Brendan BurrBTEC National Certificate in Electronics Principles of Analogue Circuits Task 1 1. 1 De fi ne th e d eci be l i n terms o f: (a) Power Ratio. PIN POUT Where: PIN = Power Input POUT = Power Output The ratio ofINOUTPPis expressed in Log Form as Decibels (dB). dB PPLOG A INOUTP= 10 10 Where x= Power Ratio in dB’s. Example When INOUTPP= 100, the power ratio in dB would be: dB LOG 20 100 10 = The 20dB would express the Power Gain of the Amplifier. (b) Voltage Ratio. VIN VOUT Where: V IN = Voltage Input VOUT = Voltage Output The ratio ofINOUTVVis expressed in Log Form as Decibels (dB). dB VVLOG A INOUTV= 10 20 Where x= Voltage Ratio in dB’s. Example When INOUTVV= 100, the voltage ratio in dB would be: dB LOG 20 100 20 = The 20dB would express the Voltage Gain of the Amplifier. 1 SYSTEM e.g. AmplifierSYSTEM e.g. Amplifier
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1.3 Express an output power level of 10µW in terms of dBm.
As you can see in the chart below, at 0dBm the Power Output equals 1mW.For every increment of 10dBm the Power Output is multiplied by 10. Theopposite is said for every decrement of 10dBm, where the Power Output isdivided by 10.
-20 dBm 0.00001 W
-10 dBm 0.0001 W
0dBm 0.001 W+10 dBm 0.01 W
+20 dBm 0.1 W
It is easily calculated by the following equation:
××
=
=
−
−
3
6
101
101010
110
LOG Input
mW
PowerGain LOG Input
20−=Input
This is confirmed in the chart above, where 10µW equals -20dBm.
Brendan Burr BTEC National Certificate in ElectronicsPrinciples of Analogue Circuits
Task 22.1
(a) Describe 2 different classes of amplifier.
Class A – This type of amplifier is not very efficient, this is because thedevice is always conducting. So even if the input is on itsnegative part of the cycle, the circuit will still use up thepower, therefore making it 50% efficient at best. With this inmind, if a high output power is required, then the wastedpower is going to become high also.
Even though there is a lack of efficiency in this type of amplifier, it isstill the most common type of amplifier in use for smallsignals. This is because it is cheap, as it consists of onetransistor and a few other components such as resistors andcapacitors.
Class B - This type of amplifier is much more efficient than the Class A, however it only has half of the waveform at the output.They are more efficient than the Class A type amplifier, dueto the circuit not drawing power on the negative part of thecycle. There is, however a large amount of distortionresulting in this type of amplifier not being used in manyapplications.
By using the Class B with another opposing transistor, you can get aClass B Push Pull Amplifier. This allows the whole
waveform to be amplified to the output. It works by the NPNtransistor creating the positive cycle and the PNP transistor creating the negative part of the cycle, so it is constantlyalternating.
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Task 3
3.1 Design a class A Common Emitter Amplifier with the followingspecification:
DC Power Supply = +12V Load Resistor = 10KΩQuiescent operating point at Vc = 6V, Ic = 1.0mA, hFE=200 AC Input signal of frequency 1 kHz and amplitude of 8V peak to peak.Produce the following:
(a) A circuit diagram Attached
(b) Run a circuit simulation using Croc Tech or Multisim. Attached
(c) All the relevant design calculations (Below)(d) Test results from the simulation showing, typical input and output
Brendan Burr BTEC National Certificate in ElectronicsPrinciples of Analogue Circuits
Frequency
Input:
( ) Hz F
F
INPUT
INPUT
1000
101000
16
=×
=−
KHz F INPUT
1=
Output:
( ) ( ) Hz F
F
OUTPUT
OUTPUT
1000
10190101190
166
=×−×
=−−
KHz F OUTPUT
1=
This confirms that the frequency at the input is not changed by the time it getsto get to the output. It is only the amplitude of the waveform that is changed.
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3.2 Design a class B Amplifier with the following specification:
DC Power Supply = +/-12V Load Resistor = 10KΩ AC Input signal of frequency 1 kHz and amplitude of 8V peak to peak.Produce the following:
(a) A circuit diagram Attached
(b) Run a circuit simulation using Croc Tech or Multisim. Attached
(c) All the relevant design calculations
For the Class B Push Pull Amplifier, there are no design calculationsnecessary other that those calculated for the Waveform and todetermine the load resistor.It is critical to ensure the hFE for the PNP and NPN transistors are equaland maintain the same level, as this can affect the gain in thecorresponding half cycle.
(d) Test results from the simulation showing, typical input and outputwaveform voltage levels and frequency.
The waveforms below represent the input and output waveforms for theClass B Push Pull amplifier.
Frequency
Input:
( ) ( ) Hz F
F
INPUT
INPUT
1000
10100101100
166
=×−×
=−−
KHz F INPUT
1=
Output:
( ) ( ) Hz F
F
OUTPUT
OUTPUT
1000
10115101115
166
=×−×
=−−
KHz F OUTPUT
1=
This confirms that the frequency at the input is not changed by the time it getsto get to the output. It is only the amplitude of the waveform that is changed.
Brendan Burr BTEC National Certificate in ElectronicsPrinciples of Analogue Circuits
3.3 Compare the results and performance of the two different amplifiers interms of the following:
(a) Output waveforms
The output waveform for the Class A shows that the circuit draws863mV even when the current isn’t flowing through the transistor,making the circuit not very efficient.The waveform is the shape illustrated due to the Vcc restricting theamount of gain available. The waveform is amplified from 8V to justover 11 Volts, however if the Vcc was increased then the waveformwould appear more sinusoidal. As with the Class B Push Pull Amplifier, there is a section in the waveform where the transistor isswitched on. At this point you can see distortion which is the non-linear region in the transistor input characteristic graph.The waveform for this simple amplifier, shows that only half of thewaveform is produced at the output. This is caused by the current notbeing able to flow correctly on the full cycle, therefore indicating adifferent type of amplifier would be better for amplifying somethingrequiring a truer representation of the input waveform.
On the output waveform of the Class B Push Pull Amplifier, it is clear that there is crossover distortion. This is caused by the two transistorshaving to overcome the VBE which turns them on.For these transistors it is around 0.7V, therefore the output voltageremains at 0V until the input voltage is at around 0.7V allowing the
current to flow through the transistor. This is visible on the outputwaveform above, where the red sinusoidal waveform reaches 0V andremains there, until the input voltage is increased to 0.7V or over, onthe positive or negative cycles.Due to this the voltage peak has decreased from 4 Volts to 3.4 Volts,suffering a voltage drop of 0.6V.The flat spot on the waveform lasts for the same time period as theInput waveform takes to go from -0.7V to +0.7V, confirming that this isthe time where the PNP and NPN transistors switch over and reachtheir linear part of their characteristic and turning on.There is no phase shift in the Class B Push Pull Amplifier Waveform
(b) DC Power dissipated in the load
The Power dissipated in the load of the Class A amplifier causes thetransistor to heat up, resulting in the Voltage Gain varying with it.There is high inefficiency in the Class A amplifier due to power constantly being drawn throughout the waveform.For the Class B amplifier the power dissipated is much more efficient.The two transistors should be connected to the same heat sink, this isdue to a difference in the peak voltage of either the positive or negative
cycles on the waveform. If one of the transistors had a higher
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temperature than the other, one part of the waveform would have ahigher peak voltage, resulting in inaccuracies.
(c) Quiescent operating points
When the Class A amplifier reaches its Quiescent Point it allows thecurrent to flow through the Transistor giving the input signal theamplification the circuit was design for. The Vce for the Transistor inthis circuit is around 0.7V, it isn’t until this voltage is reached that thewaveform begins its half cycle.The point of quiescence controls the point in which the transistor turnson and off, which in turn regulates when the current at the Base of theTransistor can flow. On the Class A amplifier the quiescent point is setto the middle of the DC load line. This results in the Q-point allowingBase current to flow through the transistor throughout the input cycle,this then regulates the current on the Collector which causes outputwaveform to be amplified using the Vcc.
The Class B Push Pull amplifier has two Transistors, this is becausecurrent will not flow for the whole cycle. It requires two transistors,PNP and NPN, this allows the current to flow for each of the half cyclesallowing the current to flow through both of the collectors once eachTransistor reaches its saturation point, determined by the Q-point.