Electrical Testing 2-A (Electronics)

Experiment 9:
Common-Source Amplifier

Objectives:

1- Understanding the amplification theory of CS amplifier.

2- Verification of CS amplifier performance.

3- Measuring the voltage gain, the current gain, the input and output
resistances of CS amplifier.

Instruments:

1-DC power supply

2-Function generator

3-Digital multimeters

4-CRO

Components:

Bread board

IN-channel MOSFET IRF150

Resistors (100 kΩ, three 1kΩ, 15 kΩ, and 33 kΩ)

Background

Common Source (CS) configuration of single stage MOSFET amplifier can

Offer substantial voltage gain in combination with large input impedance.
When operated at relatively low frequencies, the CS amplifier can be
modeled replacing the MOSFET with small signal equivalent Circuit that
uses only two parameters, Namely, gate transconductance gm and output
resistance ro. Both of these parameters are dependent on MOSFET bias, i.e
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DC drain current set by bias circuit.

Procedure:
1- Connect the circuit shown in the figure below.

2- Using a DC multimeter, measure the Q-point (VGS, ID, VDS), and

determine the transistor region of operation.

VGS=………………………………, ID=……………………….,
VDS=………………………………, gm =…………................................
ro=…………………………………..
the transistor in ……………….. region

3- Set the function generator to a small input of 0.02 Vp, f=l kHz.

4- Observe and recorded the input and output signal amplitudes and
waveforms. Calculate the midband voltage gain; Phase shift
𝑉
𝐴𝑣 = 𝑜 =…………………………
𝑉𝑖
𝑝ℎ𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑓𝑡 (∅)=………………………

5- Measure the voltage drop across the series resistance (Rs=100Ω resistance
using CRO, and then calculate the input current (ii). Also measure the current
thought the drain resistance (io). Calculate the current gain of the circuit
using:
𝑖
𝐴𝑖 = 𝑜 =…………………………
𝑖𝑖

6- Calculate the power gain using:

𝐴𝑤 = 𝐴𝑣 × 𝐴𝑖
Measurement of input and output resistances

Procedure:

1- Measure the voltage of the function generator (just before Rsig) and that
after Rsig. Use the following equation to calculate R:

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R sig
𝑅𝑖 =
𝑉𝑖
−1
𝑉𝑐
2- Measure the output voltage (𝑉𝑜 ), then connect a load resistance (RL) of 1kΩ
and measure the voltage across it (VL). Calculate Ro using the following:
𝑉
𝑅𝑜 = 𝑅𝐿 ( 𝑜 -1)
𝑉𝑙
Comments :
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47k
5k

D 10u

10V

150
1u 3k
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47k
1k 100u

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Assignments

1.Drive the expression for voltage gain and current gain for common source
circuit.

2. Drive the expression for input resistance and output resistance.

3. Draw an equivalent circuit for the above circuit.

4.Explain the function of each element in the above circuit

4. Use a simulation software (LT-SPICE) to simulate the input and output

voltages and calculate the voltage gain.