Lab 2 BJT Transistors Lab

I1 Q1
1A BJT_NPN_VIRTUAL* V1
12V

VCE = 6V
Ic = 5mA
Ib =25uA
Resistance calculated using dIc/dVce = 20kohms
Conductance = 1/resitance = 1/20000 = 0.00005 Siemens
VAF = Ic*Ro = 0.005*20000 = 100V
These results agree
Part 2

a) 6/0.002 = 3kohm
b) Ib= Ic/Bf = 2x10-5A
Rb = 21-0.6/2x10-5 = 570 kohm
c) hie = 1/(40Ib) = 1.25kohm
d) Gain = -Bf x Rc/hie = -240 Vout = 240mV
e) Bf = 200
Ic = Bf x Ib = 4x10-3A

Comment: Current required to operate has increased by a factor of 2. As the Bf value has
also doubled it seems there is a linear relationship between the two.

Part 2.2

RB
570kohm

RC
3kohm
V2
12V
Rs C1 Q1
BJT_NPN_VIRTUAL*
1kohm
100uF
V1
1.41mV
1.00mV_rms
1000Hz
0Deg

IC = 1.988 mA
VCE = 12V
IE = 1.933mA
IB = -0.018A
VBE = -0.75V
 RB
570kohm

RC
3kohm
V2
12V
Rs C1
Q1
1ohm BJT_NPN_VIRTUAL*
100uF
V1
1.41mV
1.00mV_rms
1000Hz XMM2
0Deg

XMM1
Vac in = 996.251 uA (XMM1)
Vac out = -229.563 mA(XMM2)
Iac in = 767.838 nA
Iac out =76.3 uA

Av = -229 (less than calculated value!)

Ai = 100 (approximately)

To get AC output halved an RS value of 1.3k ohm was used.

2.3 Parameter Sweep For Fixed Bias Stage
Table showing DC operating point (far right column) when bf is changed.

15, ideal_npn__bjt_npn__1__1 bf=50 9.01447

15, ideal_npn__bjt_npn__1__1 bf=100 6.03835
15, ideal_npn__bjt_npn__1__1 bf=150 3.06578
15, ideal_npn__bjt_npn__1__1 bf=200 249.37704m
15, ideal_npn__bjt_npn__1__1 bf=250 178.03379m
15, ideal_npn__bjt_npn__1__1 bf=300 165.25520m
15, ideal_npn__bjt_npn__1__1 bf=350 158.88898m
15, ideal_npn__bjt_npn__1__1 bf=400 154.96470m
15, ideal_npn__bjt_npn__1__1 bf=450 152.27591m
15, ideal_npn__bjt_npn__1__1 bf=500 150.30884m

As the bf value increases the operating point decreases in a logarithmic fashion.

3. Stable – Bias CE stage