Apparatus for power amplification based on envelope elimination and restoration (EER) and push-pull switching

1. A power amplifying apparatus based on envelope elimination and restoration (EER), comprising:

a voltage amplifier to amplify a high frequency component of an envelope signal;

a switching amplifier to generate a low frequency component signal of a drain bias based on a first pulse width modulation (PWM) signal that corresponds to a low frequency component of the envelope signal; and

a push-pull switch, connected to the switching amplifier in parallel, to add a high frequency component signal to an output of the switching amplifier by pushing or pulling current to or from the output of the switching amplifier.

2. The power amplifying apparatus of claim 1 further comprising:

a low pass filter (LPF) to pass the low frequency component of the envelope signal; and

a first PWM generator to generate the first PWM signal according to the low frequency component of the envelope signal.

3. The power amplifying apparatus of claim 1 further comprising:

a band pass filter (BPF) to pass an intermediate frequency component of the envelope signal; and

a second PWM generator to generate a second PWM signal according to the intermediate frequency component of the envelope signal to control the push-pull switch.

4. The power amplifying apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the switching amplifier includes

a switch connected to a direct current (DC) voltage source to switch on or off according to the first PWM signal, and

an inductor connected to the switch in serial.

5. The power amplifying apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the push-pull switch includes

a first diode connected to a DC voltage source,

a first switch interposed between the first diode and ground,

a second switch connected to the first diode in parallel,

a second diode connected to the first diode and the second switch in a forward direction and connected to ground in a reverse direction, and

an inductor connected to the first diode, the second diode, the first switch, and the second switch.

6. The power amplifying apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the first switch and the second switch are switched on and off according to a second PWM signal that is generated based on an intermediate frequency component of the envelope signal.

7. The power amplifying apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

a power amplifier (PA) to amplify a phase signal of a radio frequency (RF) signal using current output from the voltage amplifier, the switching amplifier, and the push-pull switch as the drain bias.

8. The power amplifying apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the voltage amplifier is a B class push-pull amplifier.

9. The power amplifying apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the switching amplifier is a buck converter.

10. A power amplifying method based on envelope elimination and restoration (EER), the method comprising:

amplifying a high frequency component of an envelope signal by a voltage amplifier;

generating a low frequency component signal of a drain bias based on a first pulse width modulation (PWM) signal that corresponds to a low frequency component of the envelope signal by a switching amplifier; and

adding a high frequency component signal to an output of the switching amplifier by pushing or pulling current to or from the output of the switching amplifier by a push-pull switch connected to the switching amplifier in parallel.

11. The power amplifying method of claim 10 further comprising:

passing the low frequency component of the envelop signal through a low pass filter (LPF); and

generating the first PWM signal by a first PWM generator according to the low frequency component of the envelop signal.

12. The power amplifying method of claim 10 further comprising:

passing an intermediate frequency component of the envelop signal through a band pass filter (BPF); and

generating a second PWM signal by a second PWM generator according to the intermediate frequency component of the envelope signal to control the push-pull switch.

13. The power amplifying method of claim 10 , wherein generating the low frequency component signal by the switching amplifier includes switching a connection between a direct current (DC) voltage source and an inductor of the switching amplifier on and off according to the first PWM signal.

14. The power amplifying method of claim 10 , wherein adding the high frequency component signal by the push-pull switch includes generating current in an inductor connected to a forward terminal of a second diode by switching on and off a first switch interposed between an opposite terminal of a first diode connected to a direct current (DC) voltage source in the forward direction and ground and a second switch connected to the first diode in parallel and connected to the forward terminal of the second diode connected to the ground in a reverse direction according to a second PWM signal that is generated based on an intermediate frequency component of the envelope signal.

15. The power amplifying method of claim 10 , further comprising:

amplifying a phase signal of a radio frequency (RF) signal using current output from the voltage amplifier, the switching amplifier, and the push-pull switch as the drain bias.

16. The power amplifying method of claim 10 , wherein the voltage amplifier is a B class push-pull amplifier.

17. The power amplifying method of claim 10 , wherein the switching amplifier is a buck converter.