GaN Solid State Power Amplifiers for Microwave Power Transfer and Microwave Heating

GaN solid state power amplifiers (SSPA) for wireless power transfer and microwave heating have been reviewed. For wireless power transfer, 9W output power with 79% power added efficiency at 5.8GHz has been achieved. For microwave heating, 450W output power with 70% drain efficiency at 2.45GHz has been achieved. Microwave power concentration and uniform microwave heating by phase control of multiple SSPAs are demonstrated.