L 5 B J T (B) - A: AB Ipolar Unction Ransistors JT Mplifiers
L 5 B J T (B) - A: AB Ipolar Unction Ransistors JT Mplifiers
L 5 B J T (B) - A: AB Ipolar Unction Ransistors JT Mplifiers
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LAB 5 BIPOLAR JUNCTION TRANSISTORS (BJT)
AMPLIFIERS
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
By the end of this experiment, you should be able to:
- Compute the dc parameters, r
e
, and the voltage gain of a common-emitter amplifier
with voltage divider bias.
THEORY
Design of a current-gain-stabilized (|-Independent) voltage divider circuit
Rules of Thumb:
V
E
= 1/10 V
CC
R
2
s 1/10 |R
E
I
R1
~ I
R2
~ 10I
B
Based on the rule of thumb and the given parameter in the pre-lab assignment of
Experiment 7.
R
E
= V
E
/I
E
R
C
= V
RC
/I
C
= (V
CC
V
CE
V
E
)/I
C
V
B
= V
BE
+ V
E
= (R
2
V
CC
)/(R
1
+ R
2
)
Pick the resistors values from the standard series 1/8W and 1/4W with 5% tolerance, the
two digits: 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 27, 30, 33, 36, 39, 43, 47, 51, 56, 62, 68,
75, 82, and 91.
After the design, confirm that the selected values of resistors satisfy the following rules of
thumb:
- |R
E
> 10 R
2
- I
R1
~ I
R2
~ 10I
B
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MATERIALS
Transistors: 2N3904 NPN
Resistors: < to be calculated in pre-lab assignment>
Capacitors: 2 1F, 1 100F
EQUIPMENT
- Tektronix PS280 DC Power Supply
- Fluke 45 Dual Display Multimeter
- Tektronix CFG 253 3MHz Function Generator
- Hewlett Packard Oscilloscope 100MHz 54600B
PRE-LAB ASSIGNMENT
1. In common-emitter amplifier in Figure: 5.1, let V
CC
= 30V, and R
L
= 10kO. Assume
V
BE
= 0.7V. Determine the values for R
1
, R
2
, R
C
, and R
E
so that I
C
= 1.94mA, I
E
=
1.95mA, I
B
= 11.09A, and V
CE
= 18.9V. Let |
dc
= 175, and |
ac
= 197.
2. Make LTSPICE/PSPICE runs to check the circuits that you have designed.
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IN-LAB ACTIVITIES
1. Assemble the circuit (bias circuitry only, no signal and load) as shown in Figure 5-1,
by using resistor values, which you have determined.
Fig 5-1
2. Measure and record V
C
, V
B
, V
E
, V
BE,
V
CE
, I
C
, I
B
, and I
E
. Record all your results in
Table 5-1. Compare them with the pre-lab assignment results.
3. Set the function generator set for V
S
= 200mV
P-P
sine wave with a frequency of
1000Hz. Draw the input and output graph and record V
pp
, V
max
, V
min
, and V
rms
.
4. Measure the AC parameters V
i
and V
o
. Compute the (bypassed) voltage gain A
V
of
the amplifier, where
i
o
V
V
V
A = .
5. Remove capacitor C
2
from the circuit. Draw the input and output graph and record
V
pp
, V
max
, V
min
, and V
rms
.
6. Measure the AC parameters, V
i
and V
o
. Compute the (unbypassed) voltage gain A
V
of the amplifier.
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RESULTS
V
C
(V) V
B
(V) V
E
(V) V
BE
(V) V
CE
(V) I
C
(mA) I
B
( A) I
E
(mA)
Table 5-1
Amplifier Gain
Bypassed:
Graph 5-1
V
p-p
= _________ V V
max
= ________V V
min
= ________V V
rms
= ________V
V
i
= V
V
o
= V
V ........V/ ..........
V
V
A
i
o
V
=
=
Volt/div Channel 1 =
________
Time/div =
___________
________
Volt/div Channel 2 =
________
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Unbypassed:
Graph 5-2
V
p-p
= _________ V V
max
= ________V V
min
= ________V V
rms
= ________V
V
i
= V
V
o
= V
V ........V/ ..........
V
V
A
i
o
V
=
=
Volt/div Channel 1 =
________
Time/div =
___________
________
Volt/div Channel 2 =
________
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LAB 5 REPORT
1. Compare and discuss the results for the bypassed and unbypassed voltage gain, A
v
as in
the experiments.