Large Signal Amplifiers

Unit IV

Power Amplifier
 Class A
• Types
– Direct Coupled Class A Amplifier
– Transformer Coupled Class A amplifier
• Direct Coupled

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 Class A
• The Load is directly connected to collector circuit
• It is similar to fixed bias common emitter
configuration
• It uses the Power transistor
• Ordinary transistor accepts the input in terms of
milli watts and delivers the out as milli watts
• Power transistor – input in volts and outputs in
power

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 Class A
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Class A

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Class A

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Class A

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Class A Direct Coupled

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Class A Direct Coupled

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Class A Direct Coupled

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Class A – Transformer coupled

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Class A – Transformer coupled

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Class A – Transformer coupled

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Class A – Transformer coupled

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Class A – Transformer coupled

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Class A – Transformer coupled

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Class A – Transformer coupled

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Class A – Transformer coupled

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 Class B Amplifier
• To improve the full power efficiency of the
previous Class A amplifier by reducing the
wasted power in the form of heat,
• it is possible to design the power
amplifier circuit with two transistors in its
output stage producing
• It is commonly termed as a Class B
Amplifier also known as a push-pull amplifier .
 Class B Amplifier
• Push-pull amplifiers use two “complementary” or matching
transistors,
• one is an NPN-type and the is a PNP-type with both power
transistors receiving the same input signal
• It is an equal in magnitude, but in opposite phase to each other.
• This results in one transistor only amplifying one half or 180 o of
the input waveform cycle
• Second transistor amplifies the other half or remaining 180 o of
the input waveform cycle
• As a result “two-halves” being put back together again at the
output terminal
Class B

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Class B- Push Pull

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 Push Pull Class B amplifier
• Two transformer
– Input transformer, Output Transformer
• Input transformer – Driving the pair of
transistor
– Output transformer- drive the Maximum power
to load
Class B Amplifier
Class B Amplifier – Transformer Coupled
Class B Amplifier – Transformer Coupled
Class B Amplifier – Transformer Coupled
Class B Amplifier – Transformer Coupled
Class B Amplifier – Transformer Coupled
Class B Amplifier – Transformer Coupled
Class B- Complementary Push Pull

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