BANGLADESH UNIVERSITY OF

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

Department of electrical anD electronic

engineering

Course No: EEE 208(S) Group No :2

Course Title: Electronics Circuits II Laboratory

Section: B2

Experiment No:3

Name of the Experiment: Study of Class B Complimentary Power

Amplifier

Name: Md Rakibul Hossain Rocky

Department: EEE
ID: 2006101
Partner’s ID:2006102
Course Teacher: Iftekharul Islam Emon
 Problem 1

Schematic:

Figure 1: Power amplifier without diode

For 𝑹𝟑 = 𝟏𝟎𝒌Ω:
12V

8V

(10.000K,6.0000)

4V

0V
10m 30m 100m 300m 1.0 3.0 10 30 100 300 1.0K 3.0K 10K 30K 100K
V(Q2:b)
rvar

Figure 2: Sweep of R3

It is seen that for the Value of 𝑅3 = 10𝑘Ω We get half the supply DC
voltage in the base of Q2, which ensures that both of the transistors are
in cut-off.
DC current for 𝑅3 = 10𝑘Ω:

Figure 3: Measurement of DC current

It can be seen that current through the collector of Q1 is 15.62pA

For R 6 = 999.9Ω R 4 = 0.1Ω

1.0V

0V

SEL>>
-1.0V
V(A)
10nV

0V

-10nV
0s 0.5ms 1.0ms 1.5ms 2.0ms 2.5ms 3.0ms 3.5ms 4.0ms 4.5ms 5.0ms 5.5ms 6.0ms
V(B)
Time

For 𝑅6 = 900Ω 𝑅4 = 100Ω

1.0V

0V

SEL>>
-1.0V
V(A)
10uV

0V

-10uV
0s 0.5ms 1.0ms 1.5ms 2.0ms 2.5ms 3.0ms 3.5ms 4.0ms 4.5ms 5.0ms 5.5ms 6.0ms
V(B)
Time
For 𝑅6 = 600Ω 𝑅4 = 400Ω
1.0V

0V

-1.0V
V(A)
4.0mV

2.0mV

0V

SEL>>
-2.0mV
0s 0.5ms 1.0ms 1.5ms 2.0ms 2.5ms 3.0ms 3.5ms 4.0ms 4.5ms 5.0ms 5.5ms 6.0ms
V(B)
Time

For 𝑅6 = 400Ω 𝑅4 = 600Ω

1.0V

0V

SEL>>
-1.0V
V(A)
100mV

50mV

0V

-50mV
0s 0.5ms 1.0ms 1.5ms 2.0ms 2.5ms 3.0ms 3.5ms 4.0ms 4.5ms 5.0ms 5.5ms 6.0ms
V(B)
Time

For 𝑅6 = 100Ω 𝑅4 = 900Ω

1.0V

0V

SEL>>
-1.0V
V(A)
400mV

200mV

0V

-200mV
0s 0.5ms 1.0ms 1.5ms 2.0ms 2.5ms 3.0ms 3.5ms 4.0ms 4.5ms 5.0ms 5.5ms 6.0ms
V(B)
Time
For 𝑅6 = 0.1Ω 𝑅4 = 999.9Ω
1.0V

0V

SEL>>
-1.0V
V(A)
500mV

0V

-500mV
0s 0.5ms 1.0ms 1.5ms 2.0ms 2.5ms 3.0ms 3.5ms 4.0ms 4.5ms 5.0ms 5.5ms 6.0ms
V(B)
Time

Problem 1 with diode

Schematic:

Figure 4: With diode

𝑅3 must be swept again to find optimum condition.

Sweep of 𝑹𝟑 :
12V

8V
(11.159K,6.0246)

4V

0V
10m 30m 100m 300m 1.0 3.0 10 30 100 300 1.0K 3.0K 10K 30K 100K
V(Q2:b)
rvar

Figure 5: Sweep of R3

Value of 𝑅3 = 11.159𝑘Ω

Figure 6: Measurement of DC current

Current through the collector is 1.089nA

For 𝑅6 = 999.9Ω 𝑅4 = 0.1Ω
20nV

10nV

0V

-10nV

-20nV
0s 0.5ms 1.0ms 1.5ms 2.0ms 2.5ms 3.0ms 3.5ms 4.0ms 4.5ms 5.0ms 5.5ms 6.0ms
V(B)
Time

For 𝑅6 = 900Ω 𝑅4 = 100Ω

50uV

0V

-50uV

-100uV
0s 0.5ms 1.0ms 1.5ms 2.0ms 2.5ms 3.0ms 3.5ms 4.0ms 4.5ms 5.0ms 5.5ms 6.0ms
V(B)
Time

For 𝑅6 = 800Ω 𝑅4 = 200Ω

2.0mV

1.0mV

0V

-1.0mV

-2.0mV
0s 0.5ms 1.0ms 1.5ms 2.0ms 2.5ms 3.0ms 3.5ms 4.0ms 4.5ms 5.0ms 5.5ms 6.0ms
V(B)
Time
For 𝑅6 = 700Ω 𝑅4 = 300Ω
40mV

20mV

0V

-20mV

-40mV
0s 0.5ms 1.0ms 1.5ms 2.0ms 2.5ms 3.0ms 3.5ms 4.0ms 4.5ms 5.0ms 5.5ms 6.0ms
V(B)
Time

For 𝑅6 = 500Ω 𝑅4 = 500Ω

200mV

100mV

0V

-100mV

-200mV
0s 0.5ms 1.0ms 1.5ms 2.0ms 2.5ms 3.0ms 3.5ms 4.0ms 4.5ms 5.0ms 5.5ms 6.0ms
V(B)
Time

For 𝑅6 = 0.1Ω 𝑅4 = 999.9Ω

800mV

400mV

0V

-400mV

-800mV
0s 0.5ms 1.0ms 1.5ms 2.0ms 2.5ms 3.0ms 3.5ms 4.0ms 4.5ms 5.0ms 5.5ms 6.0ms
V(B)
Time
 Problem 2

Circuit Diagram (For power supply = +15 V ):

Figure 7: Schematic

Output:

Figure 8: Plot
Result:
The Value of 𝑅𝑉𝐴𝑅 = 4Ω
𝑉𝑝−𝑝 = 6.4386 ∗ 2 = 12.8772 V

Calculation:
6.43 𝟐
2 ( )
(𝐸𝑟𝑚𝑠 ) √2
𝑃𝑜𝑢𝑡 = = = 0.4146𝑊
𝑅𝑙𝑜𝑎𝑑 50

Circuit Diagram (For power supply = +10 V):

Figure 9: For 10V power supply

Output:

Figure 10: Plot with 10V power supply

Result:
The Value of 𝑅𝑉𝐴𝑅 = 0.73Ω
𝑉𝑝−𝑝 = 3.3086 ∗ 2V = 6.6172 V
Calculation:
3.3086 𝟐
2 (
)
(𝐸𝑟𝑚𝑠 ) √2
𝑃𝑜𝑢𝑡 = = = 0.1095𝑊
𝑅𝑙𝑜𝑎𝑑 50
Schematic of shorted diode:

Figure 11: Shorted diode

Output:

Figure 12: Plot of shorted diode

Result:
The Value of 𝑅𝑉𝐴𝑅 = 0.73Ω
𝑉𝑝−𝑝 = 3.3086 ∗ 2V = 6.6172 V
Calculation:
3.3086 𝟐
2 ( )
(𝐸𝑟𝑚𝑠 ) √2
𝑃𝑜𝑢𝑡 = = = 0.1095𝑊
𝑅𝑙𝑜𝑎𝑑 50
Circuit Diagram (For power supply = +10 V):

Output:

Result:
The Value of 𝑅𝑉𝐴𝑅 = 0.75Ω
𝑉𝑝−𝑝 = 3.2668 ∗ 2V = 6.5336 V
Calculation:
3.2668 𝟐
2 ( )
(𝐸𝑟𝑚𝑠 ) √2
𝑃𝑜𝑢𝑡 = = = 0.1067𝑊
𝑅𝑙𝑜𝑎𝑑 50

Data Table:
For 15 V DC For 10 V DC For 15 V DC For 10 V DC
after shorting after shorting
𝑹𝑽𝑨𝑹 4Ω 0.73Ω 4Ω 0.75 Ω
𝑽𝒑𝒆𝒂𝒌−𝒑𝒆𝒂𝒌 12.8772 V 6.6172 V 12.7882 V 6.5336 V

Pout 0.4146 W 0.1095 W 0.4088 W 0.1067 W

Conclusion:
After shorting the diode, output voltage and Pout decrease for both cases
(15V DC and 10V D)