Power amplifier, radio remote unit, and base station

1. A power amplifier, comprising:

a first envelope modulator connected to a drain electrode of a main power amplifier and configured to:

obtain a first envelope voltage according to a received first envelope signal; and

output the first envelope voltage to the drain electrode of the main power amplifier;

a second envelope modulator connected to a drain electrode of an auxiliary power amplifier and configured to:

obtain a second envelope voltage according to a received second envelope signal; and

output the second envelope voltage to the drain electrode of the auxiliary power amplifier,

wherein the main power amplifier, when in an operating state, is configured to:

set the first envelope voltage received from the first envelope modulator as an operating voltage; and

perform amplification processing on a signal input from a source electrode of the main power amplifier, and

wherein the auxiliary power amplifier is connected in parallel to the main power amplifier and, when in an operating state, is configured to:

set the second envelope voltage received from the second envelope modulator as an operating voltage; and

perform the amplification processing on a signal input from a source electrode of the auxiliary power amplifier, wherein a proportional relationship between the first envelope voltage and the second envelope voltage corresponds to a ratio of an output power of the main power amplifier to the auxiliary power amplifier.

2. The power amplifier according to claim 1 , wherein the first envelope modulator is connected to a gate electrode of the main power amplifier, wherein the first envelope modulator is further configured to output the first envelope voltage to the gate electrode of the main power amplifier, wherein the second envelope modulator is connected to a gate electrode of the auxiliary power amplifier, and wherein the second envelope modulator is further configured to output the second envelope voltage to the gate electrode of the auxiliary power amplifier.

3. The power amplifier according to claim 1 , further comprising an upconverter separately connected to the source electrode of the main power amplifier and the source electrode of the auxiliary power amplifier and configured to:

convert a radio frequency signal to a same operating frequency range as of the main power amplifier and of the auxiliary power amplifier; and

output a signal obtained after conversion separately to the main power amplifier and the auxiliary power amplifier.

4. The power amplifier according to claim 1 , further comprising an impedance transformation network separately connected to an output end of the main power amplifier and an output end of the auxiliary power amplifier and configured to provide a phase difference between the main power amplifier and the auxiliary power amplifier.

5. The power amplifier according to claim 1 , further comprising a power divider separately connected to the source electrode of the main power amplifier and the source electrode of the auxiliary power amplifier and configured to:

divide a radio frequency signal into two signals; and

output the two signals separately to the main power amplifier and the auxiliary power amplifier.

6. The power amplifier according to claim 1 , wherein the first envelope signal and the second envelope signal are obtained after an original envelope signal of a radio frequency signal is processed using a same function.

7. The power amplifier according to claim 1 , wherein the first envelope signal and the second envelope signal are obtained after an original envelope signal of a radio frequency signal is processed using different functions.

8. The power amplifier according to claim 1 , wherein the first envelope modulator is configured to process, according to a first signal threshold, the received first envelope signal to obtain a fixed voltage as the first envelope voltage or a varying voltage that varies with an amplitude of the received first envelope signal as the first envelope voltage.

9. The power amplifier according to claim 1 , wherein the second envelope modulator is configured to process, according to a second signal threshold, the received second envelope signal to obtain a fixed voltage as the second envelope voltage or a varying voltage that varies with an amplitude of the received second envelope signal as the second envelope voltage.

10. A radio remote unit (RRU), comprising a power amplifier, wherein the power amplifier comprises:

a first envelope modulator connected to a drain electrode of a main power amplifier and configured to:

obtain a first envelope voltage according to a received first envelope signal; and

output the first envelope voltage to the drain electrode of the main power amplifier;

a second envelope modulator connected to a drain electrode of an auxiliary power amplifier and configured to:

obtain a second envelope voltage according to a received second envelope signal; and

output the second envelope voltage to the drain electrode of the auxiliary power amplifier;

wherein the main power amplifier, when in an operating state, is configured to:

set the first envelope voltage received from the first envelope modulator as an operating voltage; and

perform amplification processing on a signal input from a source electrode of the main power amplifier, and

wherein the auxiliary power amplifier is connected in parallel to the main power amplifier and, when in an operating state, is configured to:

set the second envelope voltage received from the second envelope modulator as an operating voltage; and

perform the amplification processing on a signal input from a source electrode of the auxiliary power amplifier, wherein a proportional relationship between the first envelope voltage and the second envelope voltage corresponds to a ratio of an output power of the main power amplifier to that of the auxiliary power amplifier.