ET1006 Chapter 21 Part 1
ET1006 Chapter 21 Part 1
ET1006 Chapter 21 Part 1
Collector Collector
Base Base
Emitter Emitter
• In practice,
– VCC is usually taken directly from a power supply
– VBB is usually obtained from a voltage divider
IC
IB
VCC
+
VBB
-
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Transistor Currents and Voltages
Definition of Currents RC IC
and Voltages RB VCB +
_ +
VCE VCC
IB + _
IB : dc base current VBE _
VBB
IE : dc emitter current IE
IC : dc collector current
IE
Note also that:
IC
IC IB IB PNP
BJT
And IE IC
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21-3 Transistor Characteristics and Parameters
DC Alpha DC Beta
aDC IC IC
bDC
IE IB
Typical values from 20
Typical values from 0.95 to to 200 or higher
0.99 or higher but less than 1
• DC Beta is also called hFE in transistor data sheets
VBE 0.7V
VBB I B RB VBE
Using circuit analysis
VBB VBE
about BE Circuit, IB
RB
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Transistor Circuit Analysis
Example 21-1
Determine IB, IC, IE, VBE, VCE and VCB in the circuit
below. The transistor has a bDC of 150
RC 120
RB + VCC
10 k
VBB 12 V
+
4V
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Transistor Circuit Analysis
RC 120
• Solution RB + VCC
VBB
VBE = 0.7 V +
10 k 12 V
4V
IE = IC + IB = 49.5Copyright
mA ©+2004
0.33 mA = 49.83 mA
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Transistor Circuit Analysis
RC 120
• Solution
RB + VCC
Analysing CE circuit : VBB 10 k 12 V
Since VCC I C RC VCE 4V +
VCE VCC I C RC
12 V (49.5 mA)(120 )
12 V 5.94 V
6.06 V
IC vs. VCECopyright
curve for one value
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Collector Characteristic Curves
Saturation
region
Breakdown
region
Active
region
IB4
IB3
IB2 IB1 < IB2 < IB3
IB1
IB=0
ICEO VCE
0
Cutoff region
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Collector Characteristic Curves
Active
Region