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A new visualization tool for design is introduced: the Power Smith Tube. It provides aid in designing for optimum power-added efficiency (P AE) while meeting adjacent-channel power ratio (A CPR) requirements. The Power Smith Tube is a three-dimensional cylindrical extension of the Smith Chart with input power as the vertical axis. As such, this Smith Tube allows the visualization of design metrics, such as P AE and ACPR, as a function of both input power and load impedance. Performance of load-pull measurements or simulations at multiple values of input power provides data for the design. Design examples using the Power Smith Tube based on both simulation and measurement data are presented to demonstrate selection of load impedance and input power providing the highest P AE under ACPR constraints.

To create a reconfigurable radar transmitter, the power amplifier circuitry and waveform must be able to adjust in real time to changing operating frequencies and spectral requirements. For range radars, better range resolution can be accomplished by using waveforms of higher bandwidth. In this case it is desirable to maximize the chirp waveform bandwidth while maintaining spectral compliance and meeting power-added efficiency requirements. Based on the concept of the Smith Tube (presented in a recent conference article), this article describes a new intelligent, vector-based search for the load impedance and waveform bandwidth. The search provides the largest possible bandwidth while maintaining the power-added efficiency and adjacent-channel power ratio within specified requirements. The algorithm is demonstrated in measurement with multiple starting impedances and bandwidth search ranges, and consistently accurate and useful results are obtained. Multiple iterations of the two-part search can be performed for increased precision if the time needed to take additional measurements can be tolerated.

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