A Novel Black Box Based Behavioral Model of Power Amplifier for WCDMA Applications

Amandeep Singh Sappal, Manjeet Singh Patterh, Sanjay Sharma

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DOI: 10.4236/cn.2010.23024                

Abstract

In this paper, Black Box approach is presented for behavioral modeling of a non linear power amplifier with memory effects. Large signal parameters of a Motorola LDMOS power amplifier driven by a WCDMA signal were extracted while taking into considerations the power amplifier’s bandwidth. The proposed model was validated based on the simulated data. Some validation results are presented both in the time and frequency domains, using WCDMA signal.

Keywords

Behavioral Model, Black Box, Power Amplifiers

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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