‘oes 7.E Fo, Sige Cad ae Ari thottne base ofthe vansistor 01 is no biased and the negate tough improves ine power efficiency it he caput batt Frome above cieuttis lar cele a te oput waveform we mssitg un he output Even tl 1 fatter, Only half the infomation present the input wil be availa it an 9 bathing Sale endes lags B amiss are, not used in present day practical aus spine, abnation ano mey can De fade bry Hi see wales gadgets, Another place where you sn «the RF power amplifiers where the distortion is not a matter of major concen yay, Clase © anplifers ave more cen used in RF power amplifier applications. Output coaveseuistes ofa single ended Clase B power smplife is shawn inthe figure belowao aie og. Figure Trarformer copied CissB amplifier amplifier is shown in the figure former Ti reproduces the input cam of a simple 1 and G2 ave the active elements. The tran phase Fron the above figure you can sce that the 1s the negative ransformer coupled class & pow The cirout ot signai into two copies which are 180" out of wansisior tho postive fy input signal and traneistor Q2 amp ball of the tee “rvent flow path ofthe two transislers are also depicted in the above figure The aropities ther by the transbrmer T2. If an deal transtorrer © used sho 8" synpanents of the collector current of each transistors wil low in opposite aectons throvat thace willbe ;ponents in the output there is no input signal and ne cusTent sins OFF wt ‘when the ampitucse ofthe neut signal ince the transistors are not bases they nya Hiou:ch ihe ioad, Each transistor starts conduction oy af signal and istoaion fs shown in fhe figure below In the figure, you “aveior which are under 0.7V are missing inthe output wavelor. ‘ogutsignat 0 an Advantages of Class Bamplifier. + High efcioncy when compared fo the Cass A configurations + Pushipull mechanism avoids oven harmonics + No DC eompanents in he output tn ideal case) Disadvantages of Class B amplifier. +The major disadvantage isthe cross-over distortion, “+ Coupling iansformers increases the cost and size + Is df fo find ideal ranstaimers, + Transfomer coupling causes hum inthe output and alsoatfects the lw frequency response: oar souls uot practic in case of Hyee 1en compared to" Crass conta aa be aS ae sighlypre-biased there wl be a sma amount of callecor eaten ONG AB 2 bein the sgh reduced eflncy. Typical eficancy of a wll dosones HA ower ampifior is around 70%. The output characteris of @ single ended Class AP Powe’ lars shown i the figure below Fue Clas AB power agi utp Osaceveles rom the above figure it is clear thatthe O-point is not pastioned at cut-off untke the Class & ‘small amount of colector current flowang at zero input AS @ result led at the output The amount of whe characterises and there vail be a: Some part of the negative going halt cycle wil be also rerroduct regatve going half cycle reproduced atthe output depends on the amount of pre-bias given 10RL Load Output 4 “ampliier” The active elements used in this creut (ransista Q1 and G2) are complementary PNP The use af this ‘complementary pai eliminates the bulky transformer for ‘phase splitting the ‘ half. cycle and PNP transistor alone will conduct the. negative half cycle. SHER: pre-tiasing is ven fo the'Kalisistars using the network 3 biasing odes D1 and 02. As you know. an NPA transistor oi vohage is above the base emiter vatage ‘Vbo+ whan NING Of resistors REI, RZ and tar conducting when its base 07¥) and & FNP vensistor wil start is base voltage is below he base miter vetig top ap conducting 7M) A forward biased dio il keep the transistor slightly REV eroD OF acres re input DC deovping sh ou ample is shown inthe for biasing the indivicual * cutpar waveforms of a ty“i is ‘Since both the transistors are slighty conducting at zero input, no information in the.input signal lost at the output during the zere-crossing of the inpul signal and thus cross-over distortion completely eliminated ate cost of sight reduced efficiency. Advantages of Class AB power amplifier. + No cross over distortion. a + No need forthe bulky couping rensfomers. + No hum inthe output Disadvantages of Class AB power amplifier. + Efficiency is sightl less when compared to Ciass 8 configuration + There will be some DC components in the output as the lad is directly coupled. * Capacitive coupting can eliminate DC components but its not practical in case of heavy loads,