Ahsanullah University Of Science & Technology

Electrical and Electronics Engineering.

Course No : EEE 2104

Course Name : Electronic Circuits-I Lab
Experiment No : 05
Experiment Name : The output characteristics of CE

(common emitter) configuration of BJT.

Date Of Performance: 27.08.20

Date Of Submission : 02.09.20

Submitted By:
Name : MD. Tahmidul Islam
ID NO : 18.02.05.165
Year : 2nd Semester: 1st
Group No : 01

Section : C
The objective of this experiment is to study the output characteristics of CE (common
emitter) configuration of BJT.

i.Transistor-1 Piece
ii.Resistor-470 Ω,2.2KΩ,3.3KΩ,4.7KΩ,10KΩ,470KΩ-1 piece each
iii.POT-100KΩ-1 Unit
iv.Trainer Board
v.DC Power Supply- 1 Unit
vi.Digital Multimeter-1 Unit
vii.Chords & Wire-as required

Figure : Experimental Circuit.

 VRB IB=VRB/470K VCE VR470 IC=VR470/470
(V) (µA) (V) (V) (mA)

0.05 0.19 0.40

0.08 0.35 0.74
0.09 0.51 1.09
0.11 0.66 1.40
0.12 0.88 1.87
4.63 9.85 0.19 1.73 3.68
3.05 1.97 4.19
7.8 2.06 4.38
12.66 2.13 4.53
17.81 2.14 4.56

Here,

Ic=VR470/R
=0.19/470
=0.4mA
Similarly,We get the other values of Ic by Varying the pot

1. IC vs. VCE graph with necessary details and different regions of

operation is given below :
Figure : Ic vs VCE graph with different regions
 2. A hypothetical output characteristic using PNP transistor is given below:

Figure : Hypothetical output characteristic using PNP transistor

3. From the graph we can find Ic :

Figure : Ic vs VCE graph with different regions
So,Ic is 4.56mA and Ib is 9.85µA.
We know,
Β=Ic/Ib
=4.56mA/9.85 µA.
= 463

In this experiment, we learn about the commo emitter configuration of bjt. We can find
the value of bjt from the graph which is 4.55 here current ic=0 which is known as cutoff
region. A curve is then drawn between output current ic and output voltage Vce. Here
collector base junction and emitter base junction is at reverse bias.Then we can see a rapid
change of current after 0.2V which means collector base junction and emitter base
junction is at forward bias.