Return to search

Design and development of a high efficiency modulated Class E amplifier

M. Tech. (Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology), Vaal University of Technology / Amplitude modulation is not commonly associated with effective amplifying. This work
focuses on implementing amplitude modulation into a high efficiency Class E amplifier.
Different types of amplifiers are compared with each other, to show the advantages of
using a Class E amplifier. The theory of the Class E amplifier is dealt with in detail. A
harmonic filter is designed for the amplifier to make it radio spectrum friendly.
The modulation process is implemented with the aid of a transformer into the Class E
amplifier. The advantage of this is that the transformer serves both as a radio frequency
choke for the Class E circuit as well as a modulator.
The implementation of the amplitude modulation into the high efficient Class E circuit
was successful. The final Class E circuit had superb efficiency, the harmonic filter
showed good harmonic attenuation and the modulation process had low distortion. All
this resulted in a fine low power AM transmitter.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:vut/oai:digiresearch.vut.ac.za:10352/270
Date01 1900
CreatorsCrafford, Crafford, Hendrik Lambert Helberg Hendrik Lambert Helberg
ContributorsPienaar, H. C. v Z.
Source SetsSouth African National ETD Portal
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis
Formatxvi, 170 leaves: diagrams

Page generated in 0.0016 seconds