Semiconductor Devices: Class B with Reactive Load

The typical analysis of a class B power amplifier utilizes a load that is purely resistive. A real world load, such as a loudspeaker, is reactive, and can have a phase angle that varies with frequency. This can affect the load line in a surprising manner. For this video, the load impedance is scaled to a larger value compared to a typical loudspeaker, making it possible for you to build and test this circuit in lab without having to deal with a large powers and currents, or the noise of a loudspeaker. References: Semiconductor Devices: Theory and Application/2E; Chapter 8, section 4; and Chapter 9, section 2. My free texts and lab manuals are available for download at my college web site https://www.mvcc.edu/jfiore and at my personal site http://www.dissidents.com Inexpensive print and kindle copies are available at Amazon https://www.amazon.com/author/jimfiore If you like my texts and videos, and would like to help defray the costs of making and maintaining them, consider making a modest donation at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ProfessorFiore