EXPERIMENT NO.

4 Transistor Common-Emitter Configuration Characteristics

Group 5:
Dela Cruz, Mark Louie
Mendoza, Allen Rodney
Sampayan, Glenn
Tambaoan, Christian Alan
DATA:
A.) Input characteristics:
VBB
0V
6V
12 V
18 V
24 V
30 V

VBE

VCE = 1 V
(V)
IB (A)

VBE

VCE = 2 V
(V)
IB (A)

VBE

VCE = 4 V
(V)
IB (A)

2.007x10-11 V

-0.0002007 A

2.229x10-11 V

-0.0002288 A

2.852X10-11 V

-0.0002852 A

0.886 V
0.978 V
1.06 V
1.138 V
1.214 V

51139 A
110222 A
169404 A
228624 A
287864 A

0.887 V
0.97844 V
1.06 V
1.138 V
1.124 V

51132 A
110216 A
169397 A
228617 A
287858 A

0.888 V
0.98 V
1.062 V
1.14 V
1.215 V

51118 A
110202 A
169384 A
228605 A
287845 A

B.) Output characteristics:

S. No.
0V
6V
12 V
18 V
24 V
30 V

IB = 50 A
VCE (V)
IC (mA)

IB = 75 A
VCE (V)
IC (mA)

IB = 100 A
VCE (V)
IC (mA)

-0.003314 V

0.003315 mA

0.000003586 V

0.003586 mA

-0.000003749 V

0.003749 mA

0.08142 V
0.141 V
3.049 V
8.082 V
13.115 V

5.919 mA
11.86 mA
14.951 mA
15.918 mA
16.885 mA

0.064 V
0.101 V
0.148 V
2.365 V
7.05 V

5.936 mA
11.899 mA
17.852 mA
21.635 mA
22.95 mA

0.055 V
0.085 V
0.115 V
0.158 V
2.082 V

5.945 mA
11.915 mA
17.885 mA
23.842 mA
27.918 mA

GRAPH:
A.) Input characteristics:
1V

350000

2V

3V

300000

287845

250000
228605

200000
169384

150000
110202

100000
50000
0
-0.0002852
0.00E+00 2.00E-01
-50000

51118

4.00E-01

6.00E-01

8.00E-01

1.00E+00

1.20E+00

1.40E+00

B.) Output characteristics:

1V

30

2V

3V

27.918

25

23.842

20
17.885

15
11.915

10
5.945

5
0
-2

0.003749

10

12

14

RESULT: The input and output characteristics of transistor connected in CE configuration have been observed
and the of the transistor is calculated as _____ and its input and output Resistances are ______ and
________.
VIVA QUESTIONS:
1.) What is the range of for the transistor?
The value of ranges from 50-400.
2.) What are the input and output impedances of CE configuration?
The input impedance would be higher and output impedance would be lower in a CE
configuration.
3.) Identify various regions in the output characteristics.
Cut-off region
Saturation region
4.) What is the relation between and ?
The DC Current Gain of the device is Beta, (). Also, Alpha (), the current gain of the
transistor from the Collector terminal to the Emitter terminal and is a function of the
transistor itself. As the emitter current is the sum of a very small base current plus a
very large collector current, the value of alpha , is very close to unity. While Beta
reveals the magnitude of one current to the other.
5.) Define current gain in CE configuration.
The common-emitter configuration is an inverting amplifier circuit, the circuit is
sometimes called as beta. Its current gained is obtained from the ratio of base and the
collector circuit elements.
6.) Why CE configuration preferred for amplification?
Common-emitter configuration is preferred as amplification because of its capability to
produce the highest current and power among the three configurations.
7.) What is the phase relation between input and output?

The phase relation between the input and output is inversely proportional to each
other. Because as the voltage input increases the voltage output decreases.

8.) Draw diagram of CE configuration for PNP transistor.

9.) What is the power gain of CE configuration?

The power gain for the common-emitter configuration is much higher than of the
remaining two configurations.
10.)
What are the applications of CE configuration?
The common-emitter configuration is mostly used as a switch, it amplifies voltage and
current. Gain is the factor by which amplification increases the voltage or current. It
has a low input impedance and outputs high impedance, high voltage gain and current
gain.