Power Amplifiers

Introduction

• A voltage amplifier provides voltage amplification primarily to increase the

voltage of the input signal.
• Large-signal or power amplifiers, on the other hand, primarily provide sufficient
power to an output load to drive a speaker or other power device, typically a few
watts to tens of watts.
• Power Amplifier does not amplify power.
• It draws power from the d.c supply and converts into useful a.c power.
Features of Power Amplifiers
 Classification of Power Amplifiers
• Class-A Power Amplifier
• Class-B Power Amplifier

• Class-C Power Amplifier

• Class-AB Power Amplifier

• Comparision of Power Amplifiers

 Class-A Power Amplifier
• Series Fed Direct Coupled Class-A Power Amplifier
A.C Power Output
• Maximum Efficiency of Series Fed Class-A Power Amplifier
• Power Dissipation

Q) List out the advantages and disadvantages of Class A Series Fed

Power Amplifier
Introduction to Transformer
Transformer Coupled Class-A Power Amplifier
I max = 2 ICQ
Vmax= 2Vcc

Therefore, efficiency = 50%

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