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Design A Class A Amplifier

Class A amplifier

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Experiment No.

1
Title: Design a Class A amplifier.

Objective: i. Compare the input signal with the output signal.

ii. Calculate the efficiency of the output of the amplifier.

Theory: The common emitter class-A amplifier is designed to produce a large output voltage swing from
a relatively small input signal voltage of only a few millivolts and is used mainly as “small signal
amplifiers” as we saw in the previous tutorials.
However, sometimes an amplifier is required to drive large resistive loads such as a loudspeaker or to
drive a motor in a robot and for these types of applications where high switching currents are
needed Power Amplifiers are required.
The main function of the power amplifier, which are also known as a “large signal amplifier” is to deliver
power, which is the product of voltage and current to the load. Basically, a power amplifier is also a
voltage amplifier the difference being that the load resistance connected to the output is relatively low, for
example, a loudspeaker of 4Ω or 8Ω resulting in high currents flowing through the collector of the
transistor.
Because of these high load currents, the output transistor(s) used for power amplifier output stages such
as the 2N3055 need to have higher voltage and power ratings than the general ones used for small signal
amplifiers such as the BC107.
In this experiment, we have to use a CL100 transistor.
Mathematical Formulation:
Some assumptions are required to design this amplifier.
Such as, i. β or hfe = 100
ii. IC = 4.58mA (Operating point)
iii. IB = 15 to 44µA
iv. hie = 1111Ω (From input characteristic of transistor)
v. VBE = 0.7 V
vi. AV = 50
vii. VCE = VCC / 2 (Operating point)
Efficiency of class A amplifier is

𝑃𝑎𝑐 𝑉𝐶𝐸
𝜂= ∗ 100% = ∗ 100%
𝑃𝑑𝑐 2 ∗ 𝑉𝐶𝐶

1
Circuit Diagram:

Fig 1: Class A amplifier

Fig 2: Block diagram for efficiency


Observation:

Input Signal Output signal AV = Vo / Vin


Voltage(mV) Frequency(kHz) Voltage(V) Frequency(kHz) Practical value

2
Practical value
Theoretical value
𝐕𝐂𝐄 (VCE & VCC are measured by
(VCC = 2 * VCE)
𝜂= ∗ 𝟏𝟎𝟎% multimeter in DC mode)
𝟐 ∗ 𝐕𝐂𝐂

Waveforms:

i. Input signal

ii. Output signal

Discussion:

Questionnaires:

1. Application of Class A amplifier.

2. What is the main function of a Class A power amplifier?

3. What is the efficiency of Class A amplifier ideally?

4. In Class A operation of an amplifier, for whom output current flows through an active device?

Pac or Pout

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