A Look-Up-Table Digital Predistortion Technique for High-Voltage Power Amplifiers in Ultrasonic Applications

被引:19
作者
Gao, Zheng [1 ]
Gui, Ping [1 ]
机构
[1] So Methodist Univ, Dept Elect Engn, Dr Guis Lab, Dallas, TX 75275 USA
关键词
LINEARIZATION;
D O I
10.1109/TUFFC.2012.2354
中图分类号
O42 [声学];
学科分类号
070206 ; 082403 ;
摘要
In this paper, we present a digital predistortion technique to improve the linearity and power efficiency of a high-voltage class-AB power amplifier (PA) for ultrasound transmitters. The system is composed of a digital-to-analog converter (DAC), an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), and a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) in which the digital predistortion (DPD) algorithm is implemented. The DPD algorithm updates the error, which is the difference between the ideal signal and the attenuated distorted output signal, in the look-up table (LUT) memory during each cycle of a sinusoidal signal using the least-mean-square (LMS) algorithm. On the next signal cycle, the error data are used to equalize the signal with negative harmonic components to cancel the amplifier's nonlinear response. The algorithm also includes a linear interpolation method applied to the windowed sinusoidal signals for the B-mode and Doppler modes. The measurement test bench uses an arbitrary function generator as the DAC to generate the input signal, an oscilloscope as the ADC to capture the output waveform, and software to implement the DPD algorithm. The measurement results show that the proposed system is able to reduce the second-order harmonic distortion (HD2) by 20 dB and the third-order harmonic distortion (HD3) by 14.5 dB, while at the same time improving the power efficiency by 18%.
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页码:1550 / 1557
页数:8
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