Class AB Output Stage With Short Circuit Protection ** Circuit Description ** * power supplies Vcc+ 1 0 DC +15V Vcc- 2 0 DC -15V Ibias 0 5 DC 3mA * input signal source Vi 3 0 sin ( 0V 10V 1kHz ) * biasing diodes (transistors connected as diodes) Q1 5 5 6 npn Q2 6 6 3 npn * output buffer (junction area of Qn and Qp is 3 times Qd1 and Qd2) Qn 1 5 7 npn 3 Qp 2 3 8 pnp 3 Re1 7 4 10 Re2 8 4 10 * short circuit protection transistor Qprotect 5 7 4 npn * short circuit output terminal Vshort 4 0 0 * simple transistor models .model npn NPN (Is=1e-13 Bf=50) .model pnp PNP (Is=1e-13 Bf=50) ** Analysis Requests ** .Tran 10us 3ms 0ms 10us ** Output Requests ** .Plot Tran V(1,7) i(Vcc+) .probe .end