A study on multi-level PWM and asynchronous Sigma Delta modulations for enhanced bandlimited signal tracking in switching power amplifiers
dc.contributor.author | García Tormo, Albert |
dc.contributor.author | Poveda López, Alberto |
dc.contributor.author | Alarcón Gallo, Eduardo |
dc.contributor.author | Guinjoan Gispert, Francisco |
dc.contributor.other | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament d'Enginyeria Electrònica |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-07-26T17:07:30Z |
dc.date.created | 2013-06 |
dc.date.issued | 2013-06 |
dc.identifier.citation | Garcia, A. [et al.]. A study on multi-level PWM and asynchronous Sigma Delta modulations for enhanced bandlimited signal tracking in switching power amplifiers. "IEEE transactions on circuits and systems I: regular papers", Juny 2013, vol. 60, núm. 6, p. 1621-1634. |
dc.identifier.issn | 1057-7122 |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2117/20014 |
dc.description.abstract | This work deals with multi-level switching amplifiers, in the context of high-efficiency power amplification for signal tracking applications. In particular, this paper evaluates the reduction in the error signal's power due to multi-level power amplification (compared to conventional two-level amplifiers) and compares the performance of two multi-level pulse modulations: PWM and Asynchronous ${{Sigma}} {{Delta}}$ Modulation. First the intrinsic bandwidth limits of multi-level switching amplifiers are inferred, to clearly state the advantages and limitations of multi-level power amplification. From the existing analyses of Pulse Width Modulation already reported in the literature, PWM is herein extended to multiple levels based on an equivalent representation, which allows to derive a closed expression for the power spectrum of multi-level PWM in bandlimited signal tracking. The Asynchronous ${{Sigma}} {{Delta}}$ Modulation is extended to multiple levels and the resulting multi-level encoding algorithm is analyzed in both time and frequency domains. The performance of both modulations is characterized and compared at different operating frequencies and using different number of levels. The main outcomes of this in-depth characterization show that, if the switching frequency is high enough, the tracking error is independent of the modulation and the switching frequency, i.e., it only depends upon the number of levels, which points out the suitability of asynchronous modulations for relatively low switching frequencies (compared to the number of levels). |
dc.format.extent | 14 p. |
dc.language.iso | eng |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Spain |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/ |
dc.subject | Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria electrònica::Electrònica de potència |
dc.subject.lcsh | Power amplifiers |
dc.subject.other | Encoding |
dc.subject.other | multi-level modulation |
dc.subject.other | multi-level PWM |
dc.subject.other | multi-level time encoding |
dc.subject.other | power amplifiers |
dc.subject.other | signal analysis |
dc.title | A study on multi-level PWM and asynchronous Sigma Delta modulations for enhanced bandlimited signal tracking in switching power amplifiers |
dc.type | Article |
dc.subject.lemac | Amplificadors de potència |
dc.contributor.group | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. EPIC - Energy Processing and Integrated Circuits |
dc.contributor.group | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. SEPIC - Sistemes Electrònics de Potència i de Control |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1109/TCSI.2012.2220463 |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Peer Reviewed |
dc.relation.publisherversion | http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/articleDetails.jsp?tp=&arnumber=6497669&queryText%3DA+Study+on+Multi-Level+PWM+and+Asynchronous+Sigma+Delta+Modulations+for+Enhanced+Bandlimited+Signal+Tracking+in+Switching+Power+Amplifiers |
dc.rights.access | Restricted access - publisher's policy |
local.identifier.drac | 12672913 |
dc.description.version | Postprint (published version) |
dc.date.lift | 10000-01-01 |
local.citation.author | Garcia, A.; Poveda, A.; Alarcon, E.; Guinjoan, F. |
local.citation.publicationName | IEEE transactions on circuits and systems I: regular papers |
local.citation.volume | 60 |
local.citation.number | 6 |
local.citation.startingPage | 1621 |
local.citation.endingPage | 1634 |
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