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Common Emitter Amplifier: EE091 Electronic Devices

This lab document describes building and testing a common emitter amplifier circuit using an NPN transistor. Students are instructed to calculate component values, build the circuit, measure voltages and currents, test the gain using different input signals, and investigate the effect of changing frequency, load resistance, and capacitor values. They also repeat the experiments using a PNP transistor instead. The objectives are to understand how a common emitter amplifier operates and compare measured results to theoretical calculations.

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Common Emitter Amplifier: EE091 Electronic Devices

This lab document describes building and testing a common emitter amplifier circuit using an NPN transistor. Students are instructed to calculate component values, build the circuit, measure voltages and currents, test the gain using different input signals, and investigate the effect of changing frequency, load resistance, and capacitor values. They also repeat the experiments using a PNP transistor instead. The objectives are to understand how a common emitter amplifier operates and compare measured results to theoretical calculations.

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INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING (EE)

EE091
ELECTRONIC DEVICES

LAB 4

COMMON EMITTER
AMPLIFIER

Full name:………………………………..
Student number:………………………...
Class:……………………………………..
Date:……………………………………...

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I. OBJECTIVES
This lab introduces the operation of common emitter amplifier. You will know how to
build a CE circuit, measure the gain and compare to the theory calculation
II. MATERIAL AND EQUIPMENT
1. Oscilloscope
2. Power Supply
3. Multimeter
4. 2N3904
5. Assorted Resistors
III. PRELAB
For prelab, you are responsible for performing BOTH the calculation of figure 1
circuitry for both NPN transistor 2N3904 to PNP transistor 2N3906 (with and without
the 4.7uF capacitor) as well as simulations for all scenarios. You are allowing to use
the figures I had provided to you at the end of lab manual for preference; however, you
must perform your simulation of circuitries. The performance of PRELAB this time
in advanced is recommended, as the lab procedure will be quite difficult without proper
preparation. Assuming β=100 , V BE =0.7 V .

IV. PROCEDURE
In this section, you will analyze a common emitter amplifier, a popular transistor amplifier
circuit.

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Figure 1: Common emitter amplifier.


IV.1. DC analysis:
VCE VC VE VBE VBC VB
Using a digital multimeter to measure DC values of voltage , , , , , then
I ,I I
calculate current values B C , E .
IV.2. AC analysis:
v
Connect the function generator to in and use a 1V peak-to-peak 1kHz sine wave as the
v v
input signal. Monitor in and out simultaneously with the oscilloscope and sketch them
on the same set of axes.
Measure the gain of this amplifier. Compare it to the calculated gain, R C / RE. Note the
phase difference from input to output.
Explore the behavior of the amplifier a little more by using different waveforms,
v
frequencies, and amplitudes for in . The output of an ideal amplifier should always look
just like the input multiplied by the gain. However, real amplifiers only work correctly
over a limited range of output voltages and frequencies.
Determine approximately the minimum and maximum frequencies for which the gain is
constant. Also, see if you can determine the range of acceptable output voltages. Try to
guess what causes each of these limits.
For your report, include your DC measurements and calculations with a brief discussion of
v v
whether the transistor is in its active region, a sketch of in and out ,
A comparison of your measured and calculated gain, and some approximate frequency and
voltage limits with guesses as to their causes.
Determine the range of R2 in order to have the transistor in its active region.
See how the gain changes when you add the 4.7μF capacitor. Can you explain this?
Change the value of the capacitor and comment on results.
évout ù
ê údB
êv ú
Change input frequency from 50Hz to 100KHz. Determine the gain ë in û and plot the
frequency response.
R = 10KW to the collector via a 4.7μF capacitor. Measure output
Connect a load resistor l
R R
voltage drops across l , calculate the voltage gain. Change the value of l from 100
évout ù
ê údB
êv ú
Ohm to 100KOhm, plot the gain ë in û as a function of the load resistor, and comment
on results.

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IV.3. Change the NPN transistor 2N3904 to PNP transistor 2N3906.


Plot the schematic and repeat the same procedure as 4.1 and 4.2

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For 2N3904:

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For 2N3906:

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