Lab-4 Analog Circuits Bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT) : Experiment List
Lab-4 Analog Circuits Bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT) : Experiment List
Lab-4 Analog Circuits Bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT) : Experiment List
Analog Circuits
In this session you will perform BJT based practical’s using LTSpice. Based on the class lecture
perform the following exercises. In your lab-book, remember to write your steps/methods, and
the observations/results. The TA’s shall sign and grade at the end of each lab. Discuss with your
group mates. If you have any difficulty, you may consult TAs.
Note: LTSpice graphs data can be exported to excel sheet using the export command. You can
then draw the graph as per requirement. Use 2N3904 npn for all the exercises.
1. Simulate a BJT circuit to get the input and output characteristics curves.
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(B) Circuit setup for output characteristics:
Specify the operating region of the transistor in the following cases. Use LTSpice
measurements or manual calculation where required.
V1
V3 V2
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(A) VBB = 4 V, VCC = 12 V, RB = 40 kΩ, RC = 1kΩ, RE = 321 Ω, Measure V1, V2 an dV3.
(B) VBB = 0, VCC = 12 V, RB = 40 kΩ, RC = 1kΩ, RE = 500 Ω.
(C) Data: V1 = VB = 2.7 V, V2 = VE = 2 V, V3 = VC = 2.3 V.
3. (A) Determine the DC operating point of the BJT amplifier in the circuit below.
Hint: First write the load line equation for the collector circuit. To determine the Q point, find
the collector curve (from VCE vs IC graph) that intersects the load line. To do so, you must know
the base current.
(B) How would the Q point change if the base current is changed to 100 µ A?
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Vout
Plot Vout and Vin waveforms. The output waveform should be an amplified version of the input
wave.
(B) Explain why and what happens if you change (increase and decrease) the DC voltage for
either Vin or VCC?
(C) Explain why and what happens if you change the resistor value?
(D) Explain why and what happens if you change the transistor model or change to a
pnp transistor?