Tuned Amplifiers

classification of Amplifiers
Sometimes , amplifiers classified according to the bandwidth .
On the basis classification there are two types of amplifiers :

Those are tuned and amplify a selected range of frequencies ,

and those untuned and amplify a wide range of frequencies .

A tuned amplifier uses a tuned circuit i.e. circuit that selects a particular
band of frequencies .
A tuned amplifier has a tuned or resonance circuit passes only a
relatively narrow band of frequencies .
The center of this frequency is the resonance frequency of the tuned
circuit .
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The modulated signal has a relatively narrow band of frequencies centered

around the carrier frequency.

When it reaches the antenna it induces a weak voltage in it.

it is not possible to extract the original audio signal from this weak signal .
It is thus first amplified and this is done at the front end of the radio receiver
with the help of a tuned amplifier .
This amplifier not only selects the desired radio frequency signal
(corresponding to a particular broadcasting station) ,but also amplifies this
signal to a suitable level .

Con.
This can be achieved by means of a tuned circuit .

Tuned circuit can pass a single frequency and suppress all others .

Some frequencies on both sides of the resonant frequencies are always

passed .

Single tuned voltage amplifier

This circuit selects and amplifies only a narrow band of frequencies and
rejects or suppress all frequencies outside this band .

The tuned circuit in the output presents a large output load impedance at
its tuned frequency and a low impedance at all other frequencies .
since the amplitude of the output signal depends on the value of the
output impedance , large outputs are developed only at tuned
frequency.

In the following fig. resistors R1 and R2 provide the voltage divider bias and
stabilize the operating point .
The tuned circuit consists of an inductor and capacitor .
The inductor is the primary of the transformer .

Either L or C , or both , are made variable so that the resonant frequency

of the circuit can be changed .

The voltage gain of an amplifier depends on the output impedance (on the
impedance of the tuned circuit) .
At resonance , this impedance is maximum and is resistive .
Hence , at this frequency fr , the voltage gain will be maximum but , as we
move away form fr on either side , the impedance and hence , the voltage
gain decreases .

Large Signal Tuned Amplifier

the class B amplifier was found to have a higher theoretical efficiency than
the class A amplifier .

At the same time , the single class B produces a large amount of distortion in
the signal .

This distortion takes the form of adding harmonics fundamental frequencies.

By the use of a push-pull circuit , we are able to cancel the even harmonics
in the class B amplifier and both high efficiency and good output signal can
be achieved .

Con.

If we desire to amplify a radio frequency (RF) signal , the tuned circuit can
be used to eliminate the undesirable harmonics from a class B amplifier .

In fact the tuned circuit allows the use of a made of operation known as a
class C , which has higher efficiency than a class B .