Opportunities and challenges in very high frequency power conversion

DJ Perreault, J Hu, JM Rivas, Y Han… - 2009 Twenty-Fourth …, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
THIS paper explores opportunities and challenges in power conversion in the VHF
frequency range of 30-300 MHz. The scaling of magnetic component size with frequency is …

Long-range wireless microwave power transmission: A review of recent progress

X Zhu, K Jin, Q Hui, W Gong… - IEEE Journal of Emerging …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The concept of long-range microwave power transmission (MPT) has been driven by the
desire to remotely power satellites, drones, or some mobile facilities. The advantage of long …

A high-frequency resonant inverter topology with low voltage stress

JM Rivas, Y Han, O Leitermann… - 2007 IEEE Power …, 2007 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This document presents a new switched-mode resonant inverter, which we term the Φ 2
inverter, that is well suited to operation at very high frequencies and to rapid on/off control …

Very-high-frequency resonant boost converters

RCN Pilawa-Podgurski, AD Sagneri… - … on Power Electronics, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a resonant boost topology suitable for very-high-frequency (VHF, 30–
300 MHz) dc–dc power conversion. The proposed design features low device voltage stress …

Resistance compression networks for radio-frequency power conversion

Y Han, O Leitermann, DA Jackson… - … on Power Electronics, 2007 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A limitation of many high-frequency resonant inverter topologies is their high sensitivity to
loading conditions. This paper introduces a new class of matching networks that greatly …

A Very High Frequency DC–DC Converter Based on a Class ${\bm\Phi} _ {\bm 2} $ Resonant Inverter

JM Rivas, O Leitermann, Y Han… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper introduces a new dc-dc converter suitable for operation at very high frequencies
(VHF) under on-off control. The converter power stage is based on a resonant inverter (the Φ …

High-frequency resonant SEPIC converter with wide input and output voltage ranges

J Hu, AD Sagneri, JM Rivas, Y Han… - … on Power Electronics, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a resonant single-ended-primary-inductor-converter (SEPIC) converter
and control method suitable for high frequency (HF) and very high frequency (VHF) dc-dc …

Design considerations for very high frequency dc-dc converters

JM Rivas, D Jackson, O Leitermann… - 2006 37th IEEE …, 2006 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This document describes several aspects relating to the design of dc-dc converters
operating at frequencies in the VHF range (30–300 MHz). Design considerations are treated …

Evolution of very high frequency power supplies

A Knott, TM Andersen, P Kamby… - IEEE Journal of …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The ongoing demand for smaller and lighter power supplies is driving the motivation to
increase the switching frequencies of power converters. Drastic increases however, come …

Not just a phase: Outphasing power amplifiers

T Barton - IEEE Microwave Magazine, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Performing RF amplification in a way that is simultaneously linear and efficient has long
been a challenge in power amplifier (PA) design. In short, single-transistor PAs can either be …