Machine-translated by Google. Questions are authored in English.
Top

Discussion

The maximum output power that stage can deliver to a load is about

  • A.120 mW, corresponding to fifty per cent efficiency
  • B.30 mW
  • C.60 mW
  • D.240 mW, the whole of the power drawn from the supply

Answer: C

Class A with a resistive load reaches at best a quarter of the input power:

\[ P_{out} \le 0.25 \times 240 = 60 \ \mathrm{mW} \]

so about 60 milliwatts. Transformer coupling raises the ceiling to fifty per cent by removing the standing drop across the collector resistor, which is exactly why output transformers persisted as long as they did. A theoretical efficiency limit is worth attaching to its coupling arrangement rather than to the class alone.

No comment is present. Be the first to comment.
Loading…

Post your comment

Please log in or register to post a comment.