one interstage matching circuit;
at least two amplifier stages, each having an amplifier stage input and an amplifier stage output, where the amplifier stage output of a first one of the amplifier stages is in communication with a first one of the switchplexer inputs via the at least one interstage matching circuit;
at least one output matching circuit, each havingan output matching circuit input in communication with a second one of the amplifier stage outputs, andan output matching stage output in communication with a second one of the switchplexer inputs; and
a control unit configured to control selection of the selected switchplexer input and to selectively activate at least one of the amplifier stages.
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Abstract
A system for efficient power amplification of an electromagnetic signal includes a switchplexer having at least two inputs and an output. The switchplexer may be configured to provide communication between a selected switchplexer input and the switchplexer output. The system also may include two or more amplifier stages, each having an input and an output, and one or more output matching circuits. Each of the output matching circuits may include an input in communication with one of the amplifier stage outputs, as well as an output in communication with one of the switchplexer inputs. A control unit may be configured to control selection of the selected switchplexer input and to selectively activate at least one of the amplifier stages.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for efficient power amplification of an electromagnetic signal, comprising:
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a switchplexer having at least two switchplexer inputs and a switchplexer output, where the switchplexer is configured to provide communication between a selected switchplexer input and the switchplexer output; at least one interstage matching circuit; at least two amplifier stages, each having an amplifier stage input and an amplifier stage output, where the amplifier stage output of a first one of the amplifier stages is in communication with a first one of the switchplexer inputs via the at least one interstage matching circuit; at least one output matching circuit, each having an output matching circuit input in communication with a second one of the amplifier stage outputs, and an output matching stage output in communication with a second one of the switchplexer inputs; and a control unit configured to control selection of the selected switchplexer input and to selectively activate at least one of the amplifier stages. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for efficient power amplification of an electromagnetic signal, comprising:
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a switchplexer having at least two switchplexer inputs and a switchplexer output, where the switchplexer is configured to provide communication between a selected switchplexer input and the switchplexer output; at least two amplifier stages, each having an amplifier stage input and an amplifier stage output; an interstage matching circuit, having an interstage matching circuit input in communication with the amplifier stage output of a second one of the amplifier stages, an interstage matching circuit main output in communication with the amplifier stage input of the first one of the amplifier stages, and an interstage matching circuit bypass output in communication with a first one of the switchplexer inputs; at least one output matching circuit, each having an output matching circuit input in communication with the amplifier stage output of the first one of the amplifier stages, and an output matching stage output in communication with a second one of the switchplexer inputs; and a control unit configured to control selection of the selected switchplexer input and to selectively activate at least one of the amplifier stages. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A system for efficient power amplification of an electromagnetic signal, comprising:
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a switchplexer having at least two switchplexer inputs and a switchplexer output, where the switchplexer is configured to provide communication between a selected switchplexer input and the switchplexer output; at least two low-band amplifier stages, each having an amplifier stage input and an amplifier stage output; at least two high-band amplifier stages, each having an amplifier stage input and an amplifier stage output; a band diplexer having a first band diplexer input, a second band diplexer input, and a band diplexer output that is in communication with a first one of the switchplexer inputs; a low-band interstage matching circuit having a low-band interstage matching circuit input in communication with the output of a first one of the low-band amplifier stages, a low-band interstage matching circuit main output in communication with the input of a second one of the low-band amplifier stages, and a low-band interstage matching circuit bypass output in communication with the first band diplexer input; and a high-band interstage matching circuit having a high-band interstage matching circuit input in communication with the output of a first one of the high-band amplifier stages, a high-band interstage matching circuit main output in communication with the input of a second one of the high-band amplifier stages, and a high-band interstage matching circuit bypass output in communication with the second band diplexer input; a low-band output matching circuit, having an output matching circuit input in communication with the output of the second low-band amplifier stage output, and an output matching stage output in communication with a second one of the switchplexer inputs; a high-band output matching circuit, having an output matching circuit input in communication with the output of the second high-band amplifier stage output, and an output matching stage output in communication with a third one of the switchplexer inputs; and a control unit configured to control selection of the selected switchplexer input and to selectively activate at least one of the amplifier stages. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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