Power amplifier for amplification of an input signal into an output signal

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9906193-B2
Application number	US-201415029701-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 2, 2014
Priority date	Oct 18, 2013
Publication date	Feb 27, 2018
Grant date	Feb 27, 2018

Abstract

A power amplifier comprising a first, a second and a third sub-amplifier for amplification of an input signal into an output signal. The sub-amplifiers are connected to an output network for providing the output signal at an output port of the output network. The output network comprises a first, a second and a third transmission line connected to the first sub-amplifier, the second sub-amplifier, and the third sub-amplifier, respectively. The first and second sub-amplifiers are operable in a first mode. The second and third sub-amplifiers are operable in a second mode. The first and third sub-amplifiers are operable in a third mode. Each of the first, second and third modes comprises a respective out-phasing mode in a respective part of an amplitude range of the power amplifier.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A power amplifier comprising a first and a second sub-amplifier for amplification of an input signal into an output signal, wherein the first and second sub-amplifiers are connected to an input network for receiving the input signal at an input port of the input network, and the first and second sub-amplifiers are connected to an output network for providing the output signal at an output port of the output network, wherein the output network comprises a first transmission line and a second transmission line connected to the first sub-amplifier and the second sub-amplifier, respectively, wherein the power amplifier further comprises:
a third sub-amplifier for amplification of the input signal into the output signal, wherein the third sub-amplifier is connected to the input network and the output network, wherein the output network further comprises a third transmission line connected to the third sub-amplifier, wherein the first and second sub-amplifiers are operable in a first mode at a first frequency range, wherein the second and third sub-amplifiers are operable in a second mode at a second frequency range, and wherein the first and third sub-amplifiers are operable in a third mode at a third frequency range, wherein the sub-amplifiers in each of the first, second and third modes are operating at maximum voltage in a respective part of an amplitude range of the power amplifier, for which a change in their combined output depends only on change in phase difference between the respective two amplifiers.

2. The power amplifier according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second transmission lines are connected to a first common transmission line, included in the output network, wherein the first common transmission line is common to the first and second sub-amplifiers.

3. The power amplifier according to claim 1 , further comprising a fourth sub-amplifier, wherein the fourth sub-amplifier is connected to the input network and the output network, wherein the output network further comprises a fourth transmission line.

4. The power amplifier according to claim 3 , wherein the third and fourth sub-amplifiers are connected to a second common transmission line, included in the output network, wherein the second common transmission line is common to the third and fourth sub-amplifiers.

5. The power amplifier according to claim 1 , wherein the power amplifier is a composite power amplifier.

6. A radio network node comprising the power amplifier according to claim 1 .

7. A user equipment comprising the power amplifier according to claim 1 .

8. A power amplifier comprising a first and a second sub-amplifier for amplification of an input signal into an output signal, wherein the first and second sub-amplifiers are connected to an input network for receiving the input signal at an input port of the input network, and the first and second sub-amplifiers are connected to an output network for providing the output signal at an output port of the output network, wherein the output network comprises a first transmission line and a second transmission line connected to the first sub-amplifier and the second sub-amplifier, respectively, wherein the power amplifier further comprises:
a third sub-amplifier for amplification of the input signal into the output signal, wherein the third sub-amplifier is connected to the input network and the output network, wherein the output network further comprises a third transmission line connected to the third sub-amplifier, wherein the first and second sub-amplifiers are operable in a first mode, wherein the second and third sub-amplifiers are operable in a second mode, and wherein the first and third sub-amplifiers are operable in a third mode, wherein each of the first, second and third modes comprises a respective out-phasing mode in a respective part of an amplitude range of the power amplifier,
wherein each of the first, second and third modes is different from a pure Doherty mode across an operational bandwidth of the power amplifier.

Assignees

• Ericsson Telefon Ab L M
• Ericsson Telefon Ab L M

Inventors

• Hellberg Richard

Classifications

• H03F3/19

  with semiconductor devices only · CPC title

• H03F1/0277

  Selecting one or more amplifiers from a plurality of amplifiers · CPC title

• H03F2203/7209

  the gated amplifier being switched from a first band to a second band · CPC title

• H03F2200/408

  the output amplifying stage of an amplifier comprising three power stages · CPC title

• H04W88/08

  Access point devices · CPC title