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    This document discusses different classifications of power amplifiers. It describes Class A, B, AB, C, D, F, G, I, S and T amplifiers. Class A amplifiers operate over the full cycle, while Class B operates over half a cycle. Class AB operates over more than half but less than a full cycle. Class C operates over less than half a cycle. Classes D to T are switching amplifiers that operate in an ON-OFF manner with high efficiencies. Amplifiers are also classified based on conduction angle, with Class A having the largest angle of 360 degrees and Class C the smallest less than 180 degrees.

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    This document discusses different classifications of power amplifiers. It describes Class A, B, AB, C, D, F, G, I, S and T amplifiers. Class A amplifiers operate over the full cycle, while Class B operates over half a cycle. Class AB operates over more than half but less than a full cycle. Class C operates over less than half a cycle. Classes D to T are switching amplifiers that operate in an ON-OFF manner with high efficiencies. Amplifiers are also classified based on conduction angle, with Class A having the largest angle of 360 degrees and Class C the smallest less than 180 degrees.

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    This document discusses different classifications of power amplifiers. It describes Class A, B, AB, C, D, F, G, I, S and T amplifiers. Class A amplifiers operate over the full cycle, while Class B operates over half a cycle. Class AB operates over more than half but less than a full cycle. Class C operates over less than half a cycle. Classes D to T are switching amplifiers that operate in an ON-OFF manner with high efficiencies. Amplifiers are also classified based on conduction angle, with Class A having the largest angle of 360 degrees and Class C the smallest less than 180 degrees.

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    ) Audio frequency (20 Hz to 20 kHz) amplifier

    (b) Intermediate-frequency amplifier,


    (c) Audio frequency (20kHz to hundreds of megahertz) amplifier
    (d) Ultrahigh-frequency (hundreds of thousands of megahertz) amplifier.

    4. As based on its biasing conditions, classification of amplifiers are

    (a) Class A amplifier


    (b) Class AB amplifier
    (c) Class B Amplifier
    (d) Class C amplifier

    5. As based on its transistor configuration

    (a) Common-base amplifier
    (b) Common-emitter amplifier
    (c) Common-Collector amplifier
     Large signal amplifiers (power amplifiers) are classified according to the position of
    the quiescent point. Transistor power amplifiers handle large signals. Power
    amplifiers are also classified on the basis of biasing condition of the transistor and
    amplitude of the input signal. It also gives an idea that the portion of the input cycle
    for which the transistor conducts.

    On the basis, power amplifiers are classified as:

    1. Class A Power amplifier


    2. Class B Power amplifier
    3. Class AB Power amplifier
    4. Class C Power amplifier

    Class A Power Amplifier

    Class A power amplifier is one in which the operating point and the input signal are such
    that the collector current in the output circuit flows for the full cycle i.e.,360 o. A class A
    amplifier operates over a linear portion of the characteristic. i.e., Q-point is located
    approximately at the centre on the linear portion of the characteristic.

    Class B Power Amplifier

    A class B power amplifier is one in which the operating point is located at an extreme end
    (cut-off) of its characteristics. The output current flows only for half cycle i.e., 180 o of the
    input signal. The current will be zero for the other half cycle. Because of the small power
    dissipation, efficiency is high.

    Class AB Power Amplifier

    A class AB amplifier is one in which the operating point is chosen so that the output current
    flows for more than half the cycle and less than the full cycle of the input signal.

    Class C Power Amplifier

    A class C power amplifier is one in which the operating point is chosen so that the output
    current flows for less than half the input signal. The current flows in the form of pulses. The
    efficiency is very high.

    Class A, Class AB, Class B operations are used with untuned amplifiers for audio
    frequencies, whereas Class C operation is used with tuned radio frequency amplifies.

    Other Classification of Amplifiers


    Class D Amplifier

    Class D amplifier is fundamentally a non linear switching amplifier. It is also called


    as PWM amplifier. Theoretically class D amplifier can achieve 100% efficiency, since there
    is no period throughout a cycle were the voltage and current waveforms overlie as current is
    drawn only through the transistor that is on.

    Class F Amplifier 
    Class F amplifiers can boost both the efficiency and output with the help of harmonic
    resonators in the output network to obtain the square waveform at the output. This class
    of amplifiers attains high efficiency (above 90%) if the infinite harmonic tune is used.

    Class G Amplifier

    It offers the of enhancement design of basic class AB amplifier design. Class G uses
    several power supply rails of different voltage and automatically switches between these
    supply rails when there is a change in input signal. This continuous switching reduces the
    normal power consumption. Thus power losses caused by wasted heat.

    Class I Amplifier

    Class I amplifier has 2 set of paired output switching device arranged in a equivalent push-
    pull arrangement with both sets of switching devices sampling the identical input
    waveform.

    Class S Amplifier

    Class S amplifier operation is similar to that of Class D amplifier. It converts the analog input
    signal into the square waveform with the help of delta sigma modulator, and amplifies
    them to increases the output power before finally being demodulated by a band pass filter.
    The digital signals of this switching amplifier are constantly either fully “ON” or “OFF”.

    Class T Amplifier

    Class T amplifiers are another kind of digital switching amplifiers. Now a day the Class T
    amplifiers are becoming more popular as an audio amplifier design due to the existence
    of digital signal processing chips and multi channel surround sound amplifiers. It
    converts analogue signals into digital pulse width modulated (PWM) signals for
    amplification and increasing the efficiency of amplifier. Class T amplifiers design are the
    combination of both the low distortion signal levels of class AB amplifier and the power
    efficiency of a class D amplifier.

    Amplifiers Class by conduction angle


    Amplifier Class Description Conduction Angle
    Class-A Full cycle 360o of Conduction θ = 2π
    Class-B Half cycle 180o of Conduction θ=π
    Class-AB Slightly more than 180o of conduction π < θ < 2π
    Class-C Slightly less than 180o of conduction θ<π
    Class-D to T ON-OFF non-linear switching θ=0

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