Composite power amplifier
First Claim
1. A composite power amplifier including a first and a second power amplifier connected to an input signal over an input network and to a common load over an output network;
- and circuitry in said input network for driving both power amplifiers to produce first output current components having an amplitude that increases linearly with increasing output signal amplitude below a predetermined transition point and decreases monotonically with increasing output signal amplitude above said transition point, and second output current components having an amplitude that increases linearly with increasing output signal amplitude both below and above said transition point.
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Abstract
A composite power amplifier includes a first and a second power amplifier connected to an input signal over an input network and to a load over an output network. The output network includes phase shifting elements for generating different phase shifts from each power amplifier output to the common load. The input network includes means for driving both power amplifiers to produce first output current components having an amplitude that increases linearly with increasing output signal amplitude below a transition point (T.P) and decreases motonically with increasing output signal amplitude above said point, and second output current components having an amplitude that increases linearly with increasing output signal amplitude both below and above the transition point.
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19 Claims
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1. A composite power amplifier including a first and a second power amplifier connected to an input signal over an input network and to a common load over an output network;
- and circuitry in said input network for driving both power amplifiers to produce first output current components having an amplitude that increases linearly with increasing output signal amplitude below a predetermined transition point and decreases monotonically with increasing output signal amplitude above said transition point, and second output current components having an amplitude that increases linearly with increasing output signal amplitude both below and above said transition point.
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
- 7. A method of driving a composite power amplifier including a first and a second power amplifier connected to an input signal over an input network and to a common load over an output network, said method including the step of driving both power amplifiers to produce first output current components having an amplitude that increases linearly with increasing output signal amplitude below a predetermined transition point and decreases monotonically with increasing output signal amplitude above said transition point, and second output current components having an amplitude that increases linearly with increasing output signal amplitude both below and above said transition point.
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14. A radio terminal including a composite power amplifier, which includes a first and a second power amplifier connected to an input signal over an input network and to a common load over an output network;
- and circuitry in said input network for driving both power amplifiers to produce first output current components having an amplitude that increases linearly with increasing output signal amplitude below a predetermined transition point and decreases monotonically with increasing output signal amplitude above said transition point, and second output current components having an amplitude that increases linearly with increasing output signal amplitude both below and above said transition point.
- View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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