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a «13 ~GOMMON BASE CIRC UIT / Performance Objectives Calculate and measure the de operating voltages found in a ‘typical common-base circuit. B. Demonstrate the operation and measure the voltage gain of a typical common-base amplifier circuit with and without a load. the phase relationship between A C. Determine the input and ‘output signals of a common- base amplifier. Basic Concepts ‘The base is common to both the input signal and the output signal in a common- base circuit. 2. The common-base circuit a grounded-base circuit. 3. ‘The common-base circuit is capable of high voltage gain but has a current gain of less than one. 4. A coupling capacitor effectively couples ac signals between two points while blocking de. 5. A bypass capacitor prevents an ac signal from appearing across a component by passing the signal around the component, it is also known as Introductory Information ‘Transistors are ideal amplifiers. When a small ac signal is. applied to the input terminals of @ transistor, an amplified reproduction of this signal appears at the output terminals. Although there are many possible ways of connecting the input signal, there are only three useful transistor circuit configurations for current or power amplification: common-base, common-emitter, and common: collector. In the common-base (or grounded-base) circuit shown in Fig. 13-1, the signal is introduced into the emitter-base circuit and taken from the collectoz- base circuit. Thus the base element of the transistor is common to both the input and output circuits, (The batteries shown are effective short circuits for ac signals.) Because the transistor input or emitter- base circuit has low impedance (internal transist resistance plus reactance) in the order of 1 to 100 ohms, and the transistor output or collector-base Gircult has a high impedance (including 2.) in th et of 10002 to IMQ, the voltage or power gain for the common: igurati for the common-base configuration can be as high ‘The direction of the arrows in Fig. 18-1 indicates Ss 13-1 a en TOT ETT : Fig 13-1 conventions) current ‘low. As you have learned, most of In practice transis fhe remainder flows for from 87 to 99.5 percent of the emitie> current reaches the collector, a reeat gain of common-base configuration there” fore is slays les than one (or unity). ‘Fig. 1841 opresents the input ‘ne signal source and the TOE sattage developed across load resistor SaES'.Ee input signal is positive it adds to the Brtia tise produced by the baseemitter battery ONE abe emitter more positive than the base) (oes increases current flow through the PAF Sor. The increased current flow through Re the top of Ry, to become less negative (er lore positive) with respect to the bottom of © "Conversely, wen the input signal is negative, Be Sopot signal ie aso negative. Thus, the phase Gf the signal remains unchanged in this. circu SE Mhe input end cutput signals are said to be Bpthe common-base amplifier. ‘The waveforms voltege produced by sistofs are usually forward sersbase junction and reverse ‘etor-base junction. In Fig ‘As gos know, aged across the emit rose the oo 1 ‘yore used to correctly bias 2RP tuensistor in the common-base cireuit. Differ- 2a) variations in bizsing a common-base circuit can A simplified biasing arrangement for savbase ciecuit is shown in Fig, 13-2. A tory (or power source) provides bias also be ur ‘current from the emitter flows to the! ee the back of tals ANUS Sag mel ned 10 Equipment ‘And Materials siesiants «2408 24 Blectronic VOM ‘AP Generator reiloscope ettoet plectronics Taine: nctical Bact" sou Etectroiytic os c Lome Electric ai C NPN Transistor 222192 RI — 150k, 1 fans — 10k 1 Ra = ag, 1 BS wt Raw RE a Town i¢ Potentiome: Component Module Konnect-All board Exercise Procedure Objective A. Calculate and measure the de oper ating voltages found in a typical common cizcuit. 0 1a) Examine the conimon-base amplifier cr- O,, 1A) Bee ie cuca w cently ee be ‘as that of Fig. 12-2. Coupling capacit Or allows the input ac signal to be appli: 1 to Cao ile eouplngcxpeivor €8 slows the output signal to be taken from the collector of QI. The internal capacitance (and low ox: put impedance) of the power source grounds the top of UeRestorressor R8 for se signals. Bypass capnein 8 ena he hase tor ag, names fering theae capacitors, ac signals can be amplified witho ST icistasvoinmm orgie Cb) The de voltage at.the junction of RZ and 2 is ao the bao voltage Vo, for Ot Caleslate > (alsrogard the smal base curent theough 1 using the equation for voltage division: ay Vp = Veo X RO(RI + R2) 2 ely 15Vde, cpnmaety 26 Vae * Your answer should be one point five volte a ©) Con the negaticOnneet the citcuit as ah nected fo these, the de supply voltage i cone Do not connect ie ecrminal of the AF Beneath time, ‘ect RS and potentiometer R6 at this Fig. 12-3 4) Adjust the de collector supply voltage to £4Vde. The ac input voltage e should be ) Measure the de voltage betweeri the base 1 and ground. Use the Electronic VOM to all of your transistor voltage measurements. of @ ie Vde 2 woltage should be approximately 1.5Vde, fying your edlculations in step (b) £)Measuée the de voltage between the emitter of QJ and ground Ve = Vae “You. should, measure approximately 0.9Vde, in- dicating tio important facts about NPN transistor QJ in thie circuit. <1 The base-emitter junction is forward biased since the base is approximately 0.6V more positive than the emitter Vp — Ve = 1.5 ~ 0.9 = 0.6V. 2 There ts approximately 0.9mAde of emitter current flowing through emitter resistor R4, since Te = Eng (RA = 0.9/1000 = 0.9m. (Dz) Measure the de voltage between the collector of Q1 and ground. ..Vde Ve = The voltage should be yu re ote tol ot transistor QI in this circult. MM. The collector to emitt = 15 -0.9 = 14.1V. er woltage Vex of O18 Ade of collector 2° the tely 0.9m. 2.° There is approximately 0. jor 2 reat auing inrough collect [e8o7 y since 9/10k = 0.9mA (Exe Vor aupnY en the collec en Ne ehe collector Ve fer currents are Io = Ens /R this is the difference betw voltage Voc and the voltage at tt indicating the collector and emit approximately equal. (1 —_h)Does most of the emitter through the collector? .. current flow Explain. Demonstrate the operation anc ‘of a typical common-base Objective B. it 2 load. measure the voltage gain amplifier cireuit with and withou ( 2a)Set the AF Generator to the funetion at a frequency of 1xiiz. (Ob) Adjust the output of the AF Generator for a 10mv peak-to-peak signal at the emitter of set to the Vac QI. Use the Electronic VO! function on the 0.015V

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