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Transducer power gain

The transducer power, text_wrap_inline2937, is defined as the ratio of the power delivered to the load text_wrap_inline2891 to the power available from the source text_wrap_inline2941
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The transducer power gain is equal to the operating power gain only when the amplifier is conjugately matched to the source, i.e., text_wrap_inline2923. Therefore, text_wrap_inline2945 in general. Transducer power gain provides a measure of the advantage of using the amplifier over driving the same load directly by the source.