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Why does transformer coupling raise a class A stage's efficiency?

  • A.The transformer steps the output voltage up to suit the load
  • B.The device then conducts for only half of each cycle
  • C.The quiescent current can be reduced to almost nothing
  • D.No supply voltage is wasted across a collector resistor

Answer: D

A transformer's winding has negligible resistance, so the collector sits at the supply and can swing to nearly twice it, doubling the available swing for the same current. Impedance matching is a real benefit but a separate one, the conduction angle is unchanged, and the quiescent current still has to flow. Removing a standing voltage drop is a recurring way to improve efficiency, and it is why choke and transformer loads appear wherever supply voltage is scarce.

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