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Class A Operating Mode Time I out One device conducts for the whole of the a.c. cycle. Conduction angle = 360 .
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Class A Output Stage Transistors only conduct current in one direction. 360 conduction angle therefore requires a d.c. bias so that the collector current does not try to go negative. Common circuit design is the Emitter Follower or Common Collector Amplifier.
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Emitter Follower
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Emitter Follower Basics As long as the collector current is positive, V BE 0.7 V. V E, therefore equals V B – 0.7 V, i.e. unity voltage gain. Input current will be approximately times smaller than output current though – i.e. current gain.
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Emitter Follower Analysis Quiescent Conditions
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A.C. Response To relate v out to v in, must relate base voltage, v b to v in and v out to v b. vbvb
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(I) – v out vs. v b vbvb veve
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(II) - v in vs. v b Potential divider is formed between R S and r in. i IN iBiB i RB
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Voltage Gain
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Current Gain
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Bias Current Two possible ways of approximating the 15 mA current source : ResistorCurrent Mirror
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Resistor Biasing When the output voltage is at its lowest possible value, the output transistor has just turned off : i.e. maximum output signal has 7.5 V peak amplitude
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Current Mirror Biasing Again, when the output transistor has just turned off :
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Resistor vs. Current Mirror Resistor biasing is simpler and cheaper than building a current mirror, however… Maximum output swing is limited using a resistor. The extra resistor appears in parallel with R L, thereby lowering r in. Power dissipation is increased.
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Microcap simulation #1 EEM3A-1.CIR
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Summary A class A output stage can be realised by an emitter follower circuit. Voltage gain is approximately unity. Current gain is high. Ideally, a current mirror is required to bias the emitter follower.
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