// calculate transistor power dissipation and maximum output power // Electronic Principles // By Albert Malvino , David Bates // Seventh Edition // The McGraw-Hill Companies // Example 12-8, page 397 clear;clc; close; // Given data R1=100;// in ohms R2=100;// in ohms Vcc=20;// in volts Rl=8;// in ohms // Calculations MPP=Vcc;// in volts Pdmax=(MPP^2)/(40*Rl);// maximum transistor power dissipation in watts Poutmax=(MPP^2)/(8*Rl);// maximum output power in watts disp("Watts",Pdmax,"maximum power dissipation=") disp("Watts",Poutmax,"maximum output power=") // Result // maximum power dissipation is 1.25 watts // maximum output power is 6.25 watts