Lab 12 Voltage Divider
Lab 12 Voltage Divider
Lab 12 Voltage Divider
LAB # 12
Name: Roll No:
Object: To study the operation of voltage divider bias configuration with different models of NPN
transistors
Apparatus Required:
1. Regulated Power supply, Breadboard and Connecting wires
2. Transistor (NPN, PNP), Resistors, Capacitor
3. Oscilloscope and Multimeter (MM), Function Generator
In the fixed bias configurations, the bias current ICQ and voltage VCEQ were a function of the current gain 𝛽
of the transistor. However, because 𝛽 is temperature sensitive, especially for silicon transistors, and the
actual value of 𝛽 is usually not well defined, it would be desirable to develop a bias circuit that is less
dependent on, or in fact is independent of, the transistor 𝛽. The voltage-divider bias configuration of Fig.
12.1 is such a network. If analyzed on an exact basis, the sensitivity to changes in 𝛽 is quite small. If the
circuit parameters are properly chosen, the resulting levels of ICQ and VCEQ can be almost totally
independent of 𝛽. The level of IBQ will change with the change in 𝛽, but the operating point on the
characteristics defined by ICQ and VCEQ can remain fixed if the proper circuit parameters are employed.
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Faculty of Engineering and Technology
University of Sindh, Jamshoro
Electronic Devices and Circuits (EE-123)
𝐸𝑇𝐻 − 𝑉𝐵𝐸
𝐼𝐵 =
𝑅𝑇𝐻 + (𝛽 + 1)𝑅𝐸 Voltage
collector-Emitter (𝑉𝐶𝐸):
Load-Line Analysis
𝑉𝐶𝐶
𝐼𝐶(𝑆𝑎𝑡) =
𝑅 𝐶 + 𝑅𝐸
1. Select any NPN Transistor available in the laboratory and make the circuit shown in figure 12.2.
2. Write down the readings of IB, IC, and VCE in Table 12.1.
3. Choose another NPN transistor with different model number and write down the readings of I B, IC,
and VCE in Table 12.1
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Faculty of Engineering and Technology
University of Sindh, Jamshoro
Electronic Devices and Circuits (EE-123)
3. Slightly increase the value of IB and repeat step 2.
𝐼𝐶(𝑆𝑎𝑡) = ______________________
𝑉𝐶𝐸(𝐶𝑢𝑡𝑡𝑜𝑓𝑓) = ______________________________
Table 12.1
𝐼𝐵 𝐼𝐶 𝑉𝐶𝐸 𝐼𝐵 𝐼𝐶 𝑉𝐶𝐸
Table 12.2
Output characteristics
VCC (V) IC VCE VCC (V) IC VCE VCC (V) IC VCE
I B=______________
I B=________________
I B=________________
1 1 1
2 2 2
3 3 3
4 4 4
5 5 5
6 6 6
7 7 7
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Faculty of Engineering and Technology
University of Sindh, Jamshoro
Electronic Devices and Circuits (EE-123)
8 8 8
9 9 9
10 10 10
11 11 11
12 12 12
Graph:
1. Plot the graph as per the data given in Table 12.2 over the load line.