A class A power amplifier is defined as a power amplifier in which output current flows for the full-cycle (360) of the

input signal. In other words, the transistor remains forward biased throughout the input cycle.

A schematic circuit of a series fed class A large signal amplifier using resistive load Rc is shown below. The term series fed is derived from the fact that the load Rc is connected in series with the transistor output. The only difference between this circuit and the small-signal amplifier circuits considered previously is that the signals handled by the large-signal circuit are in the range of volts and the transistor used is a power transistor capable of operating in the range of a few watts. This circuit is seldom used for power amplification because of its poor collector efficiency but will give clear understanding of class A operation to the readers. The output characteristics with operating point Q are also shown. ICQ and VCEQ represent no signal collector current and collector-emitter voltage respectively. When ac input signal is applied, the operating point Q shifts up and down causing output current and voltage to vary about it. The output current increases to Ic max and falls to Ic min. Similarly, the collector-emitter voltage increases to Vce max and falls to Vce min.

Power Distribution in Class A power amplifiers. Input power from the collector supply VCC, Pin(dc) = VCC ICQ The power drawn from the collector supply is used in the following two components Power dissipated in collector load as heat, PRC (dc) = (ICQ)2 RC Power supplied to the transistor, Ptr (dc) = Pin(dc) PRC (dc) Power supplied to the transistor, Ptr (dc) is further subdivided into ac power developed across the load resistor constituting ac power output and is given as P out (ac) = (IC)2 RC = (Vce)2/ Rc where Ic and Vce are the rms values of collector current and Collector- emitter votage = {(Ic max)2 2}RC = V2 CE max / 2 Rc (I2 c (peak-to-peak) Rc)/ 8 = V2CC (peak-to-peak) / 8 RC Power dissipated, in the form of heat, by the transistor itself. The cause of power dissipation in transistor is explained below : Consider an N-P-N transistor. The potential difference across the depletion layer formed near the collector junction is called the barrier potential. This potential gives the P-region (base) slightly more energy than N-region (collector). Thus when electronics emitted from emitter cross the base junction and enter the collector region, they give up energy in the form of heat and it is this energy that the transistor has to dissipate to the surrounding. With zero signal applied at the input of the class A power amplifier, ac power developed across the load reduces to zero and therefore all the power fed to the transistor is wasted in the form of heat. Thus, a transistor dissipates maximum power under zerosignal condition. Thus the device is cooler when delivering power to a load than with zero-signal condition. Since in class A operation, maximum power dissipation in the transistor occurs under zero-signal condition, the power dissipation capacity of a power transistor, for class A operation, must be at least equal to the zero-signal rating. Collector Efficiency: The collector efficiency of a transistor is given as Efficiency = Average ac power output, Pout (ac) / Average dc power input to the transistor Ptr (dc),

Power Efficiency: A measure of the ability of an active device to convert the dc power of supply into the ac (signal) power delivered to the load is called the power or conversion or theoretical efficiency. By definition the efficiency is Efficiency = AC power delivered to the load, Pout (ac) / Total power drawn from dc supply Pin (dc), Now ac power delivered to the load,

Pout (ac) = (Ic (peak-to-peak) *Vce (peak-to-peak)) 8

Class-A Amplifier Efficiency Graph

Maximum Power and Efficiency. If the operating point Q is set at the midpoint of the maximum signal swing, the resulting maximum power condition may be achieved. Maximum VCE(peak-to-peak) = Vcc Maximum ICE(peak-to-peak) = Vcc RC we have maximum ac power developed across the load resistor,. Pout (ac) max = 1/8 * Vcc/Rc * Vcc = V2cc/8 Rc For the quiescent point Q, ICQ = (Vcc/Rc) 2 and dc power drawn from dc supply, Pin (dc) max = Vcc ICQ = V2cc/2Rc So maximum efficiency of an amplifier (class A power) is given as Efficiency = Pout (ac) max / Pin (dc) max = (V2cc/8 Rc) (V2cc/2Rc) This is the maximum percent efficiency for a series-fed class A power amplifier. Since this maximum efficiency will occur only under ideal conditions and for the maximum ac signal swings, most series-fed class A power amplifiers have power efficiencies much less than 25%. AICI SE TERMINA CLASA A

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May 2, 2011 at 11:22 pm

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Collector- emitter votage = {(Ic max)2 2}RC = V2 CE max / 2 Rc This expression is wrong the right expression is, (Ic max/2)^2 * Rc =V2 CE max / 2 Rc

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