Transistor Characteristics

Common Emitter Configuration

Objectives:-
• To plot and analyze the input characteristics of a common emitter
transistor circuit.
• To plot and analyze the output characteristics of a common emitter
transistor circuit.
Theory:-
• Theory should contain
(a) Transistor and its types
(b) Common Emitter configuration of transistor.
 Input Characteristics of BJT (CE configuration)
(a) Relation Between Input voltage Vbe and input current Ib as Ib =f(Vbe) for
Vceconstant.
 Output Characteristics of BJT (CE configuration)
(b) Relation Between output voltage Vce and output current Ic as Ic =f(Vce) for
Ib Constant.
Transistor I/P characteristic Sample Curve
Transistor o/p characteristic Sample Curve
Transistor I/P characteristic Table
Vbe(v) Ib(ua) Vbe(v) Ib(ua)
0 0
0 2
5 5
10 10
20 20
50 50
100 100
150 150
200 200
For Vce =0 v constant For Vce= 2 v constant
Transistor O/P characteristic Table
For Ib = 10uA constant For Ib = 30uA constant For Ib = 60uA constant
Vce (v) Ic (mA) Vce (v) Ic (mA) Vce (v) Ic (mA)
0.19 0.4
0.5
0.86 1.25
1.47 2.3 1.2

1.8 2.9 2.7

1.96 3.5 5.8
1.97 4.8
9
1.98 5
2 5.3 11

2.01 5.6 11.1

2.02 5.62 11.2
5.64
11.3
5.7
5.75 11.4
Sample Graph