Class B Amplifier

Input Power (dc)

peak dc
I

2
I =
Output Power (ac)
L
2
L(P)
o(ac)
2R
V
P =
1
V
L
voltage across load (equal to voltage of applied signal from base)
Current drawn from single power supply is in form of full-wave rectified. For
two supplies it is half-wave rectified for each supply.
Class B Amplifier
Power input (P
i(dc)
) results in,
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\
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=
peak CC i(dc)
I
2
V P
t
2
Class B Amplifier: Efficiency
For maximum power, V
L
=V
CC

L
CC
2
L
CC
CC dc CC i(dc)
R
2V
R
2V
V ) I (maximum V P maximum =
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.
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\
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= =
The maximum efficiency of a class B is 78.5%..
100
P
) P
%
) dc ( i
ac ( o
= q
L
2
CC
o(dc)
2R
V
P maximum =
3
Example
For class B amplifier providing 22 V peak signal to an 8 load and a power
supply of VCC = 25 V, determine input power, output power and efficiency.

Answer : P
i(dc)
= 43.77 W, P
o
= 30.25 W, = 69 %
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