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Feedback Amplifier
Feedback Amplifier
Feedback Amplifier
• Define feedback.
• Need for feedback.
• Types of feedback.
• Define negative and positive feedback.
• Advantages and disadvantages of negative and positive
feedback.
• Compare negative and positive feed back.
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Topics to be discussed:
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What is Feed back?
• The process by which a fraction of output energy is
injected back to the input is called feed back.
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Characteristics of basic amplifiers
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Need for feed back
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Types of feed back
Depending upon the effect of feed back signal there
are two types of feed back.
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What is negative feed back?
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What is positive feed back?
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Advantages of Negative Feed back:
• Improves stability in gain.
• Reduces distortion.
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Disadvantages of negative feed back
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Disadvantages of positive feed back
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Comparison of positive and negative feed back
Negative feed back Positive feed back
Feed back 1800out of phase with the In phase with the input
signal input signal. signal
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Principle of feed back.
+ +
Rs Io
Ii I
Mixing Basic V Sampli Vo
Vi RL
vs net amplifi ng
work er networ -
- A k
+
Feed
back
Vf network
. β
-
• It consists of
basic amplifier with a gain A.
feed back network.
sampling network.
mixing network.
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Basic amplifier
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Feed back network
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Sampling Network
mixer
A
• Less distortion .
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Basis of classification
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Classification
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Voltage series feedback amplifier
Basic
Vs V amplifie Vo R
βVo
i L
r
A
Feed
Vf back
β
This connection increases the input resistance
and decreases the output resistance .
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Current series feedback amplifier
Basic
Vi amplifie
Vs Io R
r
L
βIo
A
Feed
Vf
back
β
r
A
Feed
I f
back
β
This connection decreases input resistance and
increases the output resistance.
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Voltage shunt feedback amplifier
Basic
Is I i
amplifie Vo R
L
βVo r
A
Feed
I f
back
β
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Voltage shunt feedback amplifier
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Hence:
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Current series feedback
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Current series feedback
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Current shunt feedback
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Current shunt feedback
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• Feedback signal If =RE Io/ (Rf + RE.)
If,
Rf >>R E
β = R /Rf
E
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Voltage series feedback
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Voltage series feedback
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Comparison of different feedback amplifiers
S .No Characteristics Voltage Voltage Current Current
series shunt series shunt
1 Stability of transfer Improves Av Improves Improves Improves Ai
gain Rm Gm
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Voltage amplifiers
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Power amplifiers
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Differences between power and
voltage amplifiers
S.No Voltage amplifiers Power amplifiers
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5 Input signal voltages are very Input signal voltages are
low in magnitude high in magnitude
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The characteristics that make an amplifier as voltage
amplifier are:
• R-C coupling.
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The characteristics that make an amplifier as power
amplifier are:
• Transformer coupling.
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Power Amplifiers
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Classification of Amplifiers based on
Frequency
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Classification according to Period
of Conduction
• Class A power amplifier.
Conduction angle θ = 360o i.e. full cycle
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Class B Power Amplifier
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Class C Power Amplifier
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Class AB Power Amplifier
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Classification based on Configuration
• CE Amplifier.
Uses CE configuration
• CB Amplifier.
Uses CB configuration
• CC Amplifier.
Uses CC configuration
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Class b power amp
input power
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Class-B push-pull Amplifier
Fig.27.1
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Construction
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Operation
• With no input signal transistors Q1 & Q2 are cut off.
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Operation
• During positive half cycle of the input signal, base of Q1 is
positive and Q2 is negative.
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Disadvantages
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Class-B Operation
Vi
Av
n Vout t0 t1
t0 t1 t2
Fig 11.1
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Class-B operation
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Q-point location for class-B operation
Fig 11.2
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Q-point location for class-B operation
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Max value of A.C. o/p power in class-B Amplifier
• PO(ac)=1/2[VCP/√2].[ICP/√2]=1/(4*VCP.ICP).
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Advantages of push-Pull amplifier
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Applications of Power Amp
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Applications:
• Telephone circuits.
• Repeater circuits.
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Applications:
• Radio transmitter.
• TV transmitter.
• Radar transmitter.
• Satellite transmitter.
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Applications:
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