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Authors:
Mohamed Atta Abdelaziz Aboelazm
Victor Ivanovich Nefedov
Keywords: Keywords- SSP;, IM; DSP; DPD; LMS; RLS; IBO.
Abstract:
Abstract— In this paper, an integrated active phased array multi-beam antenna system model including a nonlinear model of the amplifier and a digital pre-distortion linearizer is introduced and validated by simulation. To investigate nonlinearity effects in a phased-array antenna, a two-beam, three-beam, and five-beam S-band arrays are simulated and the results of the proposed system model are analyzed. The presented model is able to precisely predict the inter-modulation products with an accuracy of 1 dB in power with small fraction of a degree in direction. The effect of integrating a digital pre-distortion linearizer is to enhance the efficiency of antenna array transmission power amplifiers. Therefore, the model can be used as a tool to accurately predict the inter-modulation patterns for multi-beam satellite array applications, avoiding excessive system margin and reducing DC power consumption.
Pages: 70 to 75
Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2015
Publication date: April 19, 2015
Published in: conference
ISSN: 2308-4480
ISBN: 978-1-61208-397-1
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Dates: from April 19, 2015 to April 24, 2015