Technological University of the

Philippines Electrical Engineering

Department College of Engineering
Ayala Blvd. Ermita, Manila, 1000, Philippines

Electronic Circuits: Devices and Analysis 2 (Laboratory)

Experiment No. 2

AC COMMON BASE AMPLIFIER

Submitted To:

Prof. Vilma Pagtalunan

Submitted by:

Mamaradlo, Erika Mae

BSEE – 2B
 EXPERIMENT 2

AC COMMON BASE AMPLIFIER

I. OBJECTIVES
1. To investigate the operation of common base amplifier.
2. To measure the loaded voltage gain.

II. DISCUSSION

The common-base configuration is characterized as having a relatively low input and high
output impedance and a current gain less than 1. The voltage gain, however, can be quite large.
The transistor output impedance ro is not included for the common-base configuration because it
is typically in the megohm range and can be ignored in parallel with the resistor Rc.

The fact that the load is connected between the collector and base terminal isolates it from
the input circuit, and Zi remains essentially the same for no-load or loaded conditions. The
isolation that exits between input and output circuits also maintains Zo at a fixed level even
though the level of Rs may change.

III. MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENTS:

2-0-15V 𝑉𝐷𝐶 Power Supply (𝑉𝐶𝐶)

1-10kΩ 1⁄4 watt resistor (𝑅𝑙)
1-Digital Tester
1-460kΩ 1⁄4 watt resistor
1- Oscilloscope (Dual Trace)
(𝑅𝑙) 1-2.2µF capacitor (𝑐𝑐
1- Signal Generator (100Hz-1MHz

1-2N3904 transistor or equivalent

1-100µF capacitor at 25V DC (𝑐𝐸)

1-10kΩ 1⁄4 watt resistor (𝑅𝐸 )

1-1kΩ 1⁄4 watt resistor (𝑅𝑐 )

IV. PROCEDURES

1. Wire the circuit as show above, omitting the signal generator and power supply.
2. Apply the 9-volt supply voltage to the breadboard. With DMM, measure the
transistor dc emitter and collector voltage with respect to the ground. Record the
result in Table 4.1.
3. Determine the expected valued of two voltages assuming a dc base-emitter
voltage drop of 0.7V and compare them with the measured values in the Table
4.1.0
4. Connect channel 1of the oscilloscope at point A (Vin) and channel 2 to point B
(Vout). Then connect the signal generator to the circuit as shown in Fig. 3. Adjust
the sine wave output level of the generator of 25m Vp-p at a frequency of 5kHz.
If you cannot reach 25mV, adjust Vin. Observe that the output signal level (Vout)
is greater than the input level. Vout is in phase with respect to the input.
5. Using the measured value for the dc-emitter voltage obtained in step-2, calculate
the dc quiescent emitter current and the resultant transistor ac emitter resistance,
re. Record these values in Table 4.2.
6. Calculate the voltage gain from emitter to collector and record the result in Table
4.3. Now, measure the actual voltage gain by dividing the peak-to-peak output
voltage (Vout) by the peak-to-peak voltage (Vin). Record the result in Table 4.3.
7. Removed RL. Observe that the output voltage level increases. It does because the
load resistance affects the voltage gain of the amplifier stage. As in step 5,
experimentally, determine the voltage gain by measuring Vout and Vin. Record
the result in Table 4.3.
V. DATA AND RESULT

Part 1: Circuit without Load

V = ±9.98mV = ±10mV
Part 2

VBE (Total) = VBE (DC) + Vi

VBE (Total) = -651.251 mV to -669.293 mV
Part 3

VCB (Total) = 8.738 V to 9.287 V

Part 4

Vo = -375.167 mV to 313.307 mV
Voltage Gain:
Av = Vo / Vi = 313.307 mV / 10 mV = 31.331
Part 5
Circuit With Load

Vo = -382.090 mV to 264.548 mV
Voltage Gain
Av = Vo / Vi = 264.548 mV / 10 mV = 26.455
OBSERVATION

The speaker module signals characterize the central intensifying framework with information
and result. To get the required sign force, the impedance Rin expands the sign strength at an
increase. Defeat ought to be 0 and Rin ought to be boundless. In speaker circuits, NPN and PNP
semiconductors are utilized. The producer of both NPN and PNP semiconductors gets the
contribution, while the authority gets the result. A no-heap circuit is made by interfacing focuses
1,2,3, and 4 of the oscilloscope's channel An or B. Since the capacitor keeps current from
streaming in dc, the oscilloscope diagram for 1 (Vi) shows a sinusoidal wave on the x-hub. Since
it blocks DC, the capacitor just screens AC. The oscilloscope diagram showed a sinusoidal wave
with a surmised - 650mV y-pivot because of the negative place of VEE. We then, at that point,
associated channel A of the oscilloscope to point 3 (Vcb) on the grounds that Vcc was positive,
and saw that the oscilloscope diagram showed a sinusoidal wave with a positive 660mV y-pivot.
At the point when channel A is associated with point 4, the oscilloscope chart shows a sinusoidal
wave on the x-pivot in light of the fact that the capacitor keeps current from dc (Vo). When
estimated at point 3 Vcb with a 10k ohm load, there is a sad contrast between the two.

CONCLUSION

In summarizing everything, I ought to grasp the activity of a typical base speaker and have the
option to recognize or decide the increase of the voltage of the circuit. It tends to be likewise portrayed
on its impedances due to its low information and high result of it which is equivalent to what we can
have with regards to acquiring current, yet the substance is applied with regards to voltage gain. It is
only a consequence of what semiconductor impedance ro yield since it is megaohm locale, and the
lined up with the resistor RC can be ignored since it is only an additional a to the normal base game
plan or excluded by any stretch of the imagination. Since the heap is connected between the gatherer
and base terminals, it is secluded from the info circuit, and Zi is basically a similar regardless of
whether the circuit is stacked. Regardless of whether the degree of Rs changes, the segregation that
exists between the info and result circuits keeps Zo at a steady level.
QUESTIONS:

1. What are the AC characteristics of a common base amplifier?

The AC Characteristics of a typical base intensifier circuit has low current increase and
power gain, however high voltage gain, has information and result stage connection is 0,
and has low information and high result impedance.

2. Determine the gain of the given circuit.

The increase of an intensifier is only the result separated by the information.
Intensification is regularly represented by the letter "A," which is a proportion without
any units. The addition of a speaker can be basically assessed by isolating the result
signal by the info signal. The voltage gain is determined utilizing the Vo try
discoveries.For the circuit without load,

AV = Vo / Vi = 313.307 mV/ 10mV AV = 31.331

For the circuit with load,

AV = Vo / Vi = 264.548 mV/ 10mV AV = 26.455