Islamic University of Technology (IUT)

Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)

Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering(EEE)
Name: …………… Student No………… Section …….. Group………… and Date …………….

Course: EEE 4304 Electronics II lab

Experiment no.: 04

Name of the experiment:

a. Study the conversion efficiency and the figure of merit in a Class A amplifier with dc current
flowing through the load.
b. Study the characteristics of a complementary symmetry push-pull amplifier.

Task 1: Class A Amplifier

[C1=10uF, CE=2200pF, R1=15K, RL=470, RE=100, R2=3.3K]

QnA:
1. Draw a single stage class A amplifier and multistage class A amplifier (as shown in hardware).

2. Compare and comment on the results between hardware results and software simulation results.

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Task 2: CLASS B AMPLIFIER:
The basic circuit used for the study of the PUSH-PULL amplifier in complementary symmetry is the
one shown below:

i. Design a class B output stage amplifier using a load resistance of 8 ohm, input sine wave
signal of 17.9 V peak and 1 KHz frequency and 23 V power supplies. Perform a transient
analysis simulation over the interval 0 ms to 3 ms.

ii. Show the load voltage waveform and load current waveform.

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iii. Find out the peak voltage amplitude and peak current amplitude.

iv. Find out the crossover distortion region in the waveforms.

v. Show the instantaneous and average power dissipated in the load resistance. [Use negative
value of the current.]

vi. Show the voltage waveform of the positive supply +Vcc.

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vii. Show the current waveform of the positive supply +Vcc.

viii. Show the instantaneous and average power supplied by +Vcc.

ix. Plot similar waveforms for negative supply –Vcc.

x. Show plots of voltage, current and power waveforms associated with transistor V2.

xi. Show plots of voltage, current and power waveforms associated with transistor V1.

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QnA:
1. Compare and comment on the results between hardware results and software simulation results.

2. What is push-pull amplifier? Explain with diagram.

Discussion:

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Homework:

1. Define class A, class B and class AB amplifiers. How these output stages are classified? Draw a
comparison chart between them. Draw a chart showing amplifier classes and their efficiency
along with their conduction angle.
2. What are the conduction angle amplifier classes and switching amplifier classes?
3. Draw the general circuit diagram and VTC of class A amplifier, class B amplifier and class AB
amplifier
4. Draw and explain the Darlington configuration.
5. What is crossover distortion? In which class amplifier, crossover distortion is observed? Explain
in details.
6. Design and perform simulation of Class AB output stage amplifier.