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Common Base Configuration

In this configuration we use base as common terminal for both input and output signals. The input is applied between the base and emitter terminals and the output is taken between the base and collector terminals with the base terminal grounded. The common base circuit is mainly used in single stage amplifier circuits, such as microphone pre amplifier or radio frequency amplifiers because of their high frequency response. Input characteristics are obtained by varying the input voltage at constant output voltage and recording the input current. Output characteristics are obtained by varying the output voltage at constant input current and recording the output current.

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Common Base Configuration

In this configuration we use base as common terminal for both input and output signals. The input is applied between the base and emitter terminals and the output is taken between the base and collector terminals with the base terminal grounded. The common base circuit is mainly used in single stage amplifier circuits, such as microphone pre amplifier or radio frequency amplifiers because of their high frequency response. Input characteristics are obtained by varying the input voltage at constant output voltage and recording the input current. Output characteristics are obtained by varying the output voltage at constant input current and recording the output current.

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Common Base Configuration

In this configuration we use base as common terminal for both input and output
signals. The configuration name itself indicates the common terminal. Here the input
is applied between the base and emitter terminals and the corresponding output
signal is taken between the base and collector terminals with the base terminal
grounded. Here the input parameters are V EB and IE and the output parameters are
VCB and IC. The input current flowing into the emitter terminal must be higher than the
base current and collector current to operate the transistor, therefore the output
collector current is less than the input emitter current.
The current gain is generally equal or less than to unity for this type of configuration.
The input and output signals are in-phase in this configuration. The amplifier circuit
configuration of this type is called as non-inverting amplifier circuit. The construction
of this configuration circuit is difficult because this type has high voltage gain values.
The input characteristics of this configuration are looks like characteristics of
illuminated photo diode while the output characteristics represents a forward biased
diode. This transistor configuration has high output impedance and low input
impedance. This type of configuration has high resistance gain i.e. ratio of output
resistance to input resistance is high. The voltage gain for this configuration of circuit
is given below.
AV = Vout/Vin = (IC*RL) / (IE*Rin)
Current gain in common base configuration is given as
= Output current/Input current
= IC/IE

The common base circuit is mainly used in single stage amplifier circuits, such as
microphone pre amplifier or radio frequency amplifiers because of their high
frequency response. The common base transistor circuit is given below.

Input Characteristics
Input characteristics are obtained between input current and input voltage with
constant output voltage. First keep the output voltage V CB constant and vary the input
voltage VEB for different points then at each point record the input current I E value.
Repeat the same process at different output voltage levels. Now with these values
we need to plot the graph between IE and VEB parameters. The below figure show the
input characteristics of common base configuration. The equation to calculate the
input resistance Rin value is given below.
Rin = VEB / IE (when VCB is constant)

Output Characteristics
The output characteristics of common base configuration are obtained between
output current and output voltage with constant input current. First keep the emitter
current constant and vary the VCB value for different points, now record the IC values
at each point. Repeat the same process at different I E values. Finally we need to
draw the plot between VCB and IC at constant IE. The below figure show the output
characteristics of common base configuration. The equation to calculate the output
resistance value is given below.
Rout = VCB / IC (when IE is constant)

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