
1136 Part 2 Analog Electronics
Section 15.5 Integrated Circuit Power Amplifiers
15.68 The LM380 power amplifier in Figure 15.42 is biased at
V
+
= 22 V
. Let
β
n
= 100
and
β
p
= 20
for the npn and pnp transistors, respectively. (a) De-
termine the quiescent collector currents in transistors
Q
1
through
Q
6
.
(b) Assume that diodes
D
1
and
D
2
and transistors
Q
7
,
Q
8
, and
Q
9
are all
matched, with parameters
I
S
= 10
−13
A. For zero input voltages, determine
the quiescent currents in
D
1
,
D
2
,
Q
7
,
Q
8
, and
Q
9
. (c) For no load, calculate
the quiescent power dissipated in the amplifier.
15.69 An LM380 must deliver ac power to a 10
load. The maximum power dis-
sipated in the amplifier must be limited to 2 W and the maximum allowed
distortion must be limited to 3 percent. Determine: (a) the maximum power
that can be delivered to the load, (b) the maximum supply voltage, and
(c) the peak amplitude of the sinusoidal output voltage.
15.70 (a) Design the bridge circuit in Figure 15.46 such that the gain magnitude of
each op-amp circuit is 12. (b) A load resistance of
R
L
= 12
that is to dis-
sipate an average power of
P
L
= 15
W is connected to the output. Deter-
mine the peak output voltage at each op-amp and the peak current that each
op-amp must source or sink. (c) If the peak output voltage of each op-amp
is limited to
±12
V and the peak current that each op-amp can source or
sink is limited to 0.8 A, determine (i) the maximum average power that can
be delivered to the load and (ii) the optimum value of load resistance.
D15.71 Another form of the bridge power amplifier is shown in Figure P15.71. This
amplifier has a very high input resistance since the input is to the noninvert-
ing terminal of an op-amp. (a) Derive the expression for the voltage gain
A
v
= v
L
/v
I
. (b) Design the circuit to provide a gain of
A
v
= 10
so that the
magnitudes of
v
o1
and
v
o2
are equal. Let
R
1
= 50 k
. (c) If
R
L
= 20
and
if the average power delivered to the load is 10 W, determine the peak am-
plitude of
v
o1
and
v
o2
and the peak load current.
v
L
v
I
v
O1
v
O2
+
–
R
L
R
2
R
3
R
1
A
1
A
2
–
+
+
–
Figure P15.71
–
+
–
+
+
–
R
L
R
4
R
3
R
2
R
1
A
1
A
2
v
L
v
I
v
O2
v
O1
Figure P15.72
15.72 Figure P15.72 shows an audio amplifier using two identical op-amps con-
nected in a bridge configuration. (a) Derive the expression for the voltage
gain
A
v
= v
L
/v
I
. (b) Design the system such that
|
v
O1
|
=
|
v
O2
|
= 12v
I
.
The largest resistor value is to be limited to 120 k
. (c) If
R
L
= 25
and
the peak op-amp output voltages are limited to
±8
V, determine (i) the max-
imum average power that can be delivered to the load and (ii) the peak cur-
rents that each op-amp must source or sink.
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