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EXPERIMENT 03 COMMON COLLECTOR AMPLIFIER

NAME: DATE:

OBJECTIVES
 To examine the characteristics of CC amplifier.
 Calculate gain.

COMPONENTS AND EQUIPMENT

No. Device Range/Rating Quantity
1. a. DC Supply Voltage 0 - 30 V 1
b. BJT BC107 1
c. Electrolytic Capacitor 10µF, 15µF 2, 1
d. Resistor 47K, 10K, 2.2K, 680, 1K One each
2. Function Generator 3 Mhz 1
3. Cathode Ray Oscilloscope 30 Mhz 1
4. Connecting Wire
5. Breadboard
6. Probes
7. Digital Multimeter

THEORY
In common collector amplifier as the collector resistance is made to zero, the collector is
at AC ground that is the reason for which the circuit is also called as grounded-collector
amplifier or this configuration has voltage gain close to unity and hence a change in base voltage
appears as an equal change across the load at the emitter, hence the name emitter follower is
given to this circuit. In other words, emitter follows the input signal.
This circuit performs the function of impedance transformation over a wide range of
frequencies with voltage gain close to unity. In addition to that, the emitter follower increases the
output level of the signal. Since the output voltage across the emitter load can never exceed the
input voltage to base as emitter-base junction would become back biased. Common collector
state has a low output resistance, the circuit suitable to serve as buffer or isolating amplifier or
couple to a load with large current demands.

OPERATION
Input is applied to base and collector. Output is from emitter-collector circuit. It should
be apparent that the load resistor in the common-collector amplifier circuit receives both the base
and collector currents, being placed in series with the emitter. Since the emitter lead of a
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transistor is the one handling the most current (the sum of base and collector currents, since base
and collector currents always mesh together to form the emitter current), it would be reasonable
to presume that this amplifier will have a very large current gain. This presumption is indeed
correct: the current gain for a common-collector amplifier is quite large, larger than any other
transistor amplifier configuration. However, this is not necessarily what sets it apart from other
amplifier designs.

CIRCUIT DIAGRAM
R1
33kΩ

Q1
RS CB

2.2Ω 10µF
BC107BP
V1 CE

1 Vpk R2
3.3kΩ 10µF
1kHz RE RL
0° 330Ω 1kΩ

Figure 1: CC Amplifier Circuit

PROCEDURE
1. Connect the circuit as shown in Figure 1.
2. Apply the bias voltage VCC and check the dc bias voltages at test points.
3. Apply an input sine wave signal of 100mV, 1 kHz from the function generator.
4. Observe the output in CRO. Calculate the corresponding gain and compare with the
designed values.
5. Vary the frequency of the input signal and tabulate the output signal gain for different
frequencies.
6. Plot the Frequency Vs Gain (dB) using semilog sheet and calculate the bandwidth of the
given amplifier from the plot.

TABULAR COLUMN:
INPUT = 50 mVp
S. Frequency (in Hz) O/P Voltage: Vo Voltage Gain: Av in dB
No (mV) Av = Vo/Vi = 20log10(Vo/Vi)
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1 100
2 500
3 700
4 1K
5 3K
6 5K
7 7K
8 10K
9 30K
10 50K
11 70K
12 100K
13 300K
14 700K
15 1M

APPLICATIONS
 It is used for impendence matching.
 It is used for driving heavy loads because it provides high current gain.
 It is also used as voltage translation stage.
 It is used as a voltage buffer because volt

QUESTIONS
1. Why CC amplifier is known as emitter follower?

2. What are the differences between CE, CB and CC amplifier?

3. Mention the characteristics of CC amplifier?

4. What is gain BW product?