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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2014
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Apu Sivadas, Bangalore, IN;
Alok Joshi, Bangalore, IN;
Krishnaswamy Thiagarajan, Bangalore, IN;
Rakesh Kumar, Ghazipur, IN;
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
According to an aspect of present disclosure, a set of power amplifiers are used to amplify power of a signal for transmission. The signal powers from a set of power amplifiers are coupled to set of primary windings which are commonly coupled to a secondary winding such that the powers on the primary windings are additive in the secondary winding. A current path on the primary side is provided for flow of a current that is induced on at least one primary winding when a power amplifier coupled to that primary winding is in 'off' state. As a result, the induced current is prevented from flowing in to the power amplifier that are in 'on' state. Further, the current path isolates the power amplifiers from each other thereby enabling the power amplifiers to operate at the rated efficiency. In one embodiment, the current path is provided using a resistor network.