Explain the term crossover distortion. State methods to overcome it.

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Explanation:- 

* Cross over distortion occurs in Class B push pull Amplifier. 

* In the push-pull configuration, the two identical transistors get into conduction, one after the other and the output produced will be the combination of both. 

* When the signal changes or crosses over from one transistor to the other at the zero voltage point, it produces an amount of distortion to the output wave shape. For a transistor in order to conduct, the base emitter junction should cross 0.7v, the cut off voltage. The time taken for a transistor to get ON from OFF or to get OFF from ON state is called the transition period. 

* At the zero voltage point, the transition period of switching over the transistors from one to the other, has its effect which leads to the instances where both the transistors are OFF at a time. Such instances can be called as Flat spot or Dead band on the output wave shape.

Waveform:-

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Method to overcome : This cross over distortion can be eliminated if the conduction of the amplifier is more than one half cycle, so that both the transistors won‟t be OFF at the same time. The remedy is to use Class AB amplifier.

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