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ECE 321C

Electronic Circuits
Lec. 10: Power Amplifiers
Instructor
Dr. Maher Abdelrasoul
http://www.bu.edu.eg/staff/mahersalem3

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Agenda

Introduction

Class A Amplifier

Class B Amplifier

Class C Amplifier

Class D Amplifier

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Power Amplifier
• In small-signal amplifiers, the main factors are usually amplification linearity and
magnitude of gain.

• 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.

• The main features of a large-signal amplifier are the circuit’s power efficiency,
the maximum amount of power that the circuit is capable of handling, and the
impedance matching to the output device.

• Amplifier classes represent the amount the output signal varies over one cycle of
operation for a full cycle of input signal.

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Amplifier Classes
1. Class A: The output signal varies for a full 360° of the input signal.

2. Class B: provides an output signal varying over one-half the input signal cycle, or for 180° of signal.

3. Class AB: An amplifier may be biased at a dc level above the zero-base-current level of class B and above
one-half the supply voltage level of class A.

4. Class C: The output of a class C amplifier is biased for operation at less than 180° of the cycle and will
operate only with a tuned (resonant) circuit, which provides a full cycle of operation for the tuned or
resonant frequency.

5. Class D: This operating class is a form of amplifier operation using pulse (digital) signals, which are on for a
short interval and off for a longer interval.

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Amplifier Efficiency
• The power efficiency of an amplifier, defined as the ratio of power output to
power input, improves (gets higher) going from class A to class D.

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SERIES-FED CLASS A AMPLIFIER
• DC Bias Operation

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SERIES-FED CLASS A AMPLIFIER
• AC Operation

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Power Considerations
• The power drawn from the supply is • Maximum Efficiency

N.B.:
• Output Power

• Efficiency

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Class B Amplifier
• Class B operation is provided when the dc bias leaves the
transistor biased just off, the transistor turning on when the
ac signal is applied.

• To obtain output for the full cycle of signal, it is necessary


to use two transistors and have each conduct on opposite
half-cycles, the combined operation providing a full cycle
of output signal. (push–pull operation)

Biasing the transistors in class


AB improves this operation 10
Class C Amplifier
• Class C amplifiers, although not used as audio amplifiers, do
find use in tuned circuits as in communications.

• The tuned circuit in the output, however, will provide a full


cycle of output signal for the fundamental or resonant
frequency of the tuned circuit ( L and C tank circuit) of the
output.

• This type of operation is therefore limited to use at one fixed


frequency, as occurs in a communications circuit

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Class D Amplifier
• Class D amplifier is designed to
operate with digital or pulse-type
signals.

• An efficiency of over 90% is achieved,


making it desirable in power
amplifiers.

• It is necessary to convert any input


signal into a pulse-type waveform
before using it to drive a large power
load and to convert the signal back
into a sinusoidal-type signal to
recover the original signal. 12
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