Discrete Audio Power Amplifier Design

Best Practice
Institute of Electronics Engineers of the Philippines
Central Region Chapter, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Engr. Rommel P. Monsanto, ECE

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This seminar will focus on the analysis and design of a
discrete transistorized Class-AB amplifer in a simplified
logical approach. It will demonstrate the use of practical
formulas and approximation to come up with a modest
design.

Simulation software shall be introduced in order to verify

the responses of each calculation; and through several
iterations, a working model shall be produced.

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Simulation Tools that will be used during the seminar will
be:

NI Multisim
LTSPICE IV

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 NI Multisim - It is an electronic schematic capture and
simulation program which is part of a suite of circuit design
programs, along with NI Ultiboard. Multisim was originally created
by a company named Electronics Workbench, which is now a
division of National Instruments. http://www.ni.com/multisim/

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 LTSPICE IV - is a freeware computer software implementing a
SPICE simulator of electronic circuits, produced by semiconductor
manufacturer Linear Technology
http://www.linear.com/designtools/software/

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Agenda:
Overview of an audio amplifier topologies and its application

Dissecting the different stages of a typical circuit.

Design methodology

Circuit Calculation of a 100Wrms Power Amplifier

Introduction to Simulation

Circuit testing