Difference Between Voltage And Power Amplifier In

Tabular Form
BASIS OF
VOLTAGE POWER AMPLIFIER
COMPARISON
The voltage amplifier amplifies
The power amplifier amplifies the
Use the voltage or increases the
power of a signal.  
voltage level of a signal.  
The voltage amplifier can work The voltage amplifier can work
Functionality
with low magnitude signal.   with low magnitude signal.  
In voltage amplifier, the
Amplitude Of AC In power amplifier the amplitude
amplitude of input A.C signal is
Signal of input A.C signal is large.  
small.  
The transistor used in the The transistor used in the power
voltage amplifier has a thin amplifier has a thick base
Transistor
base because it does not because it handles the very large
handle large current.   current.  
The output impedance of the
The output impedance of the
Output power amplifier is very low, up to
voltage amplifier is very high,
Impedance 200 ohm, so that it can deliver a
about 12 kilo-ohm.  
high current.  
The collector current of the The collector current of the power
Collector
voltage amplifier is very low amplifier is high greater than 100
Current
up to 1 mA.   mA.  
The transistor used can dissipate
The transistor used can
Transistor Heat more heat produced as compared
dissipate less heat produced
Dissipation to voltage amplifier during its
during its operation.  
operation.  
The physical size of transistor
The physical size of transistor
Size Of used is usually small and is
used is usually large and is
Transistor known as low or medium
known as power transistor.  
power transistor.  
In power amplifier, the
In voltage amplifier, the collector
collector load has low
Collector Load load has high resistance, typically
resistance, typically 5Ω to
4Ω to 10kΩ.  
20Ω.  
RC coupling is used in voltage Transformer coupling is used in
Coupling
amplifier.   power amplifier.  
Voltage amplifier is used for Power amplifier is used for high
Application
small signal voltage.   voltage signals.  
The current gain of the power The current gain of the power
Current Gain
amplifier is very high.   amplifier is very high.