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spectreRF pss analysis : formula for PAE

smarjeet

Hi,

When using the direct plot option to  trace out the PAE (= Pout - Pin / Pdc) after a pss analysis, if the PAE is added to the outputs the formula which gets added to Output window reads as follows :

 ((100.0 * harmonic ((spectralPower(i("/PORT1/PLUS" ?result "pss_fd") v("/P_out" ?result "pss_fd")) + spectralPower(i("/PORT0/PLUS" ?result "pss_fd") v("/P_in" ?result "pss_fd"))) '(120))) /  -harmonic ((spectralPower(i("/V1/PLUS" ?result "pss_fd") v("/Vdc" ?result "pss_fd"))) '(0)))

Here, PORT1 is my output port and Port0 is my input port. P_out and P_in are the output and input nets respectively. 120 refers to the index of the harmonic of interest in my analysis.

Intuitively, I do not understand the following :

 

  • The addition (highlighted in bold) of the two powers in the numerator, whereas from the formula of PAE, I expect there should be a difference.
  • The negative sign (highlighted in bold) associated with the DC power in the denominator
I would be grateful if anyone could throw some light on the same.
 
Thanks,
Smarjeet 

 

  • There is a worked example of this in Article 1837740

    In this example (and I recommend looking at this Article if you haven't already to see the assumptions that were made and the circuit that was being simulated), it explains...

    The spectralPower function assumes that the power is going into the selected terminal. For both the input port and the power source the power is actually coming out of the sources, resulting in a negative power value. Hence the addition of the extra negative signs to account for this, or

     

    PAE=(Pout-(-Pin))/-Pdc(total)

    best regards,

    Tawna

  • Dear Tawna,

     

    Thanks a tonne for the very quick and helpful reply !

     

    smarjeet 

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