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Experiment No: - 7
SOFTWARE REQUIRED:-PSPICE
Q 2 N 2 2 2 2
2 Resistor R/analog
R
3 Capacitor C/analog
C
Theory
When an amplifier is biased at cutoff then it is a class B amplifier. Class B
amplifier with complementary symmetry transistors is shown in fig
This circuit uses a pair of transistors having complementary symmetry, that is,
one transistor is PNP and the other is NPN. Note that the complementary
symmetry circuit requires two power supplies, since each transistor must be
biased suitably.
The transistors Q1 and Q2 are operated in class-B. That is, the bias is adjusted
such that the operating point corresponds to the cut-off points. Hence, with no
signal input, both transistors are cut-off and no collector current flows. The signal
applied at the input goes to the base of both the transistors. Since the transistors
are of opposite type, they conduct in opposite half-cycles of the input. For
example, during the positive half-cycle of the input signal, the PNP transistor Q2
is reverse biased and does not conduct. The NPN transistor Q1, on the other
hand, is forward-biased and conducts. This results in a half-cycle of output
voltage across the load resistor. The other half-cycle of output across the load is
provided by the conduction of transistor Q2 (the transistor Q1 remains cut-off)
during the negative half-cycle of the input. Since the collector current from each
transistor flows through the load during the alternate half-cycles of the input
signal, no centre-tapped output transformer is required. The two transistors
though of opposite type must be matched. If there is an imbalance in the
characteristics of the two transistors, even harmonics will no longer be cancelled.
This would result in considerable distortion. Increasing availability of
complementary transistors is making the use of class-B transformer coupled
stages obsolete. All modern power amplifier circuits are transformerless and use
complementary transistors
CALCULATIONS:
AC output power = Vo2/2RL
& we are using two power supplies so the value of average current
CIRCUIT DIAGRAM:
PRECAUTIONS:
1. Check the connections & simulation settings before simulation.
2. Provide 0 to name option of ground(GND).
RESULT: