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Qualification note: Given the various editions the given answers might be questionable. When in
doubt use common sense, native ability, and synaptic plasticity.
Default: 25W power transistor with TJMAX = 155oC, 12-4. An ideal class-A amplifier with 12V supply
cooled by top hat heat sink with CA = 9.8oC/W. rails is used to supply an undistorted sinusoidal
Default ambient temperature TA = 25oC. signal of amplitude 10V to an output transducer of
RL = 20. Operation assumes VL = VS.
12-1. (a) For a safety margin TJ = 10oC what
would be the de-rated power handling capability of Determine:
the default transistors plus heat-sink? (a) Maximum power to the load PL(Max)
(b) If the heat sink is omitted, the case itself (b) Maximum power from the supply = Ps.
must serve as a heat sink. Assume that it is (c) Worst-case PD(ea transistor).
equivalent to a heat sink of value CA = 30oC/W.
What is the naked transistor de-rated power Answers: 2.5W, 14.4W, 7.2W
handling capability including safety margin?
12-5 An ideal class-B amplifier is used to drive a
Answers: 8W, 3.41W sonar unit that requires PL(Max) = 20W, RL = 5
and VS = 16V. It uses 25W power transistors, with
12-2. What minimum power transistor rating TJMAX = 155oC for which a 20oC safety margin (TJ)
(watts) is needed for an application with power is required. Determine
dissipation PD = 10W if the transistor is affixed to a (a) VL(max), VL(worst), PD(worst, ckt)
large heat sink CA = 6oC/W, is assumed to have (b) Thermal resistance CA required of the heat
TJMAX = 150oC and requires safety margin TJ = sink for (a) (keep in mind that class-B uses two
15oC? power transistors)
(c) Suppose that a heat sink twice as large is
12-3. As part of the USMC superman program, a used (which halves the thermal resistance CA).
class-B power assist unit is strapped to the lower Then what maximum power PD(ckt) can the circuit
back muscle group. Assume that it uses the default can dissipate and what power PL(Max) can be
transistors and heat sink and requires a safety delivered to the sonar, assuming that the sonar
margin of TJ = 20oC. For biological considerations transducers can handle the overstress?
the case temperature TC should not exceed 48oC
(body temperature + 11oC). Determine Answers: (a) 10.4W (b) 16.0oC/W
(a) the maximum power that each transistor
(there are two of them) is allowed to handle PD(ea). 12-6. An ideal class-B output stage is used as a
(b) the maximum power PL(Max) that the metabolic intelligence booster for ECE students. It
circuit can deliver to the muscle group based on operates from a battery pack that provides 5V
PD(worst). rails. Assume student synaptic plasticity RL = 20,
and 5W transistors with TJMAX = 150oC and heat-sink
Answers: 2.35W, 11.6W CA = 25oC/W.
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12-7. A ideal class-B amplifier associated with an 12-10. The circuit shown uses Darlington
antenna coupler is used to drive a RL = 8 load transistors 2n6059 and 2n6052, with estimated
Available transistors are 25W with TJMAX = 150oC. hFE ( =super) = 750, worst case.
Each transistor is given a top hat heat sink that has
thermal resistance CA = 20oC/W.
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12-14. The circuit shown uses compound super- (a) Minimum power rail requirements VS and
beta transistors (also called the Sziklai topology). maximum average current I S drawn from these
power rails.
(b) Assume that the opamps are constrained to
operate at TJ < 110oC and that available heat sinks
are of size CA = 20oC/W. Determine the worst case
power dissipated and the minimum number of
opamps needed to drive this load.
(c) Determine case temperature TC that results
each time the GGF fires its weapon if 4 opamps are
used to power the pulse weapon..
What is:
Assume PL(max) = 20W driving an RL = 4.5 load.
(a) PD(max, ea)
Also assume sufficient symmetry in the pull and
(b) PL(max)
pull-down transistor so that 1 = 2 = 25 and 3 = 4
(c) RL(min) for the output transducer
= 40. Assume that R3, R4 divert 25% of the current
away from the base nodes of the Q1, Q2 drive Answers: (a) 2.2W, (b) 21.7W
transistors (R3 , R4 increase the ON-OFF speed).
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12-17. The circuit shown is a parade 12-18. The cuff rotator unit for the Mark-12
commander 8W class AB wearable audio vest exoskeleton uses a power bridge to operate its 4,
unit with design requirement PDQ 5% of 40W ligature, for which VS(optimum) = 9.0V. The
PD(worst, class B). Transistors Q1 and Q2 are unit uses 4 opamps rated at 25W and TJMAX = 155oC,
5W power transistors and Q3 and Q4 are and a heat sink for each of thermal resistance CA =
medium power transistors. Each transistor pair 20oC/W. It is essential that the opamps have a safety
margin TJ of at least 40oC. This condition is met if
of the Sziklai form with S = 800. Voltage rails
a 9V battery pack is used.
are based on a utility belt of 3.6V Li-Ion
batteries to give VS = 7.2V. Unfortunately, there are no 9V batteries left and we
have to use two 12V storage batteries. How does
this affect