CLASS A

RF- POWER
AMPLIFIER

Presented by
Jaismin Thakur 17MI417
Ayushi Godara 17MI422
Preeti Yadav 17MI423
Ishani jaswal17MI425
Sonia 17MI428
Jyoti Kashyap 17MI411
 INTRODUCTION
 Power amplifier used in antenna typically to drive
antennas and trade-off efficiency and linearity.

 IC’S typically have limited power supply voltage to

avoid breakdown and metal migration limit for
current. Thus achieving desired output power can
be a challenge

 They are used after modulator in transmitter

circuit to carry the signal to required distance
 CLASS A AMPLIFIER-
INTRODUCTION

 Class A amplifier are defined as circuits in which the

transistor remains on and operate linearly across the
full input and output range

 Signal current in class A amplifier are substantial

function of bial level which is selected so that
transister operate s linearly
THEORY
 THEORY
 Class A power amplifiers remain on throughout and they are
biased to work in linear region.
 There are two type of voltage sources
1. DC voltage sources – Used for biasing , to set in a particular
operating region.
2. AC voltage sources – RF signal sources
 To set power amplifier in saturation region we use a DC bias.
Because of DC bias voltage source there is a bias current too .
 So drain current has two components
id = I bias + Irf sin(wt)
 Now output current is
Vout = - Irf Ra sin(wt)
 THEORY
 As we want our device to work in such a way
that in never goes off so current should not be
zero
 Because of this Ibias > I peak
 THEORY
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 ADVANTAGES
 It has high fidelity because of the output exact replica of
an input signal.

 It has improved high-frequency response because the

active device is ON full time, i.e. no time is required to
turn on the device.

 There is no distortion because the active device conducts

for the entire cycle of the input signal.

 The single ended configuration can be easily & practically

realized in class A amp
 DISADVANTAGES
 It require large power supply and hence large
heat sink.

 class A amplifier is costly and bulky.

 It has Poor Efficiency.

 APPLICATIONS
 The Class A Amplifier more suitable for outdoor musical
systems, since the transistor reproduces the entire audio
waveform without ever cutting off. As a result, the sound
is very clear and more linear, that is, it contains much
lower levels of distortion.

 They are usually very large, heavy and they produce nearly
4-5 watts of heat energy per a watt of output. Therefore,
they run very hot and need lots of ventilation. So they are
not at all ideal for a car and rarely acceptable in a home.