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ECE312 Lec10
ECE312 Lec10
Benha University
Faculty of Engineering at Shoubra
ECE-312
Electronic Circuits (A)
Lecture # 10
December 2014
Power Amplifiers (Class C & D)
Instructor:
Dr. Ahmad El-Banna
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Agenda
Amplifier Distortion
• Harmonic Distortion
A signal is considered to have harmonic distortion when there are harmonic
frequency components
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• Total Harmonic Distortion
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Harmonic Distortion
• Second Harmonic Distortion
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Graphical Description of Harmonic
Components of a Distorted Signal
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CLASS C & CLASS D AMPLIFIERS
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