The University Of Asia Pacific

Department of Computer Science & Engineering

ECE 202
EXPE!"E#T #O$% 0&
NAME OF THE EXPERIMENT% STUD' O( #)P)# Common Emitter transistor
characteristics$
OBJECTIVE: To *etermine the input an* the output characteristics of an #)P)#
transistor in Common Emitter +CE, configuration$
EQUIPMENTS:
+i, n)p)n transistor +c-2., one piece
+ii, /000 potentiometer one piece
+iii, /0 potentiometer one piece
+iv,1000 resistor one piece
+v,10 resistor one piece
+vi, mu2timeter one piece
+vii,3rea* 3oar*
CIRCUIT DIAGRAMS:
PROCEDURE:
1$ Construct the circuit as sho4n in fig$ Set the va2ues of 3oth the potentiometers at
ma5imum va2ues$ "easures 6
7
86
C
an* 6
CE
$
2$ e*uce the va2ue of the /9 potentiometer s2ight2y ma0ing sure that 6
7
remains
unchange*$ "easures 6
C
an* 6
CE
$
:$ epeat step 2 unti2 a22 avai2a32e rea*ings for the given 6
7
are ta0en$
;$ Set the / 9 potentiometer to ma5imum va2ue$ e*uce the va2ue of /009
potentiometer s2ight2y an* repeat steps 2 an* :$
/$ epeat step ;$
&$ Again set 3oth the potentiometers to their ma5imum va2ues$ "easures 6
7
8 6
7E

an* 6
CE
$
<$ Decrease the va2ue of /009 potentiometer s2ight2y ma0ing sure that 6
CE
remain
unchange*$ "easures 6
7
an* 6
7E
$
-$ epeat steps - unti2 a22 avai2a32e rea*ing for the given 6
CE
are ta0en$
.$ Set /00 9 potentiometer to their ma5imum va2ue$ e*uce /9 potentiometer to
ha2f va2ue$ epeat steps - an* .$
15V
5K
1K
100K
+ VRB -
+
VBE
-
+
VCE
-
+
VRC
-
500K
10$ epeat step 10 3y re*ucing /9 potentiometer to minimum va2ue$
Course #o$ E5periment #o% o22 #o% =roup #o%
#ame% 'ear>Sem% Date%
REPORT:
Table
1$ P2ot output an* input characteristics of the n)p)n CE transistors in the graph paper
an* !n*icate active8 2inear>saturation an* cut)off regions of the characteristics$
2$ Discuss the effect of changing 6
CE
on the input characteristics$
:$ ?hat are the ro2e of the 1009 an* 19 fi5e* resistors in the circuits @$